The Draft Finance Bill 2018-19 & the property sector: Key points
The British Property Federation highlights the key clauses that it is working on as part of a Government Consultation into the Draft Finance Bill for the next Budget
Treasury publishes draft Residential Property Developer Tax legislation
Proposed new tax rates targeting major housebuilders are due to bee confirmed in the Autumn Budget.
What real impact would a public register of beneficial owners have on the UK property sector?
The new draft Bill promises more transparency in the UK property industry, but will it cause headaches for estate agents, solicitors and developers - and will it put off overseas investors?
The average Stamp Duty bill has escalated 490% in the last 25 years
Property price inflation has driven the average SDLT bill in England up from £601 in 1997 to £3,548 in 2021.
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Reuben Brothers completes first resi phase of £1bn Piccadilly Estate
The AHMM-designed One Carrington has delivered 28 new luxury homes as part of a huge transformation underway in London's most exclusive neighbourhood.
Green light for £1.3bn West London brewery regen scheme
Squire & Partners-designed riverside development approved after a decade-long planning battle.
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Expertly renovated Grade I Nash mansion was formerly owned by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
How top-end brokers are ‘quietly redrawing the contours of best practice in British estate agency’
A recent survey of prime property agents reveals a bullish view of business prospects, with positive takes on technology, leadership & more.
Russell Simpson expands Kensington & Notting Hill sales team
Long-established boutique firm brings in former Dexters agent.
Tom Bill: ‘Wexit’ weighs on demand in Prime London markets
Average prices in PCL fell 1.6% in the year to April amid ongoing uncertainty around tax changes, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 18, 2025
Supply builds as few sales agreed over the Easter holidays.
Bloomberg: London Gets a Taste of New York’s Cut-Throat Real Estate Culture
Bloomberg explores a 'talent war' in prime London, between venerable big-brand estate agencies & the new breed of American-style luxury property brokers.
Agency seals record-breaking deal in ‘London’s first luxury apartment block’
'Spectacular' £10.75mn duplex at Albert Hall Mansions was sold to an overseas buyer.
PCL property & wealth management consultancy bolsters team
Mayfair-based Lanesborough Advisory installs Henry Browne as Partner and Co-Owner.
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