Exploring a valuable reduction on VAT on property renovations
Since 2008, renovations and alterations to residential properties that have been empty for at least two years are eligible for a reduced VAT rate of 5%, writes Nick Cunningham of Stacks Property Search.
Required Reading: The VAT reverse charge for building & construction services
A major change to the way VAT is collected in the building and construction industry comes into play on 1st October 2019 [delayed to 2020]
Required Reading: new French taxes on property owners explained
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Making a Mint: Property investment lessons from the Crown Estate
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Knight Frank’s longstanding Notting Hill boss to hand over the reins
Caroline Foord has been at the helm of the high-performing KF branch in W11 for 23 years.
SE London agency moves into PCL market
Anderson Rose was founded by ex-Hamptons director Jon Byers in 2011.
Rich pickings for US buyers in Knightsbridge, Chelsea & Notting Hill as sterling takes a pounding
It may be world famous as a luxury retail destination, but Knightsbridge has emerged as the discount capital of PCL for dollar-based property buyers
Ex-Sainsbury’s boss joins Dexters as Chairman
Justin King CBE has been appointed Chair of London estate agency Dexters, replacing founder Jeff Doble, with a remit to 'accelerate growth from its existing London-wide network of over 70 offices.'
Banda unveils ‘7-star’ luxury development project on Australia’s Gold Coast
Edo Mapelli Mozzi's property design and development firm has formed a joint venture with Australia's Rory O’Brien to create the Masthead Ocean Club.
In Pictures: ‘Breathtaking’ ornate Clapham townhouse seeking nearly £8mn
45 Clapham Common North Side is 'truly one of the finest Victorian homes to come to market in recent years', say agents.
Prime London agency expands HQ after £250mn deal surge
Mark Pollack and Richard Bernstone's Aston Chase has capitalised on increased demand for the leafy urban villages of Central and North West London.
Wealthy dollar buyers pounce on London property as sterling slumps
Top-end London property brokers are enjoying a bonanza of urgent interest from wealthy international buyers with US dollars to spend, looking to take advantage of a significant currency discount.
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London’s prime property market shows ‘signs of a slow but steady return to health’ – but super-prime sales struggle
Demand for £2mn+ homes in London continued to climb in Q3, according to analysis of property portal data, while a lower proportion of open-market £10mn+ properties are finding buyers than last year.
Cluttons recruits Zoopla’s research head, Gráinne Gilmore
Former journalist Gráinne Gilmore is one of the most influential property market analysts in the business, having run research for Knight Frank, Zoopla and now Cluttons.
Spink-designed apartment on Kensington Palace Gardens lists at £29.5mn
'Should the TV series Succession move to London, this would make the perfect home for one of the family', say agents.
Royal welcome for Native Land’s New Eidyn
Princess Anne was on hand to officially open Native Land's New Eidyn residential scheme, part of Nuveen Real Estate's ambitious St James Quarter development in central Edinburgh.