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INTERVIEW: Jo Eccles on the changing face of buying agency
One of London's most high-profile agents
Prime Central London: An investors’ market review
There's no denying that things in prime central London have become more tricky, with some punitive tax changes and a deceleration of price growth, but the Golden Postcodes and their environs have "demonstrated remarkable…
#Budget2016: A property industry wishlist from Belgravia
With just three weeks to go until Budget Day (doesn't it come around fast...
Finishing School: The unique surfaces offering marks of distinction and difference
Changes to property taxation may be taking their toll on the high-end resi market in London, but whilst commissions to refurbish recently-purchased properties are slowing, this is being offset by an…
Why London’s strict diet makes for a healthier market
Those coming to market are more qualified, needs based and buying for the longer term, which all makes for a considerably healthier, more balanced marketplace, says Guy Meacock...
The Homes Front: Problems & policies of the UK housing market
Charging Capital Gains Tax on homes would be a significant improvement on the current stamp duty regime, argues the National Institute of Economic & Social Research's Dr Angus Armstrong in a thorough…
The Consultation is Over: A view of the London property market post-April
As the Government decides whether to press on with the proposals announced in November's Autumn Statement, David Hannah paints a bleak picture of the capital under the cosh of higher stamp duty costs...
Natural Order: The application of Feng Shui in contemporary landscape design
Rather than applying a blanket formula, a respect for, and sensitive application of, Feng Shui in a garden will allow for statements and mantras that hold personal meaning for individuals, says landscape…
Why a year of no growth would be better for the market
LonRes Chairman William Carrington cautions against the expectation of a resumption of price rises...
The Gilded Youth: Attracting the next generation of wealth
The market moved away from typecasting the buyer as being a particular nationality some time ago and we can now add age into the mix, says Joe Burns.
INTERVIEW: Mark Pollack of Aston Chase on being agents of prime property
Co-founded one of London's top agencies 30 years ago
Three decades of decadent design in ten projects: A David Collins Studio retrospective
Ten of the celebrated studio’s top residential design projects...