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Buyers and Cellars: Deep thoughts on RBKC mega-basement plans
As the Royal Borough announces new planning guidelines, we asked four of the area's top buying agents for their take on "iceberg houses"...
Guy Meacock, Head of London Region, Prime Purchase
The Westminster Constitution: The Portman Estate
Following this morning's news of the £37m purchase of the entire Eastern side of Portman Square, Martin Bikhit continues his analysis of Westminster's key micro markets with the in-demand Portman Estate...
Green Deal: When will buyers start warming to energy ratings?
As Ed Davey cites "legal reasons" for not disclosing how many households had so far expressed interest in the government's flagship Green Deal loan scheme, Christy Bartlett of Stacks Property Search (also…
2007-2013: A field guide to London’s property development trends
What a difference five years makes, says Londonewcastle COO Robert Soning, as he casts a critical eye over the sea change in London's new developments...
Experts in the Field: Valuing country property
In the second part of our series on what makes a proper property expert, buying agent Tom Hudson explains why putting a price on country houses is more art than science...
Futurewealth #3: helpful investment technologies
In the third in-depth report of the series, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how investment advisors and the Futurewealthy use technology to discover, inform and deliver investments.
Super-sewer “stink pipe” threatens riverside developments
Thames Water's Development Consent application for the new £4bn, 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, submitted yesterday, runs to 50,000 pages.
Songs of Experience: How to be a proper property expert
Expert says who? Simon Barnes gets on his soap box to explain what the term "expert" really means to him...
Bankers’ bonuses: The property industry reacts
Savills estimates that prime London housing markets have benefited from £23 billion of bonus money from the financial and insurance services sector over the past ten years, with a further £14 billion…
Bank on the Swiss to run like clockwork
What has happened to London since the 'Greatest Show on Earth'? Let's take a leaf out of our European counterparts' book, says Rupert Collingwood...
What does April’s new Capital Gains Tax mean for high value UK property?
Corporate owners of £2m+ properties in the UK need to act now to stay on top of the latest tax regime changes, say Andrew Goldstone, Kassim Meghjee and Jonathan Legg of Mishcon de Reya.
Sleeping Giants: British buyers awake at last
British buyers lay the market's foundations and provide a bellwether for which areas will continue to be popular - and they've started buying again, says James Bailey...