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Developer offers £42k private school sweetener to homebuyers
Two years of fees are on the table at a north London scheme as firms look to tempt purchasers with increasingly inventive incentives.
Knight Frank boosts planning division with heavyweight hire
David Churchill has moved from Carter Jonas.
High-profile developer wins £1.9mn SDLT battle over Chelsea mega-mansion
Upper Tribunal dismisses HMRC appeal in long-running tax dispute.
One in 10 UK home buyers use overseas funds – claim
Due diligence platform flags the prevalence of cross-border funding in the property market.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 30, 2026
Looks like we're back in the deal doldrums.
Property Industry Reactions: Mortgage approvals pick up but remain below average
'We expect the market to remain relatively subdued through the rest of the summer,' says Savills after looking at the latest Bank of England data.
Chestertons flags ‘unintended consequence’ of new rental rules
Major London agency says landlords have been rethinking pricing tactics under the RRA - and reports a 20% drop in sales enquiries.
Land values slide as developers get pickier
Savills reports annual falls of 3.3% for greenfield sites and 6.6% for urban land as viability concerns and weaker sales rates continue to stifle appetite.
Full-floor shell penthouses atop Park Lane ‘Grande Dame’ building seek £50mn
Agents instructed on 19,000 sq ft with planning for four big laterals in Art Deco landmark overlooking Hyde Park.
Savills reports surging European demand for London’s top-end rental homes
Tenants from the continent accounted for a quarter of the agency's £5k-a-week-plus deals in H1, up from less than 10% a year ago.
UK millionaire population falls to lowest level since Global Financial Crisis
Think tank estimates a 7% decline in the national millionaire headcount last year.
Burnham ‘rules out’ scrapping Stamp Duty in the next Budget
But other reports suggest the new government is 'actively looking' to replace council tax & stamp duty with a new system.