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Conveyancer jailed for £350k stamp duty swindle
A conveyancer from north west London has been jailed for three years and four months after being found guilty of "swindling" his clients and HMRC out of £352,500 in stamp duty.
Lodha launches new global hyper-prime brand with Mumbai scheme
Mumbai-based developer Lodha Group has launched a new umbrella brand, The Luxury Collection, to house its most lavish residential projects around the world.
The nine biggest risks to the residential property market
A quicker-than-expected rise in interest rates again tops Knight Frank's latest assessment of risks facing the residential property market.
£19.95m (including Stamp Duty): The priciest property so far to be launched online-only
An online estate agent has pocketed £899 as sole agent on a £19.95m (£17.9m ex-SDLT) house on Phillimore Gardens.
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Film Stock: Curzon Mayfair penthouse asks £15.5m
Formerly the home of legendary beat pop purveyor Dave Clark
Asking prices get smallest November trim since 2011
At -1.3%, the traditional pre-Christmas dip in asking prices has turned out to be the smallest since 2011, says Rightmove, which is "indicative of even higher prices next year".
The Snoopy Show Home: Hamptons partners with Peanuts movie to reach family market
Forget Bond. Hamptons International has teamed up with Twentieth Century Fox to get in on the action around the launch of Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie.
Mall Change: Plans go in for Whiteleys’ £1bn resi-led transformation
The £1 billion redevelopment of the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater is moving along nicely, with plans now submitted to Westminster City Council after two years on the drawing board.
50% Off: Knightsbridge agency plans Black Friday fee slash
Beauchamp Place-based Patterson Bowe will be offering a 50% fee discount
The average home now changes hands every 19 years
The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.
Colliers recruits new Director of Residential from Cushman
Colliers International has appointed a former Army Major and Cushman & Wakefield Partner to lead its residential development team.
CBRE London Residential recruits Chief Operating Officer from JLL
CBRE has boosted its Resi leadership team in London with a big hire from JLL.