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Newcourt Residential has bagged a rather lovely Victorian mews building just off the iconic Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells. Newcourt MD Karl Elkhadraoui

The founder of high-end removals firm Ward Thomas Removals is planning to undertake a never-before-attempted challenge - crossing The Atlantic Ocean in a pedalo.

Sager Group and Cain Hoy are to launch "one of the most luxurious and exclusive hospitality offerings in London" at their new £400m Islington Square development.

A rather striking new addition to South Kensington has recently launched on Harrington Road.

Estate agents in prime London are expecting an influx of wealthy Iranian buyers next year as sanctions in place since the 70s look set to be lifted.

Property management group HML Holdings has snapped up a south east London-based firm for £715k.

John Swinney has followed George Osborne's lead, announcing a 3% increase in the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax rate for additional properties in Scotland, such as buy-to-let and second homes.

There are currently 622,939 "property millionaires" in Britain, according to Zoopla's latest estimate, 75,796 more than there were in January. A 14% rise over the last year now means that 2.

"The news is bleak" says the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) as it forecasts that home ownership will fall by 7% in the coming decade…

JV developers CALA and City & Country have been given the go-ahead by planners for their residential redevelopment of the Donaldson's College building in Edinburgh.

Residential property will be front and centre at next year's MIPIM in Cannes, with the event's main theme being "Housing the World."

Benham & Reeves has reported a wave of landlords approaching the firm about putting their property portfolio into a limited company in the wake of double whammy changes to mortgage relief and stamp duty.