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Vendors bearing the brunt of extra stamp duty costs – LonRes
With 83% of agents in its autumn survey reporting that changes to stamp duty have had a detrimental effect on their local markets, and a net balance of respondents noting falling levels of activity…
Bubble Watch: A field guide to the world’s most over-valued property markets
The "majority of world cities are significantly overvalued" says UBS in its Global Real Estate Bubble Index, as it charts the imminent risk of price drops in key global hubs.
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Insurers call for traffic-light flood risk info on all property ads
The Association of British Insurers has called for a traffic light system to be introduced on property adverts and particulars to clearly display the potential flood risk.
Apprentice star’s agency opens fourth office in four years
Jamie Lester's Haus Properties is launching another office in leafy Fulham, taking its tally of branches in the capital to four.
EG Rich List 2015: The Top 50
The definitive annual survey of the wealthiest people with property assets in the UK - the Estates Gazette Rich List - looks pretty different to when it was first published in 2002.
Prime Purchase strengthens London team
Buying agency Prime Purchase has made another key addition to its London team.
Uh Oh We’re In Bubble: London is the most over-valued city in the world – UBS
Property prices in London and other global financial centres "are now, in many cases, fundamentally unjustified," says UBS. "The risk of a real estate bubble in these cities has risen sharply."
Supply levels rise as demand wanes in the prime London lettings market
The summer months are traditionally the most active for the lettings market of prime London and 2015 was no exception, notes LonRes in its Autumn Review.
Zoopla is the most high profile property portal; Rightmove the most popular – ZPG
Zoopla Property Group has discovered that Zoopla has the highest brand awareness of any property portal in the UK, but that Rightmove is still more popular.
Interior Blog Awards: Winners
The Amara Interior Blog Awards took over Firmdale's Ham Yard Hotel - and much of Instagram - last night; here's who won what:
BEST ARCHITECTURE BLOG
Dezeen
English Buildings (WINNER)
Homeli
One Hyde Park apartment tops September sales register
An apartment in Knightsbridge's One Hyde Park has topped the list of resi sales recorded by the Land Registry in September.
The latest dataset shows Apartment A.04.
78% of prime London agents think vendors are ‘being unrealistic’ about asking prices
The impact of changes to SDLT made at the end of 2014 "continue to be felt" across the prime central London resi market, notes LonRes in its Autumn Review, a situation exacerbated by increased uncertainty…