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Tax & Benefits: How the system cuts the income gap between richest and poorest from 15x to 4x
“The rich are making the biggest contribution” is the default Tory position on wealth taxes, oft repeated in and around Budget times.
West End property owners back capital’s first Business Improvement Districts
Plans for new Property Owner Business Improvement Districts (PO BIDs) to transform parts of the West End have bagged the support of some real estate big hitters.
Investec and Linden team up on £42.5m Hammersmith scheme
Investec Structured Property Finance and Linden Homes have teamed up on a £42.5m resi-led scheme in Hammersmith.
Humberts brings on John D Wood man to lead London Country House team
Humberts has hired seasoned pro Jeremy Campbell-Harris as its new Head of London Country Houses.
Mega-developer launches new scheme with ‘world first’ IPO-style sell-off
Lodha, one of the world's biggest developers, has rolled out what's thought to be the first Initial Public Offering-style pre-launch for a residential scheme.
Buyer demand hits eight-month high (but where is all the stock?)
The National Association of Estate Agents has reported a total of 383 house hunters per member branch in May, the highest number since September 2014 (406).
New sales boss at Miller
Developer Miller Homes has a new National Sales and Marketing Director.
Important semi-detached Geyfere house asks £3.75m
Believed to be one of the earliest examples of a semi-detached house designed to look like a single house, this important Georgian affair has just come up for sale in south east London.
Grainger names new chief
Resi titan Grainger has appointed RBS’s current Global Head of Real Estate Management as its new CEO.
Knightsbridge flat with ultra-short lease goes on at £120k
A £120k instruction has been causing a bit of a stir this morning, mainly because it's on one of the best roads in all of Knightsbridge.
Swanky: Lennox Gardens
Subdued Edinburgh ‘still absorbing’ LBTT changes
Edinburgh's market is "still absorbing" the move to LBTT, notes Knight Frank, as prime property prices in the Scottish city nudged up by 0.4% in Q2.
Annual growth has now slowed to +3.4% from +5.
‘The PCL market is still a graveyard’ as demand tumbles – eMoov
Demand for property in prime central London has fallen by 3% since May, claims online estate agency eMoov, with over 60% of boroughs seeing drops of up to 37%.