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Tories plot to sell-off £1m+ council homes in Right-to-Buy relaunch
The Conservative Party will relaunch its 1980s Right-to-Buy policy if it triumphs in May, according to its election Manifesto, which includes an idea to sell-off the most valuable third of council properties.
London Square boosts land team
Developer London Square is stoking its expansion with "significant hires" and a couple of promotions to its Ickenham-based land team.
Lib Dems propose staggered Mansion Tax, starting at £2k a year
Nick Clegg has been attempting to reassure skittish voters worried about his party's plans to introduce a Mansion Tax, by releasing a few more details on the proposed structure.
Residence One recruits new Architecture & Projects Director from Oliver Burns
New luxury developer Residence One has recruited a new Director of Architecture and Projects from Oliver Burns.
Crescent Tense: New plans go in for £500m Regent’s Park scheme
Controversial new proposals have gone for one of Regent's Park's punchiest projects, now potentially involving the demolition of a Grade I listed crescent of stuccoed houses.
Tories promise to ‘take the family home out of Inheritance Tax’
David Cameron and George Osborne have said that the next Conservative government will raise the Inheritance Tax threshold to effectively £1m, but throttle any benefit for homes worth more than £2m.
Housing Futures: The modern buyers’ property wishlist
The traditional AGA-riddled country cottage or farmhouse is still the nation's home of choice, says Strutt & Parker - just as long as it's in the rural South East, just a short stroll from all the local…
Ava Gardner’s ‘little London retreat’ hits the market for £10,500 a week
The former home of Hollywood starlet Ava Gardner has come up for rent in Knightsbridge for a blockbusting £10,500 a week.
‘Conflicting factors’ moderate the Scottish country house market
Annual price growth for prime Scottish country houses has eased to +1.2%, after just a 0.
New Director of Professional Valuations at Chestertons
Chestertons' Mit Kotak has been promoted to Director of Professional Valuations alongside Eric Shapiro.
Clapham shines as emerging prime ‘proves robust’ ahead of election day
Today's Sloane Ranger Handbook would be more about the Northcote Road than the Kings Road, says Douglas & Gordon, as Clapham turns in a stellar Q1 and emerging prime areas outperform traditionally prime…
Luxury developers hit by vacant building credit rethink
A £1bn affordable housing contribution dodge, introduced by housing minster Brandon Lewis at the end of last year, has been quietly diluted...