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Transactions numbers drop by nearly 5%
Transactions dropped by nearly 5% between August and September, according to the latest batch of stats from HMRC.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential transactions fell by 4.
JLL backs new top council tax band
JLL, which recently teamed up with WA Ellis, has come out swinging at Labour's latest plans for a Mansion Tax, choosing to back the Lib Dem's modified version - a "pragmatic and deliverable" new top Council…
Roof of Life: Battersea Power Station’s roof garden in pictures
"The crowning jewel" of Foster + Partners' section of Battersea Power Station Phase 3 is a 355 metre long roof garden complete with a "dense forest" and allotments, 14 storeys up, designed by New York's…
ITV’s South Bank studios could be up for resi development very soon
ITV is apparently looking for new digs, which throws up the rather moorish possibility of its current home, The London Television Studios on 2.
Diplomatic Envy: How much are London’s embassies really worth?
From Russia's Harrington House to Saudi Arabia's stately pile on Charles Street (below), the embassy buildings of London have been valued at a combined total of £4,000,000,000, according to some fascinating new…
British renters come home to prime Surrey
UK nationals have overtaken US tenants as the dominant force in Virginia Water and Wentworth's rental market for the first time in three years, according to stats from local agent Barton Wyatt.
South Bank Show: Wanda unveils One Nine Elms
Here's how Wanda One's Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates-designed One Nine Elms project - which officially launches on Thursday - is eventually going to look.
Chestertons hopes for big picture with Pinterest competition
Pinterest is, apparently, not just for pictures of weddings and baked goods. In the US, it's one of the most popular real estate marketing platforms.
Titlestone hires trio to boost southern reach
Oaktree Capital-backed resi development lender Titlestone Property Finance has made three hires to its lending team in an effort to expand its operations in the south of England.
£15.5m Hans Place house becomes UK’s most expensive online-only instruction
A 5385 square foot end-of-terrace on one of London's most sought-after turnings has just smashed the record for the UK's most expensive online-only listing.
Christie’s International makes first move on the Middle East
Christie's International Real Estate has made its first foray into the Middle East, signing up a new affiliate in Dubai to cover the United Arab Emirates.
Entry-level mansion-dwellers would pay £250 per month – Balls
Ed Balls has detailed just how Labour's Mansion Tax would work, should the party get lucky in May.