Format: News
SDLT avoidance schemes double
The March budget's assault on prime property owners and investors has caused the number of stamp duty avoidance schemes to double this year, according to legal bods Pinsent Masons.
Knight Frank expands in Belgravia with George Trollope acquisition
Knight Frank has acquired the resi estate agency side of Belgravia's George Trollope, bringing the total number of KF offices in London to 19.
Battersea Power Station plans to be approved by Christmas
Is it finally going to happen? After many, many years and almost as many non-starting schemes, it looks like Battersea Power Station may actually be developed. And soon.
Unknown taxes drive PCL stock up 47%; exchanges down by a third
There's nearly 50% more prime property stock knocking around central London this month compared to last November, according to Knight Frank's latest stats, as tax becomes the great unknown for buyers.
FSA goes on the road with MMR Roadshow
The Financial Services Authority is rolling out a series of events to try to explain what the Mortgage Market Review means for lenders and intermediaries.
Hudson’s Heritage Awards: The Winners
Owners of many of Britain's finest estates turned out in force at last night's Hudson's Heritage Awards at Goldsmith's Hall in London.
Portal Authority: Leeming joins Belvoir
Property portal pioneer Nick Leeming has joined Belvoir Lettings as the company's second Non-Executive Director (NED), after leaving Zoopla earlier this year (as reported by PrimeResi here).
SBID International Design Awards
Winners of the prestigious 2012 SBID International Design Awards - including 1508 for its sterling work at The Knightsbridge - will finally get their hands on their silverware (crystal trophies actually)…
More stormy weather for insurance industry and waterfront properties
The current flood of floods across the UK is highlighting just how close next June's expiry of the Government's Statement of Principles (SoP) is, and, after this week's talks about a publicly-funded backstop…
Content Kings: KFH magazine scoops another award
Kinleigh Folkhard & Hayward is reaping the benefits of investing in its Completely London publication, as the title picked up yet another prize, this time at last night's International Content Marketing…
PropertyWeek’s Top 100 Tweeters
Clever old PropertyWeek has put together a comprehensive rundown of the top tweeps in the property universe. Cue some cross-referencing with Henry Pryor's (more resi-centric) uberlist here.
Land Registry data out; £1m+ volumes up and some monster deals in West London
All the latest juicy data from the Land Registry is out, showing the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1m in August 2012 was up 12% to 843 from 753 in the same month last year.