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Asking prices rise by £21.63 per hour, claims Primelocation
Over the past year, the average asking price for the top 25% of homes for sale across the UK by value has increased by £15,227 (3.3%), according to Primelocation.
WA Ellis report bumper June
WA Ellis have reported a bustling June, with a 45% increase in buyer registrations and a "marked increase" in activity from Middle Eastern renters in the run-up to Ramadan.
68% of visitors to waellis.co.
Heritage Tax confirmed from 1st October
In a disappointing result for heritage organisations, HMRC has confirmed that VAT will be charged on alterations to listed buildings from 1st October 2012.
New Associate Partner for PPS
Charlotte de Silva
Charlotte de Silva has joined the new London office team of buying agency, Private Property Search (PPS), an independent subsidiary of the Strutt & Parker brand.
UK buyers return to PCL with a vengeance
2011/2012 Buyer Nationality in Prime Central London (source Hamptons International's Buyer Index)
Gazumping is part of property market “flexibility” – Shapps
Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, has ruled out any reforms to tackle gazumping in the property market in a reply to a Commons question from Tory MP Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne & Sheppey).
Floods could cost £2.5 billion – again
This year's summer flooding marks the fifth anniversary of 2007's floods, which cost the insurance industry £2.5 billion.
Battle to find best golfer in UK resi property heats up
Over the last three months, 260 residential agents and developers have been battling it out on the golf course in the regional qualifying heats of the Zoopla Charity Classic 2012 to secure a much-coveted…
Mayfield Grange wins Best Interior Design award
Weston Homes has beaten off strong competition from St James to win What House's Best Interior Design Gold Award for their Mayfield Grange development in East Sussex.
Plans for Valandy nuptials cause a stir
If yours hasn't arrived yet, you're probably not going unfortunately.
Prime business booming for John D Wood
John D Wood managed to sell 8% more £2m+ properties since this year’s Budget than in the same period last year, according to Managing Director Peter Young.
CML pushes for stamp duty reform
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have set out a range of options for fundamental stamp duty reforms that would do away with the current (flawed) "slab" structure.