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Concerns around Labour's tax policies are driving a luxury lettings boom in the capital's top neighbourhoods, reports Beauchamp Estates.

Agents CBRE and Strutt & Parker have joined the teamsheet at River Park Tower, next-door to London's Park Hyatt branded residences in Nine Elms.

'As we enter the autumn market, many of the properties launching online are those which have been quietly marketed during the spring and summer months and have failed to sell,' says Eccord boss Jo Eccles.

High-end brand looks to capitalise on city-state's luxury market as part of SE Asia expansion strategy.

Knight Frank's latest Prime Global Cities Index came in at +2.6% in Q2 - down from +4.1% in Q1, and under half the five-year average annual growth rate.

A pair of reports from Policy Exchange call for a return to conservative reform ideas, and have the backing of former Labour MP Jon Cruddas.

Portal points to which local markets could see the biggest changes as Labour's tax hike for private schools becomes a reality.

'Extraordinary' low-built residence, originally designed by James Burton, could potentially be enlarged to around 10,000 sq ft.

'The rental sector has become much more expensive and unpredictable for landlords over the last decade,' says TwentyCi.

'The chance to own a freehold like this...is an opportunity I have rarely seen in my 25 years in the auction market', says Knight Frank's Peter Mayo.

Tommy Newbigging has moved from Carter Jonas to Savills.

Fresh LonRes data show a continued high level of price reduction activity in London's prime postcodes.