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Transactions jump as tax changes ‘turbo-charge’ housing market
February's volumes were up by around a quarter on the same month last year, latest HMRC data shows.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
In Pictures: Sales launch at Mandarin Oriental’s Grand Cayman Beach House Residences
This is the luxury hospitality firm's first new-build branded resi development in the Caribbean.
Savills appoints new head of Japan
Mitsui Fudosan's Eiichiro Onozawa will be starting his new CEO role at Savills next month.
Luxury real estate network launches in the Philippines
New Makati-based operation is Sotheby's International Realty's 18th office in Asia.
Residence One sets up new £60mn scheme in St John’s Wood
Luxury developer acquires St Mark’s Court for the follow-up to its fast-selling Allen House project in Kensington.
Douglas & Gordon launches £200mn+ property lending platform
James Evans' D&G has teamed up with Paul Oberschneider's Hilltop Capital Partners to create a new bridging finance platform.
Super-prime Dublin scheme nears sell-out
American & English buyers have accounted for nearly a third of sales at the high-end project neighbouring the new US Embassy.
In Pictures: Touring an £11mn townhouse on Kensington’s Collingham Gardens
Notable 1884 example was originally designed by the renowned architect Sir Ernest George.
Global prime resi rental growth slides to three-year low
Tokyo leads international city rankings with annual uplift of 6%, while Toronto, Auckland & Singapore all saw rents fall in 2024.
Top ‘neighbourly matters’ consultancy installs new MD
DPR provides advisory services in daylight & sunlight analysis, rights of light, neighbourly matters, and measured surveys.
Planning decisions decline by 7%
Approvals by planning authorities in England fell in Q4, with residential consents down 10% from the previous year.