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Lib Dems pledge 500% council tax hike on empty homes
Party would allow councils to crank up taxes on vacant properties after six months
‘Remarkably resilient’ UK housing market continues to mark time
Prices rose for the second month in a row in October, report LSL & Acadata, but not by enough to turn the annual figure positive
‘A clear swing towards hesitation for prospective sellers’ as new listings slump by 15%
Rightmove has just recorded the largest year-on-year slump in new property listings since August 2009, with 15% fewer homes listed for sale this month compared to the same period in 2018.
Pryor Predicts: How next month’s General Election might affect house prices in 2020
A Conservative majority is the only scenario that will lead to positive house price growth in 2020, predicts buying agent and market pundit Henry Pryor
Estate agency insolvencies have doubled in three years
New research suggests that ten real estate business have gone bust every week in 2019
Grosvenor extends net zero carbon pledge globally
Group commits to achieving net zero carbon operational emissions from all directly-managed buildings around the world by 2030, and all those indirectly-managed by 2050
Tories promise business tax cuts
Boris Johnson promises to deliver a "£1 billion boost to business" by trimming four taxes. But a previously-mooted cut to Corporation Tax will not happen.
Hong Kong’s prime Kai Tak development plot goes for HK$15.95bn
A consortium of property developers has acquired the most valuable slice of residential development land on Hong Kong's former airport, for significantly less than the adjacent plot
Pidgley calls for planning system overhaul
'We need a central body that buys land, awards planning permission, then passes on the returns to the local community,' says boss of the UK's most influential housebuilder
Mansions now 40% off in ‘all-star bargain’ St George’s Hill
Buying agency looks at where domestic and overseas purchasers can get the biggest bang for their buck...
New property industry networking platform aims to streamline introductions
Andre Mansoori-Dara's Eighth Door Club is a bit like a LinkedIn for the real estate sector
Capco offloads Earls Court for £425m
Delancey and APG have exchanged contracts on Capco's Earls Court portfolio (excluding Lillie Square) for £425m