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Proportion of cash buyers sinks to a record low
Investors were responsible for just under a quarter of mortgage-free transactions in the first half of this year, down from nearly a third in 2009.
Mayfair’s newest street is London’s top super-prime hotspot
Created as part of British Land's record-breaking Clarges Mayfair scheme in 2017, Ashburton Place has seen more sales above £10m than any other address in London over the last 12 months
Mandarin Oriental plans new residences in Tel Aviv
Luxury branded hotel and resi project will be a first for the city, says global hospitality giant
Conservative manifesto holds few surprises for the property sector
Tory election pledges on housing include a 3% Stamp Duty surcharge for foreign buyers, lifetime mortgages, and some planning tweaks - but no wider SDLT reform.
Savills acquires another Channel Islands firm
Guernsey-based property management specialist Parkes & Associates joins the fold
Beauchamp Estates moves into Tel Aviv; plots further expansion
Daniel Goldstein is running a new international branch of the super-prime boutique estate agency
£10m Kensington penthouse project finds a taker
Originally offered at £13.5m, a rare development opp on Hyde Park Gate has the potential to become one of the area's best top-floor apartments
Reactions: On the Tories’ planned Stamp Duty hike for foreign buyers
Rounding up thoughts on the Conservatives' idea to ramp-up Theresa May’s 1% SDLT surcharge for foreign buyers to 3%
Tories plot Stamp Duty hike for non-residents
The Conservatives want to ramp-up Theresa May's 1% SDLT surcharge for foreign buyer to 3%
Westminster Council defends ‘gifting’ policy
Council fends off new questions over conflicts of interest after staff receive 240 individual gifts in a two-year period
PM offloads Islington townhouse
Scene of key Brexit strategy meetings hit the market in May at £3.75m
Property markets to ‘remain stable’ in 2020, but prime buyers are ‘becoming less compromising’
Estate agency Jackson-Stops shares its predictions for country property markets next year