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Ministers step up to review tax ‘loophole’ for second homes
Many holiday lets are not "genuine businesses", says the Government, and so should not be able to claim Business Rates Relief
Quintessentially launches a prime property shopfront in Belgravia
The new Kinnerton Street office will act predominantly as a buying agency. It is part of "an ambitious expansion plan" to launch more multi-service branches around the world
Savills launches a specialist ‘place-shaping & place-marketing’ division
The 60-strong Savills Place Shaping & Marketing team aims to help clients "create distinctive, engaging and enduring places with a focus on user experience"
Finchatton-designed Chelsea townhouse asks £5.65m
Pastel mid-terrace just south of the King's Road was completely remodelled in 2014 by the development firm behind some of PCL's best-known luxury schemes
Activity levels drop off in Prime London’s lettings market as tenants opt to renew
12% fewer new homes listed to let in Q3 2018 compared with the same period last year, while the number of new lets agreed fell by 17.6%, reports LonRes
‘Voluntary mansion tax’ raises £400k from Westminster’s wealthiest homeowners
'What started out as an experiment is turning into a solid way of helping Westminster’s wider community', says Cllr Nickie Aiken
Transactions, new instructions and prices all slide as uncertainty grips Prime London
'Tepid' Q3 sees transaction volumes down 17% on the same period last year, with new instructions falling by 19%, and prices by 3%; buyers 'reconsidering their options', while vendors 'choosing not to transact',…
Redrow boss to retire
Steve Morgan hands over the reins to John Tutte, a decade after returning to lead the giant housebuilder out of the GFC
‘90,000 homes are just the beginning,’ says HS2 Chairman
Local housebuilding and regeneration plans along the new 345-mile high-speed rail link have the potential "to rebalance Britain, closing the North-South divide for good"
Jackson-Stops embarks on a new ‘digital strategy’ to compete with hybrid agencies
Traditional estate agency pushes online services with new website
UCL officially launches the new Bartlett Real Estate Institute
BREI is responding to a "tsunami of change" in the built environment, said Chair Yolande Barnes in her keynote lecture
‘£25m’ Mayfair mansion bought out of receivership for £15m
'Amazing' converted pub on Waverton Street - once priced at £25m - is bought out of receivership at under £1,750 per square foot; deal demonstrates how value can be found in a difficult market, says bu…