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Wolf Curbs: Why ‘bonus season’ has disappeared from prime central London
Fundamental changes in the financial sector have put pay to the pick-up in activity traditionally seen during the first two months of the year from bankers, notes Knight Frank...
Now you see them, now you don’t: Will vendors learn from the experience of 2015?
The market out there is robust, just so long as sellers don’t get greedy, says top PCL buying agent Saul Empson...
Wood Working: How to commission bespoke joinery for luxury living
Royal Warrant holder Neil Stevenson provides an indispensable guide to specifying joinery for the luxury high-end market, and looks at the latest wood trends in prime resi developments...
The importance of goodwill and common sense in today’s market
With neither buyer nor seller in dominance, nobody should become intransigent to the point where the bigger picture of the property itself becomes obscured, says Robert Chapman...
Mark Collins on MIPIM’s resi highlights
This year's conference was characterised by a mood of cautious optimism, says CBRE's Chairman of Residential...
An Odd Mood: Reflections on MIPIM 2016
With the sword of Damocles dangling over everyone's heads, confidence in the resi sector was muted at best in Cannes, reports Nicky Richmond...
It's always really quiet, the flight back to Blighty.
Sold (down the river?): A bittersweet success story in Kensington
Our resident doer upper Alan Page has finally sold his rather lovely Kensington renovation project - but a George Osborne-shaped cloud has managed to take the shine out of the celebrations...
Basement Wars: Feelings run deep in London’s quest for space
As two of London's most prosperous hedge fund managers lock horns over a 3,500 square foot basement extension in Holland Park, Belinda Walkinshaw surveys the current planning landscape and has some sage…
MIPIM Diaries #2: Nicky Richmond
The Budget did not go down well in Cannes, reports Brecher's Nicky Richmond in her latest missive from MIPIM...
Its like a stag party, said the client, but with business cards...
MIPIM Diaries #1: Nicky Richmond
Hosting a breakfast for bankers in a venue that doesn't take reservations? What could possibly go wrong, says Nicky Richmond in her first dispatch from Europe's biggest property fair...
Budget Briefing: Stamp Duty & Additional Residential Properties
The government made a surprise annoucement in 2015’s Autumn Statement, proposing a 3% levy on additional properties.
Required Reading: The Budget 2016
Here's top law firm Mishcon de Reya's handy rundown of the key measures announced in the 2016 Budget. Not all of it is property-related of course, but all of it is good to know.