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Right or wrong to buy, this doesn’t change the urgent need to build more homes
Funding for property development should be made much easier and a root and branch reform of the planning process is essential to get the housing quota up, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Headlines & Proposals: The pre-election giveaways funded by prime resi property
At least there is now an increasing trickle of information about what a new higher tax landscape for residential property may look like, says Edward Burton...
Growing Pains: Why London’s dynamism depends on housing delivery
For the best part of 30 years London’s renaissance has seemed unstoppable, says Jonathan Manns.
French Lessons: The case for Non Doms
The two Eds have clearly learnt nothing from M. Hollande’s comedic attempts to impose a draconian tax on the wealthy French, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Could this be the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
Following the Labour party's surprise announcement that it would abolish the non-domiciled rules from April 2016, should it form the next Government, Amanda O’Keeffe asks whether this should be a serious wor…
Prime Property Of The Week: American Dream
Fessenden House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$22m
No More Rainy Days: Will the pension revolution boost ‘alternative’ property ownership?
As the UK's retirees begin the process of drawing down an estimated £5 billion from pension funds in the wake of the Government's landmark reforms, the next challenge is of course working out where it…
Why non-doms are key to the health of prime central London
Ed Miliband's plan to do away with non-domicile tax rules - announced yesterday - would be disastrous for prime central London, says Rokstone's Becky Fatemi; non doms are, she says, key to the health o…
Wills & Estimates: Passing prime property onto the next generation
In the wake of a high-profile legal battle over an £800k flat in Battersea, Clare Mackay talks us through the issues surrounding the passing of prime property onto the next generation...
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Cut & run or wait & hope? The doer upper’s pre-election dilemma
Success is all about luck and timing, says our resident doer upper Alan Page, as he rues the wheels of fortune that often deliver neither...
All Change In Nappy Valley: Where is the next Northcote Road?
The prime south west London market couldn't look more different than it did a year ago, says buying agent Sara Ransom...
Crib Sheet: Scotland’s new Land and Buildings Transactions Tax
On the 21st of January 2015 the Deputy First Minister confirmed to the Scottish Parliament that the tax rates on residential property had been reviewed and revised