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Prime Property of the Week: Cheyne Reaction
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
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Landlord Action: A cautionary buy-to-let tale
Gemma James explains the ramifications of a recent case in which a tenant successfully sued his landlord after tripping up on an uneven paving stone...
Letter from the West Country: Where to buy in 2015
The Buying Solution's West Country expert Ed Clarkson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his patch and tips us off on where to find some serious value for money before everyone else cottons on...
Prime Property of the Week: Hyde & Sleek
The Burlington Residence, 6 Connaught Place, Hyde Park
£12.75m
Even world-weary property peeps will find it hard not to be impressed with this super-prime effort from Redrow.
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Is deflation good for the property market?
Whilst deflation shrinks the value of the equity in a property, the debt rises commensurately and that is not good for the "feel good factor", says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Letter from the Home Counties: A tale of two markets
Competition is alive and well for properties below £900k, but the top end tends to follow a very different dynamic to the rest of the market, says Garry Collins...
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Out of the Shadows: Reforming Rights of Light
The Law Commission describes a 'right of light' as an easement that gives a landowner the right to receive light through defined apertures in buildings on his or her land.
Chinese Medicine: The buying agent’s Surrey culture clash
Diplomacy fails as celebrated property finder Tracy Kellett sees red while out on a viewing day with some polo minted Chinese clients.
The Chinese are back in town
Prime Property of the Week: Baroque Star
Villa la Voglina, Italy
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Is online estate agency the new sliced bread?
...or just another feeble attempt to use the internet for something it was not designed for? Trevor Abrahmsohn cuts to the chase...
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Margin or Error? The £800k question in London’s no-man’s land
'Tis in vain to seek a profit that means not to be found. Doer Upper Alan Page in a tale of two neighbouring mansion flats, separated only by £800,000.
Required Reading: Stamp Duty Reform and the Prime London Market
The long-criticised slab rate system for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was abolished in the Autumn Statement in December 2014, seeking to bring fairness to property purchase costs and benefiting 98% of homebuyers