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When will HNWs finally conclude that London’s not worth it?
It might be no bad thing that last year's stamp duty overhaul puts paid to the era of gazumping, sealed bids and garages being sold for millions, says Will Hollest, but what message about London does…
Restoration Man: On the value of project managers in historic renovations
When it comes to improving and renovating historic buildings a good project manager is an investment that can save time and money.
D&G boss rails against ‘ill-informed guff’ surrounding OnTheMarket launch
Ed Mead of independent agency Douglas & Gordon reckons there's rather a lot of "guff" being pedalled about the impending launch of OnTheMarket.
Why the UK property industry needs to rethink its definition of ‘Prime Resi’
In 2015, 'Prime Residential' should mean high quality homes in sought after addresses across the UK, not just in Central London, says house building boss Bob Weston...
2014 in Review: Looking back on a year of portal combat
The evolution of Agents' Mutual's challenger portal has been the big property marketing story of the year, and its controversial "one other portal" rule means that estate agents now need to pick a side…
Prime Property of the Week: World’s Most Wanted
Villefranche-sur-Mer, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
€25m
Required Reading: Right to rent and the prime lettings industry
Landlords at the top end are likely to start placing more reliance on their agents for guidance on immigration checks, following the introduction of a controversial pilot scheme earlier this month.
‘A year of two halves’ for prime central London lettings
It's been a year of two halves in the PCL lettings market, says Lucy Morton, with the supply and demand pendulum swinging towards supply in the latter half of the year.
Mansion tax and the prime London lettings market: An impact assessment
About 20,000 rental properties in London are worth £2m or more, says Knight Frank. A mansion tax on the these homes could have some significant unintended consequences for tenants and landlords...
Scare B&B: Just how risky are short term lets?
Following recent reforms allowing Londoners to let their property on short leases without the need for permits, an increasing number of high value homes have appeared on short term letting websites.
Prime Property of the Week: Tower Power
Penthouse, Cambridge House, One Tower Bridge
£15m
Private Tales: How my faith was restored in traditional estate agents
Bojana Stozinic has worked at two very different firms recently.