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MIPIM Notes #3: Joe Burns on flying the super-prime flag
Walpole Mayfair developer Oliver Burns stands proud as the only super-prime sponsor of the inaugural MIPIM UK.
MIPIM Notes #1: Joe Burns on foreign investment
'A great opening splash' at London's Olympia - inside if not out - followed by some lively nuggets on foreign investment into the capital, notes Joe Burns in his first daily dispatch from the inaugural MIP…
Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax: A worrying precedent?
The LBTT could represent a worrying precedent for any possible future reform of SDLT in England and Wales, says Edward Burton...
Staying Ahead of the Ripple: The importance of opportunism in a changing market
In today’s marketplace, developers can’t afford to pigeon-hole themselves when it comes to site choice; it's time to become more opportunistic, says Chris Lanitis...
INTERVIEW: Lulu Egerton of Strutt & Parker on why the resi profession needs an exam
A leading light of the capital's prime resi industry for over three decades, Strutt & Parker's Lulu Egerton talks candidly about motivation, meaningful international reach and why everyone in resi sale…
Prime Property of the Week: Magic Barts
Apartment 3.1, The Askew Building, Barts Square
£2.
The return of the buyers’ market?
Both the £10m+ segment and out-of-prime areas are now vulnerable to price drops, says buying agent Camilla Dell, as the whole London market changes gear in favour buyers in the run up to May.
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Pocket Guides: Marylebone Village
Did you know that properties overlooking the north side of Hyde Park have increased in value by 211% over the past ten years? Here's local agency Kay & Co with a cut-out-and-keep insiders' guide to this oh-so-fashionable …
Vertical Horizon: Investing in the future of London’s skyline
An extraordinary profusion of new structures will dramatically alter the shape of London's horizon over the next few years, including the 64-storey 'The Pinnacle' and the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed 'Scalp…
Prime Property of the Week: Yorkshire Gold
Woolley Hall
£3m
If your clients are of an ambitious disposition and after plenty of period bang for their buck, this fine Grade II* listed Jacobean pile should get them pretty fired up.
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Required Reading: Property tax briefing
HMRC has made a number of tax announcements recently which could have major implications for residential property owners
The Writing On The Wall: Mansion Tax Q&A with Trevor Abrahmsohn
He's ridden out four recessions over forty years, but veteran estate agency boss Trevor Abrahmsohn says he can see 'the writing on the wall' this time. He