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Crime & Refurbishment: How to buy & develop a former police site
As the Met Police Service offloads swathes of prime real estate, Russell-Cooke's Paul Reed sizes up the resi development potential
Prime Property of the Week: Prime Online
Coolham Manor, West Sussex
£5.5m
Claiming to be the first country estate to be marketed through an online agent, this 19th century manor house is causing quite the stir.
Fight the Slab: Why our stamp duty system needs an urgent overhaul
A revamp of the UK's archaic SDLT structure must be prioritised ahead of next year's general election says Edo Mapelli Mozzi...
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Why domestic downsizers are the buyers to watch
Those trading down from family houses in areas like St John's Wood are finding themselves in a unique position, says Chris Lanitis, and they're more than capable of keeping the market warm if foreign inve…
Party Barns & Jacuzzis: 2014’s most (and least) wanted features
Forget basements, bifolds and egg-shaped baths, it's all about party barns, cabanas and plunge pools for 2014's buyers
Nervousness at the top end means a shift in buyers’ favour
Unprecedented demand has cultivated a 'sellers' market in London over recent years, but change is afoot in the higher price ranges, says Camilla Dell...
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Prime Property of The Week: The Mayfair Office-To-Resi
Clarges Street, Mayfair
£8.25m (OIEO)
Mayfair's resi renaissance has been one of the capital's most interesting trends in recent years. H
The market is still bullish; take a long term view – Bidwells
House prices accelerated faster in the last three months of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 than at any other period in almost a decade, according to the latest research from the South East/Eastern…
Market Town Leader: What is it about St Albans?
Adjudged to be Mayfair's worthy replacement on a recent real life mock-up of the UK Monopoly board, well-to-do St Albans has once again been named as one of the country’s best-performing centres from …
World in London #4: Who’s Next?
In the fourth and final part of Savills' World in London 2014 report, Yolande Barnes asks which nationalities will be making an impact on London's property market in five years' time.
INTERVIEW: James Nightingall on revolutionising the UK’s buying industry
James Nightingall has big plans for the UK's buying industry.
So why have 3,000 offices signed up to OnTheMarket?
As support for Agents' Mutual ticks past the 3,000 office mark, and with everything looking on track ahead of January's launch, Trevor Abrahmsohn explains why he's behind the new movement, and what re…