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Westminster “crisis” as empty homes cause voter shortage – Labour
It's an "Empty Homes Crisis" as overseas property investors reduce the number of voters in Westminster. So claims the borough's Labour Group.
Should we restrict overseas investors buying up UK homes?
Last week, a leading think tank pitched the idea of setting up a “non-resident housing investment agency” to limit property purchases by wealthy foreign buyers and keep a lid on the capital’s house price…
The Doer Upper’s Gossip Column #1
We're not sure if there's nothing to report or just so, so much, but Alan Page has taken to beating six drums at once
What Wealth Wants: Exploring the HNW client experience (FutureWealth 2014, #1)
Advising the rich is often as much about personal relationships as about professional expertise, especially when it comes to an asset as emotive as a new home
Should we be applying punitive taxes to empty homes?
Rather than complaining and propagating the confiscation of empty homes, commentators should be applying their energies to making the planning process efficient, less political and more productive, says…
Goodbye “hotel chic” and other trends for 2014
There'll probably be fewer foreign buyers, dull design schemes and 60s mansards this year, says James Bailey..
Building Relationships: The Buying Agent & The Developer
When it comes to getting clients into the best properties before anyone else, top developers and buying agents can work in perfect harmony, says Camilla Dell...
Interior Monologue: Tales from the design front line
Alec Watt experiences the international appetite for London property first-hand and attends possibly the best client meeting in the world...
Other Side of the Tax: Lessons from Hong Kong
Taxing the rich can have a devastating effect on the property market; just look at what's happening in Hong Kong, says our resident doer upper Alan Page
Town or Country: Downturn has created two distinct markets
"The London influence on the rest of the UK remains weak," says Jackson-Stops & Staff, which has led to two very distinct markets emerging from the economic woes of the last five years
Letter from the Home Counties
Reporting back from the salubrious Surrey & Berkshire suburbs, Julian Amos reflects on last year's game of two halves and why this year's buyers need to take advice from those in the know..
All I Want For Christmas…is a Grade I-listed mansion in Dorset
It might be a bit late - even for Santa - to organise this year, but which properties would the professionals like to wake up and find the keys to on Wednesday morning?