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The Doer-Upper Diary: I bet it’s not like this over at Candy & Candy…
After an invigorating tour of India, doer upper Alan Page's triumphant London return takes a turn as he risks losing a chunk of the margin on his first SW3 renovation project, and weighs the relative merits…
How will your garden grow?
Investing in garden design without planning ahead will surely lead to growing pains. PrimeResi’s landscape design guru Barry Burrows explains how to keep things looking rosy all year round...
Hearts and Minders: Earning client trust
Property values and transaction costs are now too high for emotions to cloud judgement.
Prime Property of the Week
Is this the perfect West Country manor house?
Midelney Place, Somerset £2,950,000
City planners get a pasting at ES Housing Debate
Some fragrant opinions were flying around at last night's ES London Housing Debate, with housing heavyweights - and audience members - weighing in with a selection of ideas that ranged from barking to…
Act by 5 April 2013 to wipe out capital gains on second homes, buy-to-lets and shares
Individuals who have investment properties, second homes or shares standing at a gain should consider taking action before 5 April 2013 to trigger those gains in this tax year.
Budget Analysis: George misses a trick on VAT
Despite some laudable aims, will this Budget lead to the demolition of even more of our historic architecture, asks Trevor Abrahmsohn...
A neutral budget in these austere times is always welcome.
Sculpture in the Skyline: Is this the world’s coolest resi tower?
If you're keeping an eye on ups and downs across the pond, it's worth noting that Herzog & de Meuron's fervently anticipated 56 Leonard - billed as "the most imaginative and architecturally significant…
Big landlords are “raising the bar” for tenants, as London rents forecast to grow by 24% by 2018 – Savills
Rents in prime London rose by 1.
Stop talking about a mansion tax, cut VAT, and other advice for the Chancellor on Wednesday
As George Osborne limbers up for his big day, the prime property industry is agog with anticipation of what may come.
MIPIM wrap video
It's a world of optimism (and stats) according to Francois Ortalo-Magné and Dr. Mahdi Mokrane's summing-up of MIPIM week...
The Ideal Home: revealed
UK homeowners want a 4.5 bed house with garage and garden in the South West of England, according to a survey by Primelocation.