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On the vicious cycle of low supply
There is currently a massive imbalance in the UK market with 13 buyers for every property listed, according to Knight Frank.
Pandora Papers: ‘It’s time to pursue lawyers and accountants who enable tax evasion’
"It’s fascinating that so many of these people in the public eye must have known that eventually their activities would become common knowledge, and yet they opted for offshore secrecy anyway," says…
PCL’s luxury seniors housing market is being turbo-charged
London’s wealthiest seniors are considering their post-retirement options, and their ability to invest in luxury housing is huge, writes Tom Scaife...
Valuation Viewpoint: Winter is coming
Over-valued markets will eventually over-correct, says James Wyatt...
Stamp Duty Refunds: Too good to be true?
Stamp Duty is complicated and sometimes reliefs are overlooked, say top lawyers writing for The Chartered Institute of Taxation - so it can be worth revisiting transactions in search of a rebate.
The second homes boom isn’t over
Second home purchases outside of London are up by 83% this year, notes Chris Druce - and the trend is boosting the coffers of the government...
Six property market trends to watch in 2022
Hamptons has just published its house price forecasts for the years ahead, predicting the start of a new market cycle in 2024/5. Here the team outlines the key trends to watch in the coming 12 months.
Why buying property with land is not as simple as it sounds
The series Clarkson's Farm highlights why a ‘how difficult can it be’ attitude is generally to be avoided when considering rural homes with substantial acreage, advises Nick Cunningham...
Do you smell a rat? How to sniff out fraud in property development
Kate McMahon, who successfully prosecuted a businessman of 11 counts of fraud offences relating to a failed property redevelopment in Knightsbridge recently, explains the background to the case - and offers…
Market musings: It could be a very busy autumn in PCL
The last 18 months have shown that the domestic market is a much bigger force than it is often given credit for, writes Alexander Millett, but international buyers are now starting to return…
Sandy Mitchell: How to beat the competition & hire the dream project team
"It is a crazy sellers’ market for architects, designers and the like," writes Redbook founder Sandy Mitchell.
How priorities are changing amongst prime & super-prime buyers
Lifestyle and security are the most important elements for UHNW purchasers, writes Steve McGregor, but those things will look very different in a post-pandemic world…