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‘Weak pound’ argument for Prime London property starts to fade
Knight Frank's Tom Bill explains why international buyers might start to see their window of opportunity closing in the months ahead.
Three agency chiefs on what the election result could mean for the Prime London property market
'The (surely) inevitable Labour victory has already been somewhat priced into the London residential market,' says Mark Pollack, concurring with Peter Wetherell, who suggests HNW clients have treated the…
Shaun Drummond: Comparing 2019 with today, you wouldn’t even know an election was on
The palpable sense of unease that gripped London's luxury property market in the lead-up to the last election has been noticeably absent this time around, reports Harrods Estates' head of resi.
Jo Eccles: Three key prime property trends to watch in H2 2024
Interest rates are of greater concern than the election, the estate agency industry is changing & super-prime buyers are getting younger, reports top buying agent...
Four ways the Government promised to fix housing since 2019 and what they’ve actually done
Lecturer in Law at King's College London, Chloe Sheppick, talks us through some of the Conservative Party's attempts at housing policy over the past five years - including ambitious reforms of the leasehold…
Abrahmsohn: How a Labour government may affect the property market
The government-in-waiting has been fiendishly circumspect about CGT, IHT & a possible Mansion Tax, writes Glentree Estates boss Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Counting the real cost of Stamp Duty: The strange case of London’s vanishing mid-market
A decade on, Property Vision's Simon Connell explains how George Osborne's tax reforms have fundamentally altered the capital's property market.
‘Data contradicts political promises to boost housebuilding,’ concludes Knight Frank
A top property consultancy's research team has delved into raw planning data to assess how realistic it will be for the next government to deliver on manifesto housebuilding targets.
Tom Bill: Rate guessing game made harder by UK and US elections
Buyers also frustrated at frequency of mortgage rate fluctuations, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Saskia Arthur: London’s super-prime market holds its allure
Despite ongoing economic & political uncertainty, the UK capital will continue to attract elite buyers from around the globe, says Boodle Hatfield's head of residential property.
Tom Bill: ‘It has rarely been a better time to be a buyer in recent years’
Competition among buyers has fallen ahead of the election which is putting downwards pressure on prices, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Status Update: Where non-doms are eyeing for their next move
While the UK phases out non-dom status, more and more countries are offering attractive schemes to entice global UHNWIs, says Byron Baciocchi.