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Why the Bank of England is raising interest rates – & the risks involved
Johan Rewilak, an empirical economist and lecturer at Aston University, explores the reasoning behind the Bank of England's anticipated decision to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade..
How to save tax like a duke
Using family trusts to save IHT is not just for the super-rich, but it does help to have had some well-advised ancestors...
SDLT is ‘4x more harmful per pound than income tax and 8x more harmful than VAT’
The UK's property tax system is "strange and inconsistent", according to The Adam Smith Institute
And Other Villains: Why stamp duty is only part of the problem for prime London
Non-Dom taxation, Brexit, tightened mortgage lending, blustering rhetoric..
How can we eliminate the scourge of gazumping and gazundering?
Both the USA and Scotland claim to have the perfect solution, but their systems are far from ideal, explains Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Trendwatch: Return of the original Sloane Rangers
Buying agent Sara Ransom on the retirees trading country idylls for the stomping grounds of their youth...
Why Belgrave Square is set to become London’s most sought-after residential address
James Bailey explores how the migration of embassies to Nine Elms could turn Belgrave Square into London's number one mansion address by 2025
The lengths a buying agent will go to…
Seen an unfamiliar face at your local church recently? It could be James Shaw scoping out the neighbourhood for one of his clients...
Theresa May’s speech and the challenge to expand English social housing
Professor Kenneth Gibb explores the reality of delivering mass affordable housing
Westminster’s voluntary ‘mansion tax’: Prime property industry reactions
Common sense or thin end of the wedge?
The lettings agent and the story of a mystery millionaire asking for directions
You never know when you might meet your next big HNW client; a random act of kindness works out well for Giles Barrett...
Middle Ground: The practicalities of demolishing and redeveloping a mid-terrace property
High-profile case in Kensington highlights the challenges...