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The annual total fell below 100 last year, following a series of high-profile disputes and a tightening up of council policy
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Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick trails the publication of the late Roger Scruton's Building Better, Building Beautiful report.
Westminster Council defends ‘gifting’ policy
Council fends off new questions over conflicts of interest after staff receive 240 individual gifts in a two-year period
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Tycoon weighing UK exit looks to offload luxury PCL properties
£18mn-plus Knightsbridge flat goes up for sale, along with other homes in Mayfair, Kensington and Chelsea, as entrepreneur says ‘there’s just no point in being here’.
£33k-a-week Mayfair mansion leads run of blockbuster London rental deals
Mount Street and One Hyde Park mega-lets mark five-year highs as capital's luxury rental supply shrinks.
Industry Panel: How 15 prime resi leaders would redesign England’s property tax system
Exclusive PrimeResi survey finds most respondents favour shifting the tax burden away from transactions and towards property ownership - but opinion is split over abolishing SDLT altogether.
The £100k Mistake: A top buying agent on what prime property buyers need to know about AI
The real value of a good advisor is in judgement & knowledge of things beyond data, says Property Vision's Rob Fanshawe.
£11.8bn development wave to reshape West Kensington’s market
New research makes the case for a West Ken renaissance, as a trio of major development projects look set to redraw the local map - and hike property values.
How super-prime apartments played a key role in London’s £1bn Peninsula
HSH’s accounts reveal just how important the luxury resi element became to the landmark Hyde Park Corner project.
New homes specialist returns to Savills
Resi development sales consultant rejoins after three years with other agencies.
Treasury eyes £1.5mn mansion tax threshold as Budget rumours gather pace
UPDATED: Reports suggest Treasury is considering widening the HVCTS net, potentially hitting nearly 300,000 homes.
Rare 1740 Soho townhouse seeks new owner
Boutique agency brings 3,400 sq ft slice of old London to market.
London’s property bubble has well and truly deflated, says UBS
UK capital sinks into low-risk territory a decade after topping global property danger list.
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