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Government cuts security deposit cap for rentals under £50k pa
Rental properties charging less than £50,000 per year can now only claim five weeks' rent as a security deposit
Government publishes official guidance on the Tenant Fees Ban
"If the fee you are charging is not on this list, it is a prohibited payment and you should not charge it"
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.
Government moves to ‘end the unjustified selling of new houses as leasehold’
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has launched a technical consultation into leasehold reforms, proposing that new lease ground rents be capped at just £10
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‘Fulham mainstay’ Jackson-Stops rejoins Strutt & Parker
Great-grandson of Jackson-Stops founder is now Head of Fulham Sales at Strutt & Parker.
CLS finds new buyer for landmark Albert Embankment block
Resi developer acquires prime riverside building in Central London & plans to create set of 'unrivalled residences'
In Pictures: Inside a turnkey Chester Square townhouse, asking £25mn
Revamped Grade II listed residence is 'one of the best townhouses to hit the market this year'
Revealed: London’s ‘most desirable neighbourhoods’
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2024
Rightmove's data shows a marked increase in buying interest in London's top-tier postcodes compared to last year, as the portal highlights addresses with the highest asking prices for sale and rent across…
Major Foxtons shareholders reiterate calls for a sale
London estate agency is working with NM Rothschild, reports The Sunday Times.
‘It’s an exciting time for the industry’: Rosewood’s Brad Berry on why the luxury hospitality group is doubling down on branded resi
'At the luxury level, buyers gravitate towards the projects that incorporate the intangibles'
‘Trophy’ West End retail & luxury resi scheme hits the market
Investment giant instructs agents to find buyer for flagship retail unit & 11 high-end apartments.
Sales launch at Fifth Avenue’s tallest resi tower
1,000-foot Beaux-Arts-inspired building has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Regal ‘repositions’ as expansion plans take shape
Resi-led developer creates new brand portfolio to support 'increasingly diversified' strategy
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Agency's latest live-streamed event raised £62mn amid strong demand for high-value lots.
Chestertons expands into Bermuda
International estate agency network signs Hamilton-based affiliate.
‘Truly one-of-a-kind’ Mallorcan villa seeks €25mn
In Pictures: Completed earlier this year, this 10,915 sq ft seafront home is 'one of the Balearics' most exclusive private villas', says agency.