Government looks to regulate the rental sector; proposes mandatory qualifications for agents & criminal sanctions for ‘rogues’
MPs promise a 'new crackdown' on rogue letting and managing agents; offending agents could face prosecution
Government to ban ‘no-fault’ evictions in ‘seismic’ rental sector shake-up
James Brokenshire announces Government's intention to abolish 'no-fault' Section 21 evictions, in what's being billed as the 'biggest change to the private rental sector in a generation'
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Flag It Up: Government extends ‘dirty money’ campaign to target estate agents
Tie-up with the RICS and the NAEA aims to 'help agents spot the signs of money laundering and reinforce their legal and moral obligations to report suspicious activity'
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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.
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Caudwell unveils vision for £2bn ‘palace of residences’ in Mayfair
Pre-launch details and new images reveal what we can expect from the RAMSA-designed 1 Mayfair, including 'the finest triplex penthouse ever unveiled in the London ultra-prime marketplace'
Mayfair on track to hit £15,000 psf & become ‘world’s most expensive address’
Low stock levels will push values of trophy new-builds to record heights over the coming years, forecasts Beauchamp Estates
Hamptons director joins Savills’ country house department
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh continues to strengthen her country house sales team, with fourth big appointment of the year so far.
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Gove’s leasehold reform plan ‘quietly crumbles’
The Housing Ministry is said to be facing 'fierce resistance from the Treasury' over a proposal to set ground rents at peppercorn rates.
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London Square swoops on important Chelsea convent site
Property developer aims return the prime site next to the Royal Hospital and National Army Museum to residential use, promising 'exceptional design that will enhance and reflect the rich heritage of the…
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New estate agency launches in Buckinghamshire
Domus Partners has been set up by James Courtney and Luke Green.
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New agents brought in to sell ‘one of Somerset’s greatest properties’
Price tag for the Grade I listed mansion near Bath has more than halved since hitting the market four years ago.
Making sense of Mayfair’s super-charged property market in nine charts
New report lifts the lid on the PCL neighbourhood that's outperforming all others, as agency forecasts further growth & 'landmark' deals in 2024
Tom Bill: How much will mortgage rate hikes affect the UK housing market?
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher rates will reduce as the year progresses, writes Knight Frank's…
By Tom Bill
Which London neighbourhoods have the strongest staying power for prime buyers?
Over four in every ten homemovers across prime London relocated within the same local area last year, reports Frances McDonald.
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Four trends at play in the prime London market this Easter
Some balance is returning in PCL, reports buying agent Jo Eccles.
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Buyer sought for boutique resi development opp in Brook Green
Prime W14 site comes with planning for eight new-build apartments.
Prime property market shows ‘signs of recovery’ as values ‘turn a corner’
The latest Savills indices point to a more positive outlook for top-end property markets in London and the regions, although prices remain sensitive.
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Knight Frank appoints new office head in Winchester
Jane Kennerley has made the move from Savills.
New York, Tokyo & London named world’s ‘most resilient’ cities in 2024
Savills' annual research points to 'an inflection' for global cities in 2024 'as funding environments improve and real estate investment volumes start to recover.'
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