Javid sets ‘stunt budget’ date; Johnson moves to shut down Parliament
Chancellor Sajid Javid will present a "fast-tracked Spending Round" - which Labour has called a "panic-driven stunt budget" - on Wednesday 4th September, fuelling anticipation of an imminent General Election. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meanwhile, is angling to suspend Parliament to force a "no-deal" Brexit.
Javid confirms Budget 2020 date: Wednesday 11th March
            The new Government's first Budget will be delivered on 11th March 2020; it will "usher in a decade of renewal" says Chancellor Sajid Javid.         
    
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    Chancellor Javid resigns a month before Budget day; Sunak takes over
            Sajid Javid has surprised everyone by quitting as Chancellor of the Exchequer - with just four weeks until the Budget. Rishi Sunak has taken over the keys to the Treasury and No.11 Downing Street.         
    
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    Westminster’s Super-Home Squeeze: PCL council moves to limit the size of new homes
            Westminster lays out tough new affordable housing regime and reacts to 'global demand for super-size properties' by proposing a 150 square metre cap as part of its ambitious 20-year strategy         
    
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Telegraph: ‘How Britain’s most expensive house became a £250mn white elephant’
            2-8a Rutland Gate is 'a barometer of the vigour of London’s so-called 'super prime' property market', says journalist Jonathan Ford.         
    
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    Knight Frank’s Rory Penn on resilience, recalibration & finding opportunity in London’s prime property market
            Q&A: The high-profile agency's London sales chief reveals a big-ticket deal tally and shares how the business is navigating 'peak uncertainty'.         
    Budget 2025: The luxury property industry’s hopes, fears & expectations
            PrimeResi has surveyed 50 industry leaders, including estate agency owners, sales brokers, buying agents, luxury developers, financiers, legal advisors, and more.         
    
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    PCL agency co-founder joins UK Sotheby’s International Realty
            George Vernon has taken up a Consultant Senior Lettings Director role at the luxury brokerage.         
    London letting agency under fire over Chancellor’s rental mis-step
            Rachel Reeves 'had not been made aware of the licensing requirement' when she rented-out her home in Southwark via a letting agency.         
    
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    American super-agency Douglas Elliman expands into Europe
            Philippe Curutchet, Fredrik Lilloe & Edward de Mallet Morgan are leading the luxury brokerage's French debut.         
    
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    Knight Frank concludes South of France partnership
            Agency points to ‘evolving strategic priorities’ as it announces another change to its French network.         
    In Pictures: Touring a revamped Rutland Gardens townhouse with Rolls-Royce links
            Design studio Taylor Howes completes a two-year reimagining of a storied Knightsbridge residence - which is now up for sale at nearly £17mn.         
    Adapt or Die: Why today’s estate agencies are failing to attract new talent
            Recruitment boss Barry Collins has some hard truths for property firms stuck in the mid-2000s.         
    London estate agency announces major recruitment drive
            Dexters wants to take on 200 new recruits via its Training Academy in 2026.         
    
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Budget 2025: The luxury property industry’s hopes, fears & expectations
            PrimeResi has surveyed 50 industry leaders, including estate agency owners, sales brokers, buying agents, luxury developers, financiers, legal advisors, and more.         
    
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    London estate agency announces major recruitment drive
            Dexters wants to take on 200 new recruits via its Training Academy in 2026.         
    
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    PCL agency co-founder joins UK Sotheby’s International Realty
            George Vernon has taken up a Consultant Senior Lettings Director role at the luxury brokerage.         
    Westminster’s rental licensing scheme launches this month
            New rules for some central London landlords kick in on 25th November 2025.         
    
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    Rumourmill: Treasury mulls ‘supercharged’ Council Tax on high-value homes
            Council Tax is viewed as the 'least bad' way of raising more revenue from the property market.         
    
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