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Barton Wyatt rolls out Private Office offering
Prime surrey estate agency Barton Wyatt has opened up a "Private Office" arm, formalising services - booking private jets, sorting Christmas shopping, arranging dinner parties etc etc - that its been…
Required Reading: Property tax briefing
HMRC has made a number of tax announcements recently which could have major implications for residential property owners.
The Mansion Mismatch: 3/4 of London’s £2m+ homes are flats
Three-quarters of Greater London properties worth more than £2m - Labour and the Lib Dem's proposed Mansion Tax threshold for "ultra-high value homes" - are flats or terraced houses, notes Knight Frank.
Topland follows up £11m Putney purchase with £8m Balham buy
Investment firm Topland has followed up last year's £11m acquisition in Putney by bagging an £8m building in Balham.
The Writing On The Wall: Mansion Tax Q&A with Trevor Abrahmsohn
He's ridden out four recessions over forty years, but veteran estate agency boss Trevor Abrahmsohn says he can see 'the writing on the wall' this time.
W.A.Ellis and JLL join forces to create ‘prime London’s go-to agency’
Knightsbridge-based estate agency W.A.Ellis and global property giant JLL have released a surprise announcement confirming a merger.
William Cash on why ‘rural vandalism’ has turned him to UKIP
William Cash, son of Tory Grandee Bill Cash and owner of an Elizabethan stately home in Shropshire, explains why wind farms, solar fields and industrial piggeries mean he's accepted a role as Heritage…
Murdoch makes a $1bn move on US online property
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has announced that it is buying the US-based online real estate titan Move, Inc. for around $950m.
Lodha calls in Kelly Hoppen to style Mumbai tower
Indian super-developer Lodha, which recently announced plans for a $5bn move on London's residential market, has called on the celebrity prowess of interior designer/BBC Dragon Kelly Hoppen MBE via celebrity…
Knightsbridge flat with less than a year left on the lease sells for over £500k
A one bedroom flat in Knightsbridge with just a few months left on the lease has been sold for over £500,000 after a fierce bidding war.
RBKC gets tough on Holland Park property that’s ‘bringing down the rest of the neighbourhood’
The owner of a house in Holland Park is facing the full weight of RBKC's planning enforcement team after carrying out unauthorised works on a "work of art".
Law Review: Mind your PRS, Thames Tideway & Transfers of Going Concerns
Mishcon de Reya's handy round-up of the latest changes in the real estate legal landscape.