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Please Mr Osborne: The prime property industry’s wishlists and forecasts for the #Budget2014
Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…
Letter from MIPIM #3: Another restaurant, another round of stories
Another round of restaurants and stories for Nicky Richmond in Cannes...
The woman on the next table, rather the worse for wear, started up a conversation in broken English with my dinner guests.
MIPIM UK rocks Cannes with afternoon tea
Yes there's been a red double-decker trundling up and down the Croisette since Tuesday, but nothing says UK property like a nice cup of tea.
“Mayfair’s most expensive flat” hits the market at over £5k psf
A few weeks ago, Mayfair agent Peter Wetherell predicted we'd be seeing £10k per square foot prices on his patch within ten years. A few people scoffed.
Here’s why Osborne needs to cut VAT on building repairs
Cutting VAT on housing renovations and repairs could generate a £15.
2013 “marked the turning point” for Crossrail property hubs
Ever since the project was given the green light over a decade ago, there's been no shortage of speculation surrounding the "Crossrail Effect" on the capital's house prices.
Overseas spending boom forecast for Swiss HNWIs
Switzerland, following a referendum that came out in support of more independence from Europe, is on the cusp of a foreign asset spending bonanza, according to the latest from WealthInsight.
Thai Times: CBRE Thailand recruits London property expert
CBRE Thailand has appointed an International Residential Investment Manager to cope with the growing number of Thai buyers looking at buying and investing in London property, says PropertyGuru's Andrew…
March of the Oligarchs? The estate agent’s view
Could the UK's property market be affected by the proposed sanctions on Russia? Let's not get hysterical, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Letter from MIPIM #2: Doing it all wrong
Nicky Richmond soldiers on in Cannes...
Sitting here at 1.20am writing this whilst listening to Radio 4 on my TuneIn app, I realise that I am doing MIPIM all wrong.
CBRE and Strutt & Parker bag Dalian Wanda’s One Nine Elms gig
An announcement made at MIPIM confirms that One Nine Elms, The Dalian Wanda Group's 1.
Chinese mega-developer finalises second major London acquisition
Two months after snapping up the £600m Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, the Chinese state-owned property developer Greenland Group has finally shaken hands on its second landmark resi site, on the other side…