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The Cook Report: Mansion tax is ‘outdated and unnecessary’
Savills' Director of Research Lucian Cook has been moonlighting, penning a swingeingly anti-mansion tax manifesto for right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies.
Residential designs go in for Hammersmith’s Thames Wharf
Planning's gone in for a key riverside development in Hammersmith, next to the River Cafe.
OnTheMarket aims to usurp Zoopla by January 2016; eyes up the Rightmove position
As Agents' Mutual's new property portal claims its millionth visitor, boss Ian Springett has piped up about the marketing war that's being waged between incumbent No.2 portal Zoopla and the newbie.
PCL’s listing-to-sales ratio has plummeted
“It’s clear that prime central London has been devastated where the property market is concerned," declares eMoov's Russell Quirk, as his research unit finds that demand in the Golden Postcodes is…
Strong start for Londonewcastle in Queen’s Park
Developer Londonewcastle has reported "strong" sales at its freshly-launched scheme in north west London, with 175 new buyer registrations in the last six weeks.
Money Talks: The impact of currency fluctuations on PCL buyers and owners
In the last four months alone, the same hypothetical house in one of the best parts of prime central London has become 16% cheaper for a Swiss buyer converting francs, but a mind-boggling 47% more…
BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair: 18-24 March, Duke of York Square
The British Antique Dealers’ Association is finalising plans for its annual palooza in Chelsea, with 98 dealers lined-up to tout some thoroughly-vetted wares to the well-of-heel and fat-of-wallet.
Bullish mortgage brokers back buy-to-let and shorter terms
82% of mortgage brokers think that the buy-to-let market will continue to strengthen during 2015, according to a survey by Dragonfly Property Finance.
Clivedale appoints design & build team to Marylebone scheme
Clivedale Properties - a UK branch of Indiabulls - is forging ahead with its resi development of Colliers' old offices on Marylebone Lane, handing the design and build gig to McAleer & Rushe.
Hamptons & Preston Bennett launch Land & New Homes Division
A year on from announcing their tie-up, Hamptons International and Preston Bennett are to launch a specialist Land and New Homes Division in Buckinghamshire.
Strawberry Star announces top level hires as global expansion plans take shape
Giant real estate consultancy Strawberry Star Group has made a raft of new appointments, including a new CEO, as it drives some major global expansion plans forward.
Letter from the Home Counties: A tale of two markets
Competition is alive and well for properties below £900k, but the top end tends to follow a very different dynamic to the rest of the market, says Garry Collins...