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How Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham & Oxford left the rest of the market behind
Things are really cooking in the prime city markets outside of London right now.
Another country clamps down on foreign buyers
Hot on the heels of Australia's proposals to stem the tide of foreign buyers snapping up its top-end real estate, Taiwan has announced plans to impose a whacking great 30% tax rate on overseas property…
Asking prices jump as supply of quality stock dries up
Despite all the market talk of waiting-and-seeing, Rightmove reported its busiest ever month in January - 100 million site visits and around 100 enquiries to agents every minute - but stock levels are…
In Need of a Roost: Bats stall £250m Cornwall scheme
Roosting bats have threatened to halt the construction of a luxury development in Cornwall.
Lodha taps into Mayfair’s Indian millionaires to sell world’s tallest resi skyscraper
Indian mega-developer Lodha has tasked Mount Street-based agency Wetherell with launching its latest super-prime project, nearly 4,500 miles away in South Mumbai.
Out of the Shadows: Reforming Rights of Light
The Law Commission describes a 'right of light' as an easement that gives a landowner the right to receive light through defined apertures in buildings on his or her land.
Thumbs up for Farringdon office-to-resi scheme
Another significant resi development has been given the go-ahead near Smithfield market in Farringdon.
How will eurozone quantitative easing affect the UK’s prime property market?
The European Central Bank's decision last month to make some more money could swing both ways for Britain's residential property market, says Chestertons' Nick Barnes.
Prime Property of the Week: Baroque Star
Villa la Voglina, Italy
£3.6m (approx)
K&C house price growth Vs selected other assets
Tricksy times ahead for the prime property market, notes Chestertons, but there's still life in the long-term fortunes...
Chinese Medicine: The buying agent’s Surrey culture clash
Diplomacy fails as celebrated property finder Tracy Kellett sees red while out on a viewing day with some polo minted Chinese clients.
The Chinese are back in town.
Garden square developments face ‘removal’ after High Court ruling
The High Court has handed down a decision that could have major implications for owners or developers of garden square properties.