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Margin or Error? The £800k question in London’s no-man’s land
'Tis in vain to seek a profit that means not to be found. Doer Upper Alan Page in a tale of two neighbouring mansion flats, separated only by £800,000.
Property investors ‘are going to have to work harder’ for high returns this year
While "the macro-economic story for the UK will remain benign" for the next year or so, prime residential property markets are in for a fairly subdued - but still positive - year, says Savills.
Westminster’s voter-free developments
Some of prime central London's higher-end residential blocks have no registered voters living in them at all, trumpet Westminster's Labour councillors.
Home Working: On designing office spaces for private residences
Leading hotels, large and boutique, have been quick to recognise and accommodate the morphing of business and leisure time in their designs, says Lawson Robb's Alix Lawson.
Historic England announces first Chief Exec
Duncan Wilson has been named as the first Chief Executive of Historic England, the government-operated arm of what is, until April, English Heritage.
Policy Statements of Intent: How the main pre-manifesto positions stack up
Housebuilding, property taxes and tenancy lengths in the private rented sector have been flagged up as the "bones of contention" in the major political parties' pre-election banter.
Savills Bahrain opens international resi sales suite
Savills has launched a dedicated resi sales offering in Bahrain for local residents keen to buy in the UK, Europe or the Americas.
Government outlines London’s short-term lettings shake-up
The government has been laying out its plans to ditch the "confusing" restrictions on short-terms lets in the capital.
Required Reading: Stamp Duty Reform and the Prime London Market
The long-criticised slab rate system for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was abolished in the Autumn Statement in December 2014, seeking to bring fairness to property purchase costs and benefiting 98% of homebuyers.
The £45m fixer-upper: ‘Historic and palatial’ Swakeleys House hits the market
Swakeleys House, an epic Grade I listed Jacobean manor in Ickenham (Zone Six; within the M25), has hit the market for resi restoration with a £45m price tag.
Yorkshire country seat complete with manorial title asks £1.35m
A 200-year-old stately home has just been listed for sale complete with the chance to become a bona fide Lord of the Manor.
Sotheby’s International Realty opens up in Rome
Sotheby’s International Realty has boosted its Italian operations by striking up a new affiliation deal in Rome.