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Alpine property index launches
A French agency has decided to track trends in the alpine market by launching a new quarterly property index.
New Scottish property tax bands hit the prime market, but create ‘more winners than losers’
Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney has set out the new-look detail for the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which is lined up to replace SDLT in Scotland from April this year.
Transaction levels hold steady
The number of property transactions recorded by HMRC stuck at around the same level for the end of last year, with December posting roughly the same as in November, and 0.4% fewer deals than in 2014.
Cluttons’ profits jump 36% after ‘significant global expansion’
Looks like Cluttons has had a strong first year in its blue colours: the firm's just announced that its turnover climbed by 11% and its pre-tax profits by 36% in the year ended 31 March 2014.
New new homes boss for Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons has created (and filled) a new role - Director of New Homes - in its Residential Development & Investment team.
‘Britain’s most expensive one-bed’ asks £9.9m
Thought to be Britain's most expensive one-bed flat, this 1571 square foot apartment has just hit the market in One Hyde Park for £9.9m.
Walpole anoints 12 luxury ‘brands of tomorrow’
Luxury brand consortium Walpole has, with a little help from law bods Mishcon de Reya, identified a dozen up-and-coming luxury businesses for its 2015 Brands of Tomorrow programme.
‘The days of the iceberg houses are over’ but RBKC basement ban ‘will actually encourage’ excavation applications
A Chelsea builder has reported a spike in subterranean-related enquiries on the back of the Royal Borough's anti-basement policy stance.
Local Mansions? What price is a top 2.5% home around the country?
Lord Mandelson has come out swinging against Labour's proposed mansion tax on homes worth over £2m, arguing that it's "crude" and throwing his dark powers behind the idea of overhauling council tax as…
Belgravia agency to stirrup interest the old fashioned way
Some estate agencies sponsor taxis, others go for flower stands, but we haven't seen anyone branding up horse drawn carriages before.
Action Stations: Crossrail’s ‘biggest winners’ revealed
After analysing every single station along the route, JLL has worked out that Whitechapel in East London will reap the most significant resi rewards from the arrival of Crossrail.
Pricey Comparison: The world’s most unaffordable property markets
Hong Kong is the world's least affordable place to buy a home - with median house prices coming in at 17 times the median income - while the UK's overall multiple is a - relatively - benign 4.7.