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Big first half of the year for house prices; Rightmove doubles annual forecasts to +4%
Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record.
Scotland’s stamp duty revolution could catch on…
It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph.
Greece and Desist: The Doer Upper’s postcard from Corfu
Minor oligarchs are flocking to some of the nicer bits of Corfu in search of a cut-price Riviera; good luck to 'em, says Alan Page.
RICS launches inquiry into surveyor drought
Despite last month's insistence that there definitely are enough valuers out there to meet market demand, RICS has announced an independent inquiry into "the issue of valuer shortages".
Home Office puts Grade I Jacobean palace up for sale
One of the country's most important Jacobean palaces has just hit the market in Hampshire.
Savills planner scoops top industry prize
One of the hottest prizes in planning was picked up by Savills' Alison Wright last night.
Estate Agent? Wanna be on telly?
IWC Media, the TV production company behind Location, Location, Location (and Robson Green's Extreme Fishing), is on the hunt for "exciting and charismatic" estate agents for a new property series.
RICS puts housing at the top of the agenda
The first RICS National Residential Conference happens on 16th July at the Kensington Close Hotel in London, with a keynote speech by Mark Prisk MP.
Readies Sorted: Walker Crips launches UK’s first regulated bridging fund
Wealth and investment manager, Walker Crips, has just announced the launch date for what it claims to be the UK's first regulated bridging finance investment fund.
How to sharpen your Chinese social media strategy (video)
China is seen by many as the Great Wealth Reservoir, with vast untapped HNW markets just waiting to buy-up swathes of prime resi property in the UK. But how to effectively reach those Chinese HNWs?
Fine & Country opens up in Port Elizabeth
Although its already got most of the earth's surface covered, Fine & Country has plumped for opening a new office in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Three lenders, eight blocks of flats, one stressful day
Thought you were having a busy one? One firm has just brokered a complex refinance transaction involving three lenders and eight multi-unit freehold properties, all completing on the same day.