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SIPPs gear up for resi fillip
In the wake of The Chancellor's surprise announcement on potential changes to Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) in last week's Budget, Trevor Abrahmsohn gives us the skinny on how this might affect…
NPPF goes live after 12 months in the pipeline
A year after it was published, and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) properly comes into force today. The guiding force of the document is a "presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Savills stock plummets as Oaktree sells up
Shares in Savills have dropped by 7.4% as Oaktree Capital - who just floated Countrywide - sold nearly 6% of the business (approx. 7.8 million shares), according to Thompson Reuters.
Strutt & Parker hits 50 offices across the UK
Strutt & Parker's latest regional office, which opened in Cambridge last week, takes the agency's branch tally to the big five-oh.
Planning nod for Artillery Row luxury resi scheme
Westminster Council has granted planning for an eight-storey resi scheme at 4-16 Artillery Row, Victoria.
Land Registry goes 24/7
Some good news for impatient property hunters today;
Enness and Aston Chase partner up
Large mortgage specialist Enness Private Clients has done a deal with London property agent Aston Chase.
Thomas Eggar bolsters private client tax team as UHNWI demand grows
Top notch law firm Thomas Eggar LLP has further strengthened its private client tax team in London with the appointment of Mark Pearce as partner - the firm's third big appointment in the last few months.
And the Young Property Advisor of the Year is…
Not a hoody in sight at the Fine Art Society on Bond Street last night, as wealth management's yoof turned out in force for Spear's Young Turk Awards.
London keeps World #1 Financial Centre title
London is still the world's top financial centre, maintaining a clear 20 point lead from New York in second place, although there's ever more stiff competition from Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Zurich,…
The Doer-Upper Diary: I bet it’s not like this over at Candy & Candy…
After an invigorating tour of India, doer upper Alan Page's triumphant London return takes a turn as he risks losing a chunk of the margin on his first SW3 renovation project, and weighs the relative merits…
A Bluffers’ Guide to the Grand National
It's nearly that time of year when everyone digs deep to back a horse because it has an hilarious name. Then feels a bit ashamed when it's carted away to the lasagne factory after the third fence.