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Battersea rents catching up with Notting Hill as PCL prices level
There are twice as many buyers and tenants to each property outside prime central London, compared to inside the PCL zone, according to the latest Douglas & Gordon Market Barometer.
Tracy Kellett’s Chinese Horrorscope
Want to impress a Chinese billionaire? Go to Tesco or bag a swan, says Tracy Kellett as a Chinese client gives BDI's Managing Director a rude cultural awakening.
Watch Boris’s keynote address at MIPIM here
Including why London is better than France, plans for Venice-on-Thames, and the revelation that BoJo is not running for Pope.
Things looking up for King’s Observatory plans
One of South West London's most important buildings - the Grade I-listed King's Observatory in Richmond's Old Deer Park - looks destined to become a seven-bedroom, 18,500 square foot luxury home if planners…
Labour’s mansion tax plan defeated in the Commons
Labour's motion for a Mansion Tax on properties worth over £2m has been defeated by 304 votes to 241 in the House of Commons, after the Liberal Democrats sided with the Conservatives.
Boris floats Royal Docks “floating village” idea
Boris Johnson has revealed a plan to turn London's Royal Docks into the UK's largest "floating village," one and a half times the size of Green Park.
British Land to raise £500m for property investments
British Land, the enormous property investor, has just announced a new £500m share placing.
Mansion Tax debate: this afternoon
A quick refresher in advance of this afternoon's House of Commons debate on introducing a mansion tax..
Labour's motion (a near carbon-copy of what Vince Cable came up with last year):
HNWs: Bullish about the investment year ahead
That "appetite for risk" phrase has cropped up again. This time in deVere Group's annual global investor confidence survey.
“Hostile” tax regime is forcing HNW non-doms out of Britain
The number of UK taxpayers registered with HMRC as non-domiciled (non-doms) has fallen by a further 2,000 in one year as the impact of the £30,000 annual non-dom levy continues to bite, according to law…
Dear George: Please drop VAT on home improvements and get the economy moving
As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget next week, Trevor Abrahmsohn beseeches him to help a vital part of the property sector...
Lib Dems would welcome mansion tax “if it is a real commitment” – Cable
Vince Cable and senior Lib Dem figures have been flirting with the idea of voting with Labour on mansion tax tomorrow, but only if it's a "real commitment".