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Heritage Tax confirmed from 1st October
In a disappointing result for heritage organisations, HMRC has confirmed that VAT will be charged on alterations to listed buildings from 1st October 2012.
WA Ellis report bumper June
WA Ellis have reported a bustling June, with a 45% increase in buyer registrations and a "marked increase" in activity from Middle Eastern renters in the run-up to Ramadan.
68% of visitors to waellis.co.
Camilla Dell on the secrets of the off-market
A significant number of properties in prime central London are bought and sold without ever appearing on the open market.
Plans for Valandy nuptials cause a stir
If yours hasn't arrived yet, you're probably not going unfortunately.
Mayfield Grange wins Best Interior Design award
Weston Homes has beaten off strong competition from St James to win What House's Best Interior Design Gold Award for their Mayfield Grange development in East Sussex.
Battle to find best golfer in UK resi property heats up
Over the last three months, 260 residential agents and developers have been battling it out on the golf course in the regional qualifying heats of the Zoopla Charity Classic 2012 to secure a much-coveted…
Floods could cost £2.5 billion – again
This year's summer flooding marks the fifth anniversary of 2007's floods, which cost the insurance industry £2.5 billion.
Gazumping is part of property market “flexibility” – Shapps
Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, has ruled out any reforms to tackle gazumping in the property market in a reply to a Commons question from Tory MP Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne & Sheppey).
Sales of £5m+ London resi rack up £1billion in three months
There were more than 100 sales of £5m+ residential property in the three months to the end of June 2012, according to research from Savills, equating to a total value of over £1 billion in a quarter…
Barn conversions won’t need planning permission as planning system streamlined
Greg Clark, the Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities, has announced further moves to simplify the planning system, including speeding up the appeals process and making it easier to change…
CML pushes for stamp duty reform
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have set out a range of options for fundamental stamp duty reforms that would do away with the current (flawed) "slab" structure.
Prime business booming for John D Wood
John D Wood managed to sell 8% more £2m+ properties since this year’s Budget than in the same period last year, according to Managing Director Peter Young.