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Wandsworth to lose lowest council tax bragging rights…to Westminster
Dinner party guests and estate agents throughout Wandsworth will have to reassess their patter tonight, as Westminster looks set to pinch the borough's coveted title of "lowest council tax in the country".
Central London development market booms as sales rocket 50% in a year
Heightened activity in last year's Central London development market has propelled sales and construction to hit some heady post-crisis peaks, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, with further strong performance…
Dark Art: New 245k Rolls Royce Wraith launches
Power, drama and "a hint of the noir"... no, not the canteen at the House of Commons, but the new £245,000 Rolls Royce Wraith - the most exciting Rolls Royce since...well...the last one.
The return of risk to drive European property investment – CBRE
"Appetite for risk" is the phrase of the day, cropping up today in both Knight Frank and CBRE research reports.
Lettings ads must now show all compulsory fees
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decreed that lettings agents must include details of all compulsory fees in their property advertising.
World’s wealthy set to grow by 50% in the next decade as “appetite for risk” returns
The global stock of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) grew by 8,700 (5%) last year, and is expected to increase by 50% over the next 10 years, according to Knight Frank's magnificent seventh Wealth Report.
Chelsea Antiques Fair 2013
With a fine pedigree dating all the way back to 1950, the Chelsea Antiques Fair will be rolling into town for its annual stint on the Kings Road next week.
Boris launches database of development opps; Invites developers to “bombard” him with great ideas
London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a "GLA Land Assets Database" today, in a bid for greater amounts of public land to be released for development.
HMRC goes after second home sellers
The Revenue is launching a campaign today to mop-up unpaid capital gains tax from second homes.
New Scottish land tax could drive prime buyers south of the border
Strutt & Parker has warned that Scotland's Stamp Duty replacement, due to kick-in in 2015, could wobble the top-end of the property market north of the border, especially in prime areas around Edinburgh…
London: Luxury homes capital of the world
London is the luxury homes capital of the world, and the global prime property market is more similar to the fine art market than to the mainstream property market, according to a new report from Christies…
Required Reading: Investor Visas
Sarah Conway of Maurice Turnor Gardner runs through the best options for international HNWs looking to buy into the UK...