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Budget 2021: Sunak cuts Business Rates, but major house-builders face 4% cladding tax
Chancellor Sunak has promised to cut taxes, not raise them in the coming years. But the country's biggest house-builders will have profits taxed 4% to help pay for the cladding scandal.
Magnificent Roman villa with unique Caravaggio ceiling seeks £400m
Villa Aurora in Rome is due to go under the hammer in January, with an opening bid of €471m.
Vendor of historic Cornish mansion refuses to sell to out-of-towners
Many prospective buyers were unaware that Helston's Lismore House plays a key role in a centuries-old annual event.
89% of builders are having to delay jobs due to materials & staff shortages
A survey of construction businesses "shows a damning situation for the building industry," says the boss of the Federation of Master Builders, with "dramatic delays to jobs" and "skyrocketing" prices.
Converted factory in Rotherhithe looks to make £4m
In Pictures: A former factory building in South East London has been converted into a capacious 5,000 sq ft family home.
Design studio Laura Hammett debuts new brand & homewares collection
In-demand firm collaborates with interiors platform LuxDeco on first release under new brand, Laura Hammett Living.
Postcard from Cornwall: Bidding wars are becoming the exception rather than the rule
After a frantic spring and summer property market, Cornish agent Josephine Ashby takes a breath and reassesses…
Nearly a million households are on the move in this strong sellers’ market
Every UK region has seen double-digit growth in property transactions volumes compared to pre-pandemic 2019, says TwentyCi. Nearly a million households are about to move home or have recently done so.
Online estate agents are taking a larger slice of the £1m+ market
Hybrid and online estate agencies have seen their share of the £1m+ property market jump by 27% in the last two years - albeit from a low base.
Manhattan sees flurry of trophy home deals
A total of 16 $10m+ properties went into contract last week, reports Olshan Realty, the highest number since March 2013.
‘A turning point for house price growth’: Pandemic property boom to ease next year, but ‘no sign of a cliff edge’
2021 is set to be the UK property market's strongest year since 2007, both in terms of sales volumes and house price inflation, according to Zoopla.
Ballymore recruits new Asset Management chiefs
Tony Hymers and Ross MacCaskill have joined Ballymore Asset Management.