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OBR upgrades property market forecasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility is rather more bullish on house price inflation and transaction numbers than in November...
‘Versailles-like’ mansion planned in Hong Kong
Property developer China Evergrande is reportedly planning to build an "unprecedented" 240,000 sq ft mega-mansion near the Shenzhen border in Hong Kong.
Ten of the best graphs from this year’s Wealth Report
How many square metres of prime property does US$1m buy around the world right now; which property types have come to the fore since the onset of the pandemic; where are the biggest centres for UHNWIs;
Successful rejig for ‘landmark’ Brook Green scheme
'Exceptional' & 'unique' freehold development opp was looking for a taker in 2018.
Bayswater investment block up for £11m
Chunky period building on Westbourne Gardens houses eight apartments.
‘Significant’ Battersea block housing longstanding Foxtons base listed at £8m
Site on Lavender Hill 'lends itself to potential residential led development opportunities', according to selling agents Allsop.
Our esteemed Chancellor was kinder than we had feared
Rishi Sunak scored a 6/10 for yesterday’s Budget in the eyes of veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Budget 2021: Stamp Duty holiday extended to September
As expected, Chancellor Sunak has extended the Stamp Duty holiday for a few months, taking a sensible (albeit steep) tapered approach to avoid the hard cut-off that's caused so much angst over the last…
The new London Plan is now in force
The capital's new "Spatial Development Strategy" - better known as the The London Plan 2021 - has finally come into force, after protracted exchanges between City Hall and Whitehall.
2021 starts with a bang as buyers splash £500m on London’s £5m+ homes
Deals are continuing to flow in the capital’s high-end market, reports Savills.
Wilben project pushes CapitalRise to £100m+ lending landmark
EXCLUSIVE: A project by Wilben Developments in Chelsea has taken luxury property finance platform CapitalRise to a lending milestone.
The Times: Rightmove left rivals in its wake and it doesn’t look like that will change soon
The Times' Financial Editor Patrick Hosking pulls no punches in this overview of the UK's property portal scene.
No one comes out of it particularly well.