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London’s high-end homebuyers ‘paid 12% of the stamp duty owed across England last year’
The 675 £3m+ deals recorded in the capital in 2020 generated a combined total of £368.6m in stamp duty, according to research by Enness Global.
Hilltop plans to deploy ‘up to £300m’ on resi development projects in the next three years
Development finance firm Hilltop has secured major US backing for residential construction investments in the UK.
Goldman Sachs buys German modular housing pioneer
Goldman Sachs has acquired the majority stake in Germany's Oikos Group, following on from a £75m investment in British modular housing firm Top Hat in 2019.
Propertymark loses another senior figure
Finance chief Kate Hawkins is the fifth senior figure to leave Propertymark in the last 18 months.
The new golden age of London’s Mayfair
The Monopoly board game isn’t outdated after all, writes Ed Lewis.
In Pictures: Dorset manor house ‘with all the toys’ that inspired Thomas Hardy pitched at £3.75m
Poxwell Manor comes with "all the toys", says Strutt & Parker, including a helipad and helicopter hangar.
Star lots in South Devon & Notting Hill go under the hammer in latest Savills auction
Standout sales included a farmhouse in Salcombe, which went for £1.7m on the day, and a mixed-use proposition on Notting Hill’s Clarendon Road, which ended up fetching £1.19m.
Sussex lettings agency buys marina specialist
Lomond Capital-owned Brand Vaughan has made another acquisition, taking on Brighton Marina agency Palms Properties.
PCL set to ‘rebound strongly’, says Savills, as it upgrades prime & mainstream property price forecasts
“Prime Central London offers a real buying opportunity" this year, says Savills, as it predicts >20% price growth over the next five years.
Dubai villa sale sets 2021 benchmark
Swiss family splashes c.£22m on a custom-designed villa on the most sought-after frond on Palm Jumeirah, marking the biggest deal in the region so far this year.
The Telegraph: Will London house prices recover? New York’s property bust and boom has the answer
Buyers were negotiating 50% discounts in the Big Apple over the summer, reports Melissa Lawford in this piece for The Telegraph, but the tide now looks to be turning...
Propertymark sets out four-point manifesto for its future
Estate agency trade body has outlined "four pillars" that "embody [its] current and future ambitions".