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Half of top-end estate agents are flouting AML rules – official report
50% of estate agencies advertising properties for sale at £5 million are either not registered for anti money laundering supervision with HMRC, or have failed to pay their annual fee, according to a new…
Tracking down England’s top 40 ‘have it all’ villages
Savills' research team has scoured the country to identify 40 villages – the top five in each English region – that “have it all” for those looking to swap city living for the country life.
Over half of property buyers regret moving to a flood risk area
New research highlights the high and rising risk of flooding to home-movers.
Zone 1’s tallest new resi building tops out
The No.8 tower at One Thames City in Nine Elms has reached full height.
Grace & Favoured: On the etiquette of property buying
Achieving the best outcome for a client is not always about exerting openly aggressive tactics, writes Jo Eccles - in fact it’s quite the opposite...
The ultimate lockdown retreat? Buyer swoops on ‘impossibly stylish’ Hampshire mansion with its own adventure park
Four-acre ‘country estate with a difference’ came with two lakes, a spa, a pool - and a woodland Go-Ape adventure park.
Agents ramp up home-working lingo in property listings
Estate agents are using "work from home phrases" in property listings 300% more often than they did before the pandemic, reports Rightmove.
In Pictures: Elicyon unveils One Casson Square show apartment
Charu Gandhi’s design studio takes cues from the Thames’ industrial heritage for a £4.25m showpiece at Southbank Place.
City of London brings in ‘revolutionary’ development guidelines on thermal comfort
New 'Thermal Comfort Guidelines' are believed to be the first of their kind globally.
House price inflation climbs to 5.4% – UK HPI
The official house price index indicates that property prices are rising at the fastest rate since 2016. In London, however, the average property value dropped by 1.2% in October.
No extension to the Stamp Duty holiday, says Government
"The Government does not plan to extend this relief" beyond 31st March, says an official statement in response to a popular online petition.
Rampton Baseley recruits sales head from Knight Frank
Michael Hall is now running sales at Rampton Baseley's flagship Northcote Road branch in Battersea.