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What awaits the resi auction market in a post-Covid world?
Bridging the gap between buyer expectations and seller sentiment will be one of the major challenges in the months to come, writes Richard Adamson...
Developer sought for super-prime multi-townhouse scheme opposite Harrods
Freehold plot in ‘one of the world’s most iconic locations’ has planning for five new residences with a combined GIA of 19,000 square feet
Is it time to view stamp duty from an economic rather than a political perspective?
If a stamp duty holiday is designed to help kick-start the economy, is that not a tacit acceptance of its flaws as a tax, asks Tom Bill...
Post-lockdown buyer surge prompts agency to reconsider forecasts
More positive noises from the front line as Chestertons reports a 46% jump in new applicants and takes another look at its price predictions for 2020;
Irish private island sells for €5.5m
A 157-acre private island off the west coast of Ireland has sold for over £5m to an anonymous European buyer, following months of negotiations during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Real estate advisory service launched for sports pros
London Belgravia Group has set up a specialist division to handle property investments for retiring sports stars.
NCA ‘reassessing’ use of UWOs
Targeting PEPs and oligarchs has proven ‘much more difficult than expected’
Boltons bolthole pitched at £6.5m
Neighbouring mansions in Chelsea's most exclusive enclave go for an average of £32.5m, but have been known to fetch significantly more...
Economists predict ‘a slow recovery in activity, but a relatively benign outcome for house prices’
House prices are likely to fall by 7% as a result of Covid-19, predicts Oxford Economics - but the risks are "heavily skewed" towards much, much bigger price falls of almost 40%...
Super-rich call on international governments to ‘please Tax us. Tax us. Tax us.”
"Tax increases on the wealthy and greater international tax transparency are essential for a viable long-term solution" to inequalities highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, declare a group of 83 "millionaires…
‘Signs of life’ in Prime London as activity returns & prices hold up
The number of properties going under offer in June was just 5% below last year’s levels, reports LonRes, while achieved prices were only marginally down...
Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty cut is not about helping first-time buyers, but shoring up the whole UK economy
"Property prices are critical to UK prosperity," writes Professor Alexander Tziamalis.