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Mansion tax plans ‘shelved’ after backlash
Plans to unveil a new tax on high-end properties in next month's Budget have reportedly been shelved, just a week after rumours first surfaced
Nearly a quarter of house-hunters don’t use property portals, says Zoopla
In the third tranche of its State of the Property Nation survey, Zoopla reveals some unexpected truths about property portal usage...
Rightmove predicts ‘a series of new price records’ this Spring
Supply is finally starting to rise, says Rightmove, but not as fast as demand...
Landlord numbers fall to a seven-year low
The average private rental portfolio size has risen as the number of landlords has dropped, reports Hamptons International. The national average rent increased by 3.6% in the last year.
BIID plans roadshow for regional design pros
Series of 'Ask the Expert' events scheduled across the country
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
A weekly stock check, powered by LonRes
In Pictures: Inside the Squire and Partners-designed Lancer Square
Buyers have already picked up half of the residences at CIT's long-awaited super-prime scheme on Ken Church Street
In Pictures: Romantic Mayfair mansion debuts at £40m
8,000 square foot affair on South Street was once the home of Dame Barbara Cartland, the most successful romance novelist of all time.
City high-rollers return to Prime London
Proportion of £2m+ buyers from a City/finance background hit a six-year high in 2019
Top-end national estate agency launches ‘self-employment model’
Fine & Country is launching a new self-employed business model to run alongside its existing license model.
The world’s ‘Very High Net Worth’ population surged in 2019
The number of "very rich" people (not merely wealthy, but not ultra-wealthy either) escalated by 10% in 2019 - a sharp acceleration from 2018's meagre 1% growth rate...
London house prices have risen at nearly twice the pace of the national average in the last ten years
Property prices in Greater London escalated by 82% between 2009 and 2019, according to research house Acadata. That's nearly twice the average house price inflation rate across UK regions (42.6%).