Liam Bailey: Where next for UK residential transactions and prices?
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Prices and transactions on the rise as northern regions power on
LSL & Acadata sense some pent-up demand is breaking through...
Asking prices drop for the first time this year as properties stick on the market
'Key metrics indicate a buyers’ market in the second half of 2019,' says Rightmove, as the portal notes 'tentative signs of the market bottoming out' in London
Transactions tumble as Brexit effect ‘takes hold’
HMRC recorded just 84,490 resi transactions in June - a year-on-year fall of -16.5%
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£22mn penthouse sold in £50mn deal spree at top-end Kensington scheme
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Government proposes the ‘biggest shakeup to the homebuying system in this country’s history’
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London Square gears up to launch sales at landmark heritage conversion project
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Developer secures financing for Marylebone townhouse transformation
Consented plans allow the former HMO to be reinstated as a single grand residence.
Seven key themes in the global branded residences sector
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Ex-Cushman & Wakefield partners launch real estate advisory firm
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Influential committee calls for ‘major reform of the whole property tax system’
'The case for major reform of the whole property tax system – from Stamp Duty Land Tax to Inheritance Tax to Council Tax and VAT – is almost unarguable,' says Sir Vince Cable.
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