Lib Dems pledge 500% council tax hike on empty homes
Party would allow councils to crank up taxes on vacant properties after six months
Election 2019 head-to-head: Comparing manifesto pledges on housing & tax
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Kensington & Chelsea seeks powers to seize empty homes
Council's deputy leader requests drastic overhaul of empty dwelling management orders to alleviate "pressing housing needs"
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NCA considering ‘between 120 and 130’ UWO applications
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
The Great Fragmentation: New data charts super-prime London’s shift from two-agency dominance to a field of fifty
Exclusive: Analysis of 70 £10mn-plus sales confirms a striking shift in how PCL's biggest deals are being brokered.
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London Square buys 800-home Earl’s Court scheme
Aldar-owned developer completes another significant resi acquisition in SW London.
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Record deal sealed on Pimlico’s St George’s Square
Rare freehold townhouse changes hands at close to £10mn asking.
Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
The former Manchester Mayor and Prime Ministerial hopeful has been a long-standing advocate of a Land Value Tax to replace Stamp Duty.
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First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
Salboy launches fourth central London scheme
Studio Power has designed the ten-apartment scheme in Camden for Salboy & Forge Homes.
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‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
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