Local councils forced to spend £450m ‘topping up’ planning fees
RBKC dishes out record number of planning enforcement notices
RBKC's Planning Enforcement Team has been out in force in 2014, issuing an unprecedented number of notices on developments right across the borough.
Fast-track planning court opens its doors
The first hearings at the UK's new specialist 'Planning Court' are getting underway today
More planning red tape cut in the name of “sensible development”
The latest batch of measures to speed-up planning procedures and promote "sensible development" has been announced by the government
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‘Not the pre-Halloween horror show we had braced ourselves for’: Property industry reactions to the Autumn Budget 2024
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International buyer secures ‘one of the best mansions in Belgravia’ in another pre-Budget mega-deal
Grand 1901 townhouse on Lygon Place, asking £21.5mn, was formerly the Italian Embassy & Defence Attaché.
£30mn ‘masterpiece’ sold in west London
10,000-plus sq ft freehold townhouse on the banks of Regent's Canal is one of Little Venice's finest.
Super-prime London property agency launches Marbella outpost
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates is opening a fifth Mediterranean office.
‘This Budget raises taxes by £40bn’: Reeves targets second homes, inheritance, capital gains & non-doms
Stamp Duty on additional homes is going up from tomorrow, but there's no change to CGT on residential property.
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2024 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's legal & tax experts talk us through the key points & policies announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - including significant changes to Stamp Duty & Inheritance Tax.
‘Back-to-brick’ renovation in Chelsea delivers trio of rental apartments
Boutique developer reinvents period mansion block on Sloane Gardens, with a modern take on traditional British design.
Second-home buyers race to beat SDLT deadline
UPDATED: Agencies finalise series of 'rapid' high-end sales in Prime Central London following surprise tax hike announced in the Autumn Budget.
Agency ties up England’s biggest land sale of the last 30 years
The Wildlife Trusts have agreed to acquire the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, which has been in the Percy family for seven centuries.
Tom Bill: What does the Budget mean for the UK residential property market?
Knight Frank's head of UK resi research summarises the key takeaways from Rachel Reeves' big speech & looks at the likely impacts on the real estate sector.
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