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Boffins pitch ‘premium property tax’ on London’s £5m+ sales
Academics from Goldsmiths, Sheffield and York universities have floated the idea of slapping a "premium property tax" on London's prime property market to pay for social and affordable housing.
Resi revival for Dobson’s Longhirst Hall
An important John Dobson country house in Northumberland is being returned to residential use, eighty years after being requisitioned by the Army.
The average London property price increased by 12.4% in 2015
Average property prices across England and Wales increased by 6.4% last year, after pushing up by 1.2% in December, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
New ‘agent army’ formed to revive luxury home sales in Singapore
With the luxury housing market continuing to cool, some property firms in Singapore are coming up with new ways to help developers boost sales, writes PropertyGuru's Romesh Navaratnarajah.
Brexit Wounds: What an EU Referendum means for the UK property industry
A British exit from the European Union poses a significant threat to the UK's property industry - and particularly the high-value residential sector - says Carter Jonas, after discovering that 65% of…
Grade I Henry VIII mansion up for £12m
An important Grade I listed mansion has hit the market near St Albans.
Three decades of decadent design in ten projects: A David Collins Studio retrospective
Ten of the celebrated studio’s top residential design projects...
US luxury property market shudders as HNW buyers lose anonymity
The US prime property market is reeling after the government announced plans to effectively end buyer anonymity in New York and Miami.
Record results for Strutt & Parker
Strutt & Parker has posted a cracking set of annual results, including turnover of £111.3m (up 9% from 2014's £102.1m) and pre-tax profit of £27.8m (up 13% to £24.6m).
Development partner sought for giant Battersea regeneration project
Wandsworth Council is on the hunt for a joint venture partner to deliver one of south west London's biggest regeneration projects.
Argent makes six new senior appointments
As Roger Madelin, Jim Prower and Tony Giddings move on, King's Cross developer Argent has made some changes to its senior management team.
How to splash the entire lottery jackpot in one go
Scooping Saturday's record rollover jackpot of £57.8m would make you wealthier than Andy Murray, Adele and E.L.