Location: Europe
Historic Highgate mansion ‘sells for £20m’
One of north London's most important period properties has reportedly changed hands for £20m.
INTERVIEW: Mark Pollack of Aston Chase on being agents of prime property
Co-founded one of London's top agencies 30 years ago
London loses top ten European property investment ranking; now behind Istanbul & Budapest
London has tumbled out of the top ten European cities for real estate investment prospects, according to a new report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
JLL ramps up resi business in Portugal
JLL has significantly boosted its presence on Portugal's prime resi scene with the acquisition of a top four agency based in Lisbon.
Complex SDLT consultation ‘will create anomalies and uncertainty’
HMRC's current consultation on higher rates of Stamp Duty will create anomalies and uncertainty, according to some top tax accountants, despite official efforts at a rudimentary flow diagram...
MAISON&OBJET names ‘Designers of the Year’
MAISON&OBJET has named Eugeni Quitllet, André Fu and Rafael de Cárdenas as its three "Designers of 2016".
Colliers buys tech city specialist Hatton Real Estate
Colliers International Group has bought London property agency Hatton Real Estate, which will rebrand immediately, for an undisclosed sum.
Change at the top for the Grosvenor Estate
Jeremy Newsum is to retire from his role as Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate at the end of this year.
Global luxury property markets in 2016: Sydney on top
Sydney will see the biggest rises in residential property prices of any prime global city this year, says Knight Frank, while Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris are all likely to see price drops.
Buy-to-let SDLT surcharge consultation: Now open
The government cheekily chose a Bank Holiday Monday in the middle of the holiday season to launch a consultation into its scheme to charge an extra 3% stamp duty levy on second homes and buy-to-let properties.
Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2015: The Winners
The restoration of Belmont House in Lyme Regis, where John Fowles wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Quinlan and Francis Terry Architects' remarkable Kilboy (below), and Capability Brown’s landscape…
Scotland hikes LBTT for second homes in line with SDLT
John Swinney has followed George Osborne's lead, announcing a 3% increase in the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax rate for additional properties in Scotland, such as buy-to-let and second homes.