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Tory MP proposes tax on wealthy foreign buyers as London reaches “tipping point”
Conservative MP Mark Field has proposed a levy of on non-resident, non-British owners of property to redress the balance between "locked-out" Londoners and wealthy foreign investors who are "hoovering…
A doer-upper’s Postcard from Hong Kong
Buying agent-turned developer Alan Page nips over to Hong Kong to see how hefty new (and mansion tax-like) taxes are tackling an overcooked property market.
Property Pay Survey: Resi agents earn average of £32,570 (only sector to report annual fall)
The influential RICS/Macdonald and Company "Rewards & Attitudes Survey" has been published and the results are rather revealing.
Native Land submits plans for a new Mayfair heart of art
Native Land has submitted a planning application for its site at 29-30 Old Burlington Street and 22-27 Cork Street in the midst of Mayfair's art-land.
Sleeping Giants: British buyers awake at last
British buyers lay the market's foundations and provide a bellwether for which areas will continue to be popular - and they've started buying again, says James Bailey...
Right to Light: Industry Reaction
This week's proposals to overhaul historic right to light laws - cases can be traced back to 1611 - have set architects, developers and lawyers against property advisors and conservationists.
Wealth of Nations: A field guide to global prime property
PrimeResi goes on a very grand tour of the world's prime property markets with Knight Frank's Global Head of Residential Andrew Hay...
Hiscox Private Client launches to service HNW market
Hiscox insurance has announced the launch of Hiscox Private Client, which will operate as a wholly-owned tied agency working exclusively with Hiscox products.
Abrahmsohn Part II: The Politics of Envy
Mansion Tax, Wealth Tax, Jewellery Tax, Window Tax…this feeding frenzy will eat us all up, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Everyone’s a Winner: ESTAS shortlist announced
The extensive shortlist for the ESTAS has been unveiled, with winners due to be patted on backs by event host Phil Spencer (for the tenth year) on 19th April at the Park Lane Hilton.
The ten projects that made Finchatton: A retrospective
In conversation with Andrew Dunn and Alex Michelin, founders of luxury property development firm Finchatton.
New York agent beefs up London operation
Citywise Real Estate, the New York property management firm owned by UK-based Daniel Bloom, is bolstering its London operation to meet demand for on-the-ground State-side property management.