Location: London
HMRC scuppers £135m SDLT avoidance scheme
A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme reportedly used in the purchase of Chelsea Barracks.
Greece and Desist: The Doer Upper’s postcard from Corfu
Minor oligarchs are flocking to some of the nicer bits of Corfu in search of a cut-price Riviera; good luck to 'em, says Alan Page.
Scotland’s stamp duty revolution could catch on…
It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph.
Big first half of the year for house prices; Rightmove doubles annual forecasts to +4%
Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record.
Readies Sorted: Walker Crips launches UK’s first regulated bridging fund
Wealth and investment manager, Walker Crips, has just announced the launch date for what it claims to be the UK's first regulated bridging finance investment fund.
RICS puts housing at the top of the agenda
The first RICS National Residential Conference happens on 16th July at the Kensington Close Hotel in London, with a keynote speech by Mark Prisk MP.
RICS launches inquiry into surveyor drought
Despite last month's insistence that there definitely are enough valuers out there to meet market demand, RICS has announced an independent inquiry into "the issue of valuer shortages".
Prickly planning problems? Better think laterally
Our landscape design guru Barry Burrows doesn't let red tape get in the way of a cracking creation in Kensington...
The 20% Garden Premium
Marsh & Parsons has worked out that outside space in London adds 20% to the price of a property.
British homes gain £156bn in Q2
The total value of British homes now stands at £6.2 trillion, after rising by £156 billion over the last three months, according to Zoopla. That's an average gain of £1.7bn per day.
Tunnel Vision: Why London’s roads should have roofs…
Roofing over London's road to make nicer cycle paths sounds like something we'd come up with after a couple of pints.
Three lenders, eight blocks of flats, one stressful day
Thought you were having a busy one? One firm has just brokered a complex refinance transaction involving three lenders and eight multi-unit freehold properties, all completing on the same day.