Location: London
Cutting Stamp Duty ‘could boost transactions by 40% and tax revenues by £9.8bn’
According to buying agency Ludgrove's workings, a 36% reduction in Stamp Duty rates across the board would likely lead to 40% additional transactions in England per annum, in turn generating an extra £1.
Why record numbers of home buyers are heading back to the capital’s central zones
"The tide is turning" in central London, reports journalist Anna White in The Evening Standard.
Ex-Knight Frank buying agent launches new consultancy
Uncertain market conditions in the capital are exposing 'huge opportunities', says former TBS buying consultant Thea Carroll, who has decided to launch a new acquisition firm under her own name...
Knight Frank ‘significantly bolsters’ London China team with series of new hires
Lili Zhang has been recruited from Savills to run Knight Frank's enlarged and restructured residential China Desk in London
Sales rise in PCL as buyers make their move
Transaction volumes in the capital's most expensive neighbourhoods were up by 3% in Q2, compared to last year, but buyers remain 'scarce' across the rest of the prime postcodes...
New lets fall by 12% across the prime postcodes as tenants stay put
Rental transactions in some areas of London were down by as much as 20% in Q2, reports LonRes, citing high renewal rates as a key factor...
Trio of new appointments at Quintessentially Estates
London-based luxury property firm promotes two and recruits another
Behind the Schemes: The five faces of Northacre’s No.1 Palace Street
An inside look at the luxury transformation of a remarkable island site overlooking Buckingham Palace Gardens, featuring four retained period facades alongside a new contemporary frontage designed by Squire…
Tasty Notting Hill development plot up for sale at £2m
Vacant car park behind Clare Smyth's double Michelin-starred eatery on Kensington Park Road has planning for a 4,000 square foot single residence with a double basement...
20% asking price discount ‘fully reflects current market conditions’ in St John’s Wood
Buyer picks up 'very good value' Grade II listed Victorian villa on Hamilton Terrace for £5.5m, nearly £1.5m below the original asking
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Rental growth returns to prime London
Q2 saw the first increase in prime London's average rental value since September 2015, says Savills, while Knight Frank reports a "notable strengthening" of demand for prime London rental properties