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Only 179 cases deemed ‘suspicious’ by estate agents last year – Transparency International
A new report has slammed the UK's system of anti-money laundering supervision as "woefully inadequate" and "structurally unsound", and called for a single "super" supervisor to oversee key sectors.
Global Tax Report 2015: How do property costs and taxes compare around the world?
A new report into the buying, holding and selling costs for foreign buyers of prime resi in fifteen of the world's top cities has picked out Monaco as the one offering the lowest taxation, and Shanghai…
Basement battle on Chelsea cul de sac
Chelsea's Seymour Walk hit the headlines over the weekend after it emerged that six simultaneous basement extensions are planned for the quiet cul de sac.
Stamp duty redraft has been nothing short of a disaster – Chestertons
As the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to his Autumn Statement, Chestertons has reckoned that last year's stamp duty rejig will end up costing the Treasury £750m in lost revenue across 2015 alone.
BoJo green lights Greenwich masterplan
Mayor Boris Johnson has OK-ed the revised Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, paving the way for London's biggest single regen project.
Infamous Park Lane squat emerges from £4m transformation
A notorious squat at the north end of Park Lane has been brought back from the brink as a resi-led scheme after suffering a history of neglect.
Former Penn School in Buckinghamshire goes up for £6m
A well-known former school site in the Chilterns is being offered up as a major development opportunity after closing its gates for the last time over the summer.
Domestic buyers rise to ‘new level of prominence’ in the London market
The proportion of sales to overseas buyers in London has fallen to 21%, according to Marsh & Parsons, as recent tax changes continue take their toll on international demand.
‘Home of Morse code’ up for £5.5m
Famed as the original "home of Morse code", the former British School of Telegraphy in Earls Court has just come up for sale.
House of the Year #3: Third pair of properties added to architecture prize shortlist
Levring House by Jamie Fobert Architects, a "sophisticated contemporary house on a tight corner site in a central London mews", and Maghera by Mcgonigle McGrath, an "exemplary family house" in County…
The Style Somerset: The private members’ club effect
Forget the Waitrose Effect.
Building Prosperity: The economic contribution of Central London’s construction industry
The City Property Association and Westminster Property Association, which represent some 400 of the capital's top owners, developers and investors, have released a "groundbreaking" report on what the…