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SDLT reform ‘overdue’ but will buyers at the top end ‘eventually take it on the chin’ or is it a ‘disaster for prime property sales’?
Property industry insiders weigh-in on George Osborne's overhaul of the property tax regime...
Comet What May: Why anything could happen to the property market in 2015
After a year full of twists and changes at the top-end of the property market, Chair of the Surrey NAEA and Virginia Water estate agent James Wyatt thinks we might as well look to the stars for a steer…
Batch of new appointments at Strutt & Parker as revenues breach £100m
Strutt & Parker has had a rather good year, posting a 22% increase in revenues and a 60% jump in pre-tax operating profits.
In the year to 30th April 2014, the firm brought in £102.
Deverell Smith ramps up country team as demand for agents soars
Recruitment outfit Deverell Smith has reported a significant increase in the number of roles being offered in country house departments across the South of England, a shift it's putting down to rising transaction…
Was this the best Black Friday deal of them all?
An early contender for Bargain of the Year, this 34,250 square foot Grade II-listed mansion in Devon has just been sold for £600k, after being deemed 'simply too big for most people'.
Prime country sales swell as Londoners look further afield, but the tide is turning
£1m+ sales outside London waxed by 44% year-on-year between January and June 2014, says Knight Frank, as prime country house prices bulged by 4.7% in the year to Q3 2014.
We’ve made our portal decision too – Henry & James
It's ok, we're not going to report on all of these, but interesting to note that another prime agency has gone public today with the portal it'll be dropping when OnTheMarket.
‘Overwhelmingly one-sided’ portal call for Barton Wyatt
Top-end Surrey estate agency and OnTheMarket.com devotee Barton Wyatt has broken ranks to publicly announce which portal it'll be dropping under Agents' Mutual's two portal rule.
WhatHouse? Awards: Winners
Some deserving accolades were dished out to some of the prime resi industry's finest at last week's WhatHouse? Awards.
Grade II* Minley Manor sparks global bidding war
Carter Jonas has just sold one of Hampshire’s landmark properties for above asking, after receiving bids from all over the world.
Change at the top as Prime Purchase names new MD
Hugo Thistlethwayte will be stepping down as Managing Director of Savills' buying arm Prime Purchase, which he helped to found back in 2002, in January.
‘Unexpected’ Q3 price rise for PCL and the second most expensive deal on the Registry – LCP
The number of resi transactions across England and Wales is now at nearly double its credit crunch low-point, says London Central Portfolio, after a 27.8% increase over the last 12 months.