Location: United Kingdom
Forecast: SDLT reform to counter pre-election slowdown in 2015
House prices across England and Wales are going to rise by 4% next year - down from this year's +8.6% - thinks Hamptons International, while prime central London will dribble up by just 0
Old War Office-to-Resi: Hinduja Group lands 57 Whitehall
The race to buy one of the most iconic buildings in central London is over
Average asking prices up 7% in 2014 – Rightmove
2014 has ended with the largest ever monthly fall in average asking prices across the UK, according to Rightmove's latest tally, although they're still up by 7% on an annual basis.
SDLT reform to drive a 2-5% sales boost – RICS
George Osborne's overhaul of the Stamp Duty system, creating a progressive regime that delivers savings to all but the top 2% of home buyers, "has the potential to trigger a material shift in market sentiment…
Savills recruits Northacre and JLL man to Prime London Resi Development team
Former JLL Director Richard Osborne-Young has joined Savills' Prime London Residential Development team
Prime Property of the Week: Tower Power
Penthouse, Cambridge House, One Tower Bridge
£15m
Grosvenor Crescent tops ‘Most Expensive Streets in England and Wales 2014’
Belgravia's Grosvenor Crescent has been named The Most Expensive Street in England & Wales by Lloyds Bank, with an average house price of £16,918,000.
CASE STUDY: Going super-high spec in Knightsbridge
How do you go about designing the ultimate specification for a landmark super-prime scheme opposite Harrods? What kind of bells and whistles do UHNWIs expect to see in a £12.5
Is Islington about to ban mega-basements too?
Just a week after the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea claimed victory in an "historic battle" against mega-basements, another London council is eyeing up a subterranean crackdown.
Ancient property law firms join forces
Two of London's most venerable property law firms have decided to team up and create a 120-strong outfit with a combined total of 530 years' experience.
May, May & Merrimans (est. 1786) and Hunters (est.
Knight Frank: Rightmove is ‘best choice available at this time’
Agents Mutual co-founder Knight Frank has opted to ditch Zoopla and go with Rightmove under OnTheMarket's "two portal rule"
Government outlines plans to help small-scale developers
Minister of State for Housing and Planning Brandon Lewis has been busy updating Parliament on the coalition government's attempts at freeing up the planning system.