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Game of Homes: Overcoming high pressure tactics
As the London property market continues to surge, some of the high pressure tactics deployed in the previous boom are back with a vengeance.
Top 10 crimes against period homes – RICS
The Daily Mail's been reporting about The Duchess (Middleton) causing strife in the village by replacing traditional Georgian roof tiles with "Barratt Homes" red ones. The horror.
Grosvenor raises £210m of debt for Belgravia spending
Sounds like there's a prime spending spree in the offing; Grosvenor has raised £210m of unsecured long term debt to "help finance forthcoming investment in Belgravia."
California Scheming: Cantilevered Surrey villa scoops another gong
An extraordinary modernist villa in Surrey has been crowned "Best Family Home" at the Sunday Times British Home Awards, adding to its impressive haul of accolades for the year.
Northacre to raise £12.5m through open share offer and Cash Box acquisition
Prime developer Northacre is planning to raise around £12.5m through a £4.
Aston Mead buys Claud Waterer in Chertsey
Surrey & Berkshire estate agent Aston Mead has acquired its seventh office in the region, buying-up Claud Waterer in Chertsey.
Autumn Statement: The property industry reacts
It hasn't taken long for the prime property industry to wade in with opinions on the Autumn Statement. Here be some lively thoughts on capital gains tax and more...
Capital Gains Tax: Beware the “top down” recession, George
In case you were at lunch or something, the much-predicted imposition of Capital Gains Tax on foreign individuals buying in the UK has just been announced by the Chancellor in his latest Autumn Statement.
Osbo’s Autumn Statement: Thought bubbles
George Osborne is limbering up right now to deliver his Autumn Statement on the second biggest day of the financial calendar. We'll be covering the relevant bits from 11.15.
HNW research hub Scorpio snapped up by McLagan
Wealth research firm Scorpio Partnership is being bought up by global consultancy giant McLagan (part of Aon Hewitt).
Keep pace with demand or prices could escalate unchecked in 2014 – NAEA
Last year's market prediction from the NAEA kicked off with “I don’t believe we will see a surge in house prices during 2013, as some speculators have suggested", which will resonate very differently…
“Fiscally Neutral” Autumn Statement introduces CGT for overseas buyers
Stretching the definitions of "Autumn", the Chancellor has just delivered his annual Autumn Statement.