Los Angeles Times: The year of the ‘mansion tax’ - hundreds of millions raised, but a chill to LA’s luxury market
12 months on, Measure ULA 'has either been a godsend or an absolute disaster, depending on who you ask,' says the LA Times.
Postcard from LA: Gordon MacGeachy on the mansion tax, pyjama lounges & off-market records
In the latest in a series of international dispatches for PrimeResi, Hilton & Hyland's Estates Director - a member of Luxury Portfolio International - shares insights into the Californian luxury property…
LA’s mansion tax is now in play
Los Angeles saw a marked increase in high-value property sales in March, as brokers rushed to close deals before a new transaction tax was introduced on 1st April.
‘Introduce a new global minimum tax for the world’s billionaires’: Six recommendations to ‘reconcile globalisation with tax justice’
Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz is amongst those proposing 'an ambitious and yet pragmatic agenda for the coming years to move towards a fairer international tax system.'
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Persephone Rose, Helena Barnett-Lonergan, Ross Parker & Tommy Moore have joined Daniel Daggers' luxury brokerage.
Cadogan Place mansion changes hands in £35mn-plus deal
1810 townhouse was previously described as 'an archetypal London trophy home in the archetypal trophy location'.
High Court orders buyer to pay more than £3.4mn after London mansion deal collapses
Judge found developer acted reasonably in reselling £16.9mn trophy home after buyer twice failed to complete.
Independent buying agents launch invitation-only alliance
New network aims to promote higher standards and make it easier for consumers to find experienced buy-side advisers.
Mid-year deal review: 25 standout luxury property sales from H1 2026
PrimeResi's snapshot of eye-catching transactions from the first half of the year, from record-breaking mansions to trophy penthouses.
‘A genuine London icon’: Extraordinary Regent’s Park building offered with development potential
Originally built as a major visitor attraction, agents say The Diorama 'represents a truly generational opportunity' to create 'a private headquarters, cultural destination, world-class residence or legacy…
In Pictures: Touring a brand-new townhouse opposite Harrods, asking £14.4mn
Agents are marketing the first of five newly completed freehold homes on Lancelot Place; PrimeResi took a look around.
American & Gulf buyers are ‘dominating’ the PCL market this year
'All the biggest deals over the last six months have been to either wealthy American or Gulf families,' says Beauchamp Estates, with US HNWIs behind nearly a third of Mayfair sales above £5mn in 2026…
‘The product has to work harder than ever’: Dean Main on developing, managing & future-proofing super-prime homes
The Rhodium and Henigman boss gives PrimeResi the inside track on how top-end demand is shifting in London - and reveals what separates the very best schemes from the rest.
‘One of the most beautiful houses in Oxfordshire’: ‘Bohemian sanctuary’ with romantic roots seeks £14.25mn
Newington House was built in the style of an Italian Palazzo, and later became something of a hub for literary high society.
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