Mapped: Report flags £460bn of UK property held via offshore entities
Analysis by Tax Policy Associates suggests beneficial owners of 44% of these assets remain 'hidden, despite the law requiring disclosure'.
Mapped: How second-home Council Tax premiums are ‘warping’ the property market
TwentyCi analyses the impact of higher taxes on holiday homes in local property markets across the UK, noting strong public support despite 'unintended consequences' in some areas.
UK property market still a ‘safe deposit box for the corrupt’ as trusts conceal £64bn in assets
Transparency International has exposed a 'perverse situation' that still allows 'dirty money' to be hidden in UK prime property.
Bangladeshi corruption investigations raise alarm over London property market
'This is a test for the UK government to demonstrate it can fulfil its ambition of being the anti-corruption capital of the world,' says Transparency International.
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Top-performing PCL agents generated ‘as much as £5mn’ in fees last year, claims luxury brokerage
High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
Agents appointed on £60mn St John’s Wood apartment scheme
Developer Residence One gears up to launch 29-unit project fronting London's iconic Abbey Road.
London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
Sales team behind Twenty Grosvenor Square and The Whiteley gearing up to market 103 luxury apartments in Nine Elms.
Rupert des Forges: ‘London is becoming a dip-in, dip-out city for the super-rich’
'The capital might not be [UHNWI's] full-time base any more,' says Knight Frank veteran, 'but it is still an anchor for social & business life.'
Vabel picks sales agents for flagship Bayswater scheme
DDRE Global & Savills will launch apartments at Vabel Townhouse later this Spring.
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
Interview: Michael S. Liebowitz on Douglas Elliman’s global push – and what brokers need to know about today’s UHNW clients
The US brokerage chief on what American and European markets can learn from each other, choosing the right local partners and London’s role as a global hub.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
Strutt & Parker recruits estates & farms head from Savills
Louise Harrison is now head of Strutt's London-based National Estates & Farm Agency team.
D&G adds new central London partner
Lettings specialist Sharlotte Cooper previously ranked among Hamptons’ top performers.
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Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
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Top-end agency opens second NW London office & launches broker network
Vita Properties' new digs provides space for 'broker partners' as well as the in-house team.
Fine & Country expands into South America
Uruguay launch 'marks a pivotal moment in Fine & Country’s global journey,' says top-end estate agency.
Expanding agency opens Highbury & Islington office
Hunters launches new North London outpost following acquisition of local agency.
Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.