Nearly half of London letting agents break the law
46% of London letting agents inspected in the last 15 months "do not comply with the law"; rogue agents have paid more than £1.2m in fines in that time.
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.
London estate agency fined £80k for data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers' personal details - including bank statements and passport copies - were…
Four Berkshire estate agents accused of illegally fixing fees
The alleged price-fixing cartel operated for almost seven years from 2008, says the Competition & Markets Authority
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£81mn London property portfolio frozen
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Planners back major rejig at Chelsea Barracks amid ‘significant’ market shift
Luxury townhouses switched out for apartments in next phase of super-prime Belgravia scheme, as developer cites changing demand.
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Real estate powered Dubai’s rise as a magnet for expats. Can its brand survive this war?
Professors Hassan F. Gholipour & Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explore the rise and potential fall of one of the world's leading luxury property centres.
International buyer lands six apartments at super-prime Mayfair scheme
Buying agent Ollie Marshall says multi-unit acquisition, with a combined asking price of £55mn, is a 'huge endorsement for London'.
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HollandGreen’s founders on how the design landscape and client expectations have evolved over the past 15 years, and what comes next.
£7.5mn new-build mansion snapped up in Surrey
Brokerage tucks away 9,000 sq ft residence in 'record time' - and receives £12.5mn instruction directly off the back of it.
A developer’s view: How a new ‘flight to quality’ is reshaping London homebuilding
Mount Anvil sales boss Jon Hall on how buyer priorities around location, design and brand are shifting in a tougher cycle.
London house price growth set to climb to 7% a year by 2030
The capital's property market is likely to under-perform the rest of the UK in the short term - but CBRE says a 'chronic shortage of upcoming supply in London' means price growth is likely to accelerate…
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