QC appointed to delve into the RICS
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Peter Oldham QC to conduct an independent review into "the events that took place in 2018/19."
Forsters recruits two legal heavyweights to its HNW residential property team
Robert Barham and Charles Miéville have moved from Cripps Pemberton Greenish to join Forsters' HNW residential real estate team.
Kingsley Napley creates new tax practice
“The intention is to service tax matters in-house more than the firm has done historically and to add further specialists in due course,” says top law firm as it recruits new partners.
Osborne Clarke recruits new real estate partner
Richard Wilkinson has joined law firm Osborne Clark from DLA Piper.
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International buyer secures ‘one of the best mansions in Belgravia’ in another pre-Budget mega-deal
Grand 1901 townhouse on Lygon Place, asking £21.5mn, was formerly the Italian Embassy & Defence Attaché.
£80mn mansion sale reported in Chelsea
American fashion mogul linked with 'UK’s most expensive deal of the year'
Super-prime London property agency launches Marbella outpost
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates is opening a fifth Mediterranean office.
Knight Frank reports £162mn pre-Budget deal surge
'It was all-guns-blazing last week', reports London resi sales boss Rory Penn.
Why the US election could ‘open the flood-gates’ for international real estate investment
'This coming US election will be more than just a decision on leadership - it could signal a new phase of high demand for international real estate,' says Parisian buying agent Susie Hollands.
Charles Curran: ‘It is still business as usual’ in PCL despite the Budget’s ‘selection of crackers taxes’
Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.
Grand townhouse near Harrods heads to auction, guided at £9.25mn
Grade II six-storey specimen is one of the largest on Knightsbridge's Montpelier Square.
Corporate relocation agency launches private clients division
Belgravia-based R3Location now provides personal property search & acquisition services, in addition to its established corporate relo offering.
Light at the end of the tunnel? Savills expects UK house prices to rise 23% over the next five years
Savills has issued fresh forecasts for the mainstream housing market, with an optimistic outlook for less turbulent times ahead.
Senior Jackson-Stops agent moves to Harding Green
'The UK property industry is shifting toward a more client-focused model,' says Alexander Leon as he joins the self-employed broker platform in central London.
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Property trade body merger aims to create a ‘new industry powerhouse’
The Association of Real Estate Funds, British Property Federation & Investment Property Forum are looking to team up.
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The number of cash property sales dropped by 27% from 2013 to 2023 across England, but some locations have seen sharp increases in the proportion of outright purchases compared to mortgaged buyers.
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