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Register of Overseas Entities: 31st Jan deadline looms large
New rules are 'already having a major impact on UK real estate transactions and any overseas entities that own affected UK real estate and have not yet registered their beneficial owners at Companies House must take urgent steps to do so,' advise lawyers.
Policy Watch: Three big resi reforms to watch this year
2023 will see some major - and long-awaited - changes to the legislative landscape. Two lawyers look ahead to some key reforms that are likely to affect the residential property sector...
The Register of Overseas Entities is now in play; here’s what property pros need to know
Designed to "root out corrupt elites using UK property to launder their illicit wealth," the Register of Overseas Entities has officially launched, requiring more transparency for UK property transactions…
Those who missed this week’s overseas entities deadline face ‘severe restrictions on their ability to buy and sell property’
Companies House is 'now assessing and preparing cases for enforcement action'.
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George Vernon has taken up a Consultant Senior Lettings Director role at the luxury brokerage.
Knight Frank’s Rory Penn on resilience, recalibration & finding opportunity in London’s prime property market
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In Pictures: Touring a revamped Rutland Gardens townhouse with Rolls-Royce links
Design studio Taylor Howes completes a two-year reimagining of a storied Knightsbridge residence - which is now up for sale at nearly £17mn.
In Pictures: Trophy apartment at Clarges Mayfair lists at £39.5mn
Buyer sought for 4,650 sq ft sub-penthouse with two roof terraces at the prestigious development opposite Green Park.
‘Ambassadorial’ St John’s Wood townhouse sells for £11.5mn
A £3.25mn price cut did the trick for the Grade II listed pile on Hamilton Terrace.
In Pictures: £27mn Rossetti-inspired penthouse launches at Marylebone Square
Marquee unit at long-running PCL project has been named after Christina Rossetti - and is being sold with a first edition collection of poems by the celebrated romantic writer.
Westminster’s rental licensing scheme launches this month
New rules for some central London landlords kick in on 25th November 2025.
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