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Reference Briefings
Major mortgage lenders back ‘greenprint’ for eco-minded property finance
Linking long-term loans to properties rather than people could promote more energy-efficient retrofits, argue lenders.
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2024 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's legal & tax experts talk us through the key points & policies announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - including significant changes to Stamp Duty & Inheritance Tax.
Meriam Lock-Necrews on putting homes at the heart of Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment
Two years after the regenerated Battersea Power Station opened, BPSDC's Head of Residential shares insights into how the project created a sought-after residents' experience within a new mixed-use neighbourhood
COMPLIANCE
FCS Compliance launches free AML reminder service
'AML Protect' aims to help businesses avoid one of the biggest drivers of HMRC AML fines
London letting agent shines a light on the ‘uphill struggle’ against rental fraud
'Whilst digital and AI technology has evolved rapidly, rogue tenants have also evolved with it, becoming increasingly more inventive in how they trick the system,' warns Benham and Reeves.
Knight Frank rolls out Home Owner’s Passports to ‘transform the way properties are sold’
A tech-led compliance partnership represents 'a leap forward in the use of upfront information in property transactions', says Teal Legal.
Forecasts
UK rents set to climb another 18% over the next five years – Savills
But London's rental market has hit an 'affordability ceiling', so is on track for lower growth than other parts of the country.
Rightmove predicts 4% growth for asking prices in 2025
Bullish forecast comes despite a 'larger-than-normal seasonal slowdown in pricing as we head towards Christmas'.
House prices set to rise 3% in 2025 ‘as a new cycle begins’ – Hamptons
'The mood of the housing market has shifted from trepidation to cautious optimism,' says national estate agency - but Hamptons' longer-term outlook is less bullish than other property market forecasts
Research Library
Ranked: Areas with the biggest increases in cash-buying activity over the last decade
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.
‘Majority of landlords undeterred’ by higher Stamp Duty, claims London agency
An extra 2% on the SDLT surcharge for additional homes is "a slightly bitter but manageable pill to swallow," says Benham and Reeves boss Marc von Grundherr.
Investor confidence in the London property market dwindles
A new survey scored the UK capital just 5.5 out of 10 for property investment prospects.
Profiles & Interviews
Interview: Hamptons’ Craig Tonkin on positioning a heritage estate agency for success in today’s PCL property market
'Unlike a number of other agents we don’t feel threatened by the emerging ‘broker model’, indeed we see huge opportunity to evolve with it'
‘It is often in more turbulent times that we have been able to generate growth’: Super-prime pioneer Andrew Dunn of Finchatton on building for the long term
'We have 18 live developments on the go, with an anticipated GDV of more than £300mn and, frankly, I felt just as excited to get to work this morning as I did 23 years ago'
Listen: Agency boss Geoff Wilford in conversation with Property Vision’s Simon Connell
'Our guys in Italy have been very, very busy with non-doms in Milan,' reports top buying agent in new property podcast.
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