Treasury floats SDLT holiday as part of Coronavirus recovery measures
Rumours are circulating of a Stamp Duty holiday up to £500k.
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‘We can see the first green shoots of a recovery’: Mishcon’s James Liffen on the current state of the property market
“We can see the first green shoots of a recovery,” writes James Liffen of Mishcon de Reya as he takes stock of the property sector’s current situation, “but think it may be some time before the prime and super prime markets show the levels of activity that we saw in January and February of this year.”
Charlie Willis & Rupert Collingwood on turbo-charging the American brokerage model for the UK market
PrimeResi meets the duo behind The London Broker – a collective of over 20 independent agents, including some high-profile PCL operators – to discuss their US-flavoured business model, the importance of experience, and why so many top brokers are opting to break free from the corporate shackles…
‘Property tycoons gave Tories more than £11m in less than a year’
Ranked: The Conservative Party’s biggest donors from the property sector
Jenrick gives the thumbs up to controversial Notting Hill Gate scheme
Five years after first submitting plans, Brockton Capital and U+I have finally bagged planning approval for the development of the Newcombe House site on Kensington Church Street.
Behind the Schemes: Delivering classic design for C21st living in St James’s
Top architectural practice PDP London talks us through the complex process involved in creating a set of contemporary homes on one of London’s finest Georgian streets…
Delancey appoints two architects to create a new Earls Court masterplan
Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been tasked with creating a new vision for the stalled Zone 1Â regeneration site “that sets a new global standard for a sustainable and vibrant mixed-use development.”
Savills forecasts a 7.5% drop for house prices this year, with transactions down by a third
Savills is standing by its pre-pandemic five-year forecasts, despite anticipating a major slump in 2020.
Gary Hersham on mega-deals, expansion plans & the future of luxury real estate
INTERVIEW: A titan of the super-prime scene, Gary Hersham has been brokering mega-deals for the last four decades – and remains the first port of call for many of the world’s wealthiest househunters. PrimeResi caught up with the enigmatic Beauchamp Estates boss to discuss expansion plans, breaking records and how the coronavirus has been changing aspirations in the luxury real estate market…
New top-end building contractor launches with a focus on prime residential projects
Morgan Rae has been founded by Square Metre alumni Luke Morgan and James Rae.
What buyers want now: Top town & country buying agents compare notes on post-lockdown demand trends
Two top buying agents – one focused on prime London, and one on prime country houses – reveal what is on their clients’ most-wanted lists.
Remote Control: Sandy Mitchell on launching design & build projects in the new era
As lockdown begins to ease and the property market re-opens so that buyers can finally move house, Sandy Mitchell of Redbook shares some discoveries made while running the consultancy business and advising clients remotely…