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New housing developments must deliver a ‘positive benefit to nature’ from November
New 'Biodiversity Net Gain' requirements for property developments are coming soon, to improve wildlife habitats and help slow species decline across the UK.
‘One of the world’s foremost homes’: Mustique mega-mansion lists at $200mn
The Terraces is the most expensive home to ever reach the open market in the Caribbean region.
The New Prime: Charting the rise of ‘equity-have’ Vs ‘equity-have-not’ property markets in the UK
Significant proportions of the UK housing market now have little or no reliance on borrowing, says Yolande Barnes.
Required Reading: Typed name is sufficient to transfer interest in property
There's 'a wide discretion when showing compliance with the usual legal formalities relating to the transfer of beneficial interests in property', say lawyers Emma Preece & Laura Bushaway, following a…
SDLT: Black and White, or (50) Shades of Grey?
Matt Spencer and Charlotte Jeanroy of Kingsley Napley explore the 'wonderfully complicated' world of Stamp Duty, highlighting a number of legitimate ways buyers can mitigate their transaction tax burden.
Savills Mayfair seals £20mn of deals on the same day
Notable sales go through on Park Place and Davies Street as HNW buyers continue to make their move on Mayfair & St James's.
In Pictures: Luxury hoteliers list ‘modern masterpiece’ on Chelsea’s Mulberry Walk at nearly £20mn
Recently rebuilt 'to a hotel-grade specification' behind the original façade, Mulberry House has been the home of the Swedish-born Mortstedt family for over three decades
‘A seismic evolution’: Second Generation build-to-rent developments ‘feel more like lifestyle hotels’
Knight Frank's Oliver Heywood highlights the latest trends shaping Britain's burgeoning BtR sector - following a 'seismic evolution' in recent years.
‘We have always wanted to create the best independent, boutique agency in PCL’: PrimeResi meets Alex Bourne & Richard Douglas of London House
'We have broken records in almost every part of Prime Central London over the last few months'
‘Once in a generation’ luxury development site hits the market in the heart of Kensington
The 2.7 acre Heythrop College site, just south of Kensington High Street, has a GDV of more than £750mn, say Knight Frank and Savills
Green light for major new Finchatton project in Kensington
Super-prime developer expands into education, securing planning for a new school for Thomas’s Kensington, along with new apartments & townhouses
Net Zero Review proposes three steps to deliver ‘cleaner, cheaper, greener homes’
Chris Skidmore's Net Zero Review zeroes-in on the need to ramp up energy efficiency across Britain's housing stock - but falls short of providing practical help for property owners.