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Market Snapshot: Mayfair Rising
Exclusive neighbourhood outperforms PCL average as luxury new-builds widen the options for HNW purchasers
Credit Suisse mega-loan revealed in record-breaking One Hyde Park penthouse deal
High-profile developer 'restructures ownership' of marquee unit with one of the biggest loans ever advanced on a British property;
ITV to sell off South Bank HQ
Broadcaster ditches plans to move back to its riverside base after a mixed-use redevelopment programme; instead puts entire site up for sale
Goldwyn’s Lie: No contract? All is not lost…
It's bad enough when commercial arrangements turn sour in the property world, let alone when there's nothing in writing.
Kensington & Chelsea seeks powers to seize empty homes
Council's deputy leader requests drastic overhaul of empty dwelling management orders to alleviate "pressing housing needs"
Five steps to designing the perfect staircase (and fixing any plan)
Those embarking on a redevelopment project should always start with the stairs - and be brave - advises architect Rodrigo Moreno Masey
£4.6 billion in lost tax receipts and business revenue since 2014: Why the current stamp duty regime is hurting the UK economy
Notwithstanding the latest move to target foreign buyers, the government's incessant tinkering with high-end property levies has failed to optimise direct and indirect tax revenue, stifled economic activity,…
Property Salary Survey: Estate agents take a pay cut as market woes continue
Annual report shows average earnings in the estate agency sector falling by 5% year-on-year, while concerns over job security spark a 'flight to other professions'
Global elite eye up 68,000 square foot stately home scheme in Oxfordshire
Robert Adam-designed Palladian mansion project hits the market in one of the biggest country instructions of the year
May takes aim at foreign property buyers with 3% additional stamp duty levy
"It cannot be right that it is as easy for individuals who don’t live in the UK, as well as foreign based companies, to buy homes as hard working British residents" says the Prime Minister
Talking Heads: On China’s Golden Week & the London property market
Over three quarters of Chinese have property purchase intentions in mind when they travel overseas, according to a recent survey, but will the upcoming extended national holiday result in a "bonanza"…
Super-prime, tight supply & leasehold matters: Understanding the Belgravia property market
Once dismissed as the haunt of thieves and miscreants, this exclusive enclave has come a long way in the last 350 years, but how is it faring in the face of current market turbulence?