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...
Who will watch the watchmen: On dirty money & estate agency
The government is finally stepping up the fight against the tide of 'dirty money' flowing through the UK property market, but estate agents shouldn't be the first line of defence, argues Saul Empson..
By Saul Empson
52,000 UK properties ‘still owned anonymously’, despite new transparency law
Around half of registrable firms have failed to comply with UK's new rules around transparency, new analysis suggests.
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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CLS finds new buyer for landmark Albert Embankment block
Resi developer acquires prime riverside building in Central London & plans to create set of 'unrivalled residences'
Revealed: London’s ‘most desirable neighbourhoods’
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2024
Rightmove's data shows a marked increase in buying interest in London's top-tier postcodes compared to last year, as the portal highlights addresses with the highest asking prices for sale and rent across…
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Major Foxtons shareholders reiterate calls for a sale
London estate agency is working with NM Rothschild, reports The Sunday Times.
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‘Trophy’ West End retail & luxury resi scheme hits the market
Investment giant instructs agents to find buyer for flagship retail unit & 11 high-end apartments.
Regal ‘repositions’ as expansion plans take shape
Resi-led developer creates new brand portfolio to support 'increasingly diversified' strategy
Historic Cadogan Place building available for the first time in 60 years
Freehold property, currently arranged as flats, is a 'gardener & historian's dream'
Sales launch at Fifth Avenue’s tallest resi tower
1,000-foot Beaux-Arts-inspired building has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Mayfair mews project secures £6.5mn loan
Developer plans a 'transformative' redevelopment of the house on Mount Row, funded by a big-ticket loan from CapitalRise.
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Tom Bill: Slow recovery for UK housing market as it awaits political & economic clarity
Recent indicators suggest transaction volumes are rising as spring approaches but the pressure on pricing is downwards.
By Tom Bill
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