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An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

London agency Benham and Reeves says a new analysis it’s conducted of the capital’s property market since last summer shows a...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

A new boutique estate agency is to open in London, run by a former director of both Dexters and Hanover Residential. Jeremy...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on this year have been bought sight-unseen. London...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

A tax expert says that there is 'zero likelihood' of the government changing its mind on stamp duty changes for overseas...

The government has published draft legislation giving further details on the two per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-residents purchasing residential...

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

The advantage given to overseas buyers when Sterling weakened during the long-running Brexit saga has returned with the arrival of the...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Brexit uncertainty and weakening consumer demand are likely to hit house prices this year, according to a survey of 33 housing...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...

One one in every 300 property purchases by overseas buyers trigger a so-called ‘red flag’ with the National Crime Agency -...

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

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The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

Agents should remember to target overseas buyers and tenants according to the head of a business management system aimed at maximising international...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...

A surge in sales of London properties to overseas buyers taking advantage of the Pound’s post-referendum collapse has helped Savills exceed...

The managing partner of a property investment firm says London residential property values have fallen by 15 to 25 per cent...

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...

Strutt & Parker says both the volume of sales and the sum of the selling prices of homes in Prime Central London...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...

The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...

The sales website Home claims that London house prices have dropped an average of 1.2 per cent in the past four...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...

Referendum uncertainty - even before the shock Brexit vote itself - led prime central London prices to drop 1.4 per cent...

The director of a high-end foreign-owned estate agency in prime central London says he is surprised that so many other figures...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

Prices are wobbling in the London housing market, with the referendum and ongoing currency fluctuations being two of the major causes. That...

Recent debate about a London market slowdown has clouded the fact that the areas seeing price falls are almost entirely in...

A former head of Savills’ buying arm says well-heeled overseas buyers are unphased by the recently-increased stamp duty on high value...

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...

The Bow Group - a think-tank that was previously a solid backer of the Tories but has recently flirted with UKIP...

Chancellor George Osborne remains convinced that his stamp duty reforms of a year ago benefit over 95 per cent of home...

Knight Frank is the latest estate agent to admit that the prime London sales market is “subdued” - and it blames...

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn has suggested a party run by him would consider a ban on the purchase of homes...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

Investors are extending their influence over the property market in prime central parts of London according to agency Marsh & Parsons. The...

Transactions in prime central London have plummeted and prices per square foot have dipped. Data from LonRes shows that in the second...

A pressure group is calling for estate agents to conduct additional checks to ensure the legal provenance of buyers’ funds, and...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the agents named in Channel 4‘s From Russia With Cash documentary may have tarnished...

A Conservative victory in this week’s general election will “unleash” a new wave of overseas buyers into the London property market,...