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There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...
11 June 2022
From: Features

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...
29 May 2021
From: Features

London agency Benham and Reeves says a new analysis it’s conducted of the capital’s property market since last summer shows a...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new boutique estate agency is to open in London, run by a former director of both Dexters and Hanover Residential. Jeremy...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax expert says that there is 'zero likelihood' of the government changing its mind on stamp duty changes for overseas...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has published draft legislation giving further details on the two per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-residents purchasing residential...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The advantage given to overseas buyers when Sterling weakened during the long-running Brexit saga has returned with the arrival of the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...
25 May 2019
From: Features

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
27 October 2018
From: Features

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...
30 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work? Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...
28 July 2018
From: Features

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

Brexit uncertainty and weakening consumer demand are likely to hit house prices this year, according to a survey of 33 housing...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...
24 February 2018
From: Features

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One one in every 300 property purchases by overseas buyers trigger a so-called ‘red flag’ with the National Crime Agency -...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com What is The World Property Network...
05 May 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents should remember to target overseas buyers and tenants according to the head of a business management system aimed at maximising international...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...
25 January 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A surge in sales of London properties to overseas buyers taking advantage of the Pound’s post-referendum collapse has helped Savills exceed...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The managing partner of a property investment firm says London residential property values have fallen by 15 to 25 per cent...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker says both the volume of sales and the sum of the selling prices of homes in Prime Central London...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...
07 October 2016
From: Features

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...
23 September 2016
From: Features

The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The sales website Home claims that London house prices have dropped an average of 1.2 per cent in the past four...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...
05 August 2016
From: Features

Referendum uncertainty - even before the shock Brexit vote itself - led prime central London prices to drop 1.4 per cent...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The director of a high-end foreign-owned estate agency in prime central London says he is surprised that so many other figures...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Prices are wobbling in the London housing market, with the referendum and ongoing currency fluctuations being two of the major causes. That...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about a London market slowdown has clouded the fact that the areas seeing price falls are almost entirely in...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A former head of Savills’ buying arm says well-heeled overseas buyers are unphased by the recently-increased stamp duty on high value...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bow Group - a think-tank that was previously a solid backer of the Tories but has recently flirted with UKIP...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne remains convinced that his stamp duty reforms of a year ago benefit over 95 per cent of home...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is the latest estate agent to admit that the prime London sales market is “subdued” - and it blames...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn has suggested a party run by him would consider a ban on the purchase of homes...
04 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Investors are extending their influence over the property market in prime central parts of London according to agency Marsh & Parsons. The...
06 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Transactions in prime central London have plummeted and prices per square foot have dipped. Data from LonRes shows that in the second...
04 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A pressure group is calling for estate agents to conduct additional checks to ensure the legal provenance of buyers’ funds, and...
23 July 2015
From: Breaking News

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