New £25m record sale for the Highlands
The £25 million sale of the Tulchan estate in the Highlands represents a new high for sales – but the…
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Second homes in the sun are now hotter than ever
The market for second homes in sunny climes is warming up nicely, with properties new and old jostling for the…
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Revealed: the Spear’s Property Advisers Index 2017
Spear’s unveils the biggest names in prime property in 2017, after a bruising year of survival of the fittest, says…
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Helping the kids onto the ladder
Jeremy Curtis outlines the most tax-efficient ways young homeowners can optimise the bank of mum and dad. We are told…
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What we can learn from rockstar superbasement wars
Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page, is locked in a bitter row over Robbie Williams’s building redevelopment plans, but who is…
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Why bargain hunters are a boon for London properties
The pound drop has attracted more buyers than ever, but is the surge in interest enough to drag prime central…
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10th Global Residence and Citizenship Conference
The event will gather over 300 world leaders, entrepreneurs and academics at the Savoy to discuss attractive citizenship programmes to…
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Can pre-nups protect loans from the Bank of Mum and Dad?
The law on ‘non-matrimonial’ property remains ambiguous, write Jo Edwards and Jamie Gaw. With UK house prices continuing to rise…
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Property post-Brexit is safe as houses for overseas investors
As the dust settles following the vote to leave the EU, Hamish Pound writes on how the UK has become…
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Why the probate fee is yet another ‘stealth’ tax on wealth
The government’s proposed changes to probate fees would be a bitter pill for many HNWs to swallow, say Jenny Cutts…
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What the Foxton tycoon vs French ambassador case teaches us about ‘iceberg’ basements
Jay Das and Joanna Brooke on how the interplay between the law, landlords and local authority can unfold in a…
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Sellers creating a contract race are playing property Russian roulette
Edward Burton describes the benefits and pitfalls of manufacturing competition between buyers and explains why you should look a ‘stalking…
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It’s business as usual ‘with a twist’ in London after Brexit ‘heart attack’
After the initial week of damage control and reflection, property specialist Paul Munford tells Oleńka Hamilton that London will be…
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Meet the sisters who conquered the high-end holiday villa market
Two sisters have astutely filled a niche at the top end of the holiday property space, pairing HNWs with luxury…
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Whose house? How a publicly available property register can harm HNWs
New public register of beneficial ownership is a potential threat to privacy and security, says John Goodchild. On 12 May…
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Why the property ladder can be more slippery for those with parental help
Using the Bank of Mum & Dad, or Granny & Grandpa, for buying your first home comes with some serious…
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Personal security could be at risk from a property beneficial ownership register
Edward Burton argues that while a register of companies owning land in England and Wales helps transparency, it could also…
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Harry Handelsman: The man whose lofty ambitions are reshaping London
From his love of the garden square to the ‘crap’ Battersea redevelopment, Harry Handelsman, saviour of the St Pancras hotel…
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How to buy a vineyard (without the hangover)
A slice of France’s viticultural heartland may be a dream purchase, but potential buyers must be wary of potential pitfalls…
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Why the proposed probate fees will only add additional grief (and tax) to HNWs
The courts are underfunded and the government has decided that the bereaved and their families should bear this cost, says…
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