It is time to do away with leasehold homes
The concept of property leaseholds is deeply flawed, yet many buyers are still happy to pay sky-high prices despite leaving…
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How HMRC is profiting from non-res property owners
Solicitors are failing to warn non-res clients on the fines they can accrue upon failure to declare CGT within 30…
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Why more Middle Eastern families are turning to UK property
An increasingly challenging global investment climate is bringing in a wave of Middle Eastern family offices to the UK commercial…
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Why British property finance is in Cannes spotlight
From MIPIM to Mayfair, a host of British firms are developing innovative approaches to the financing of property deals, writes…
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How to get the iceberg basement of your dreams
The tide may have turned against iceberg basements in recent times, but they’re still doable, writes Stephen Rockhill Hardly a…
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Why UK’s property tax reform is a step backwards
Current tax rules, developed over the past 200 years, are out of touch with the reality of today, but the…
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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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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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