Draft legislation has now been laid in front of Parliament despite warning from prime estate agents that it will put off international investment.
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Leading London agent explores what might happen to house prices once the Coronavirus crisis eases and the market starts moving again.
Read MoreEstate agents angrily reject Chancellor’s mansion tax proposals
Over the past few days The Negotiator has been overwhelmed by agents telling us about Sajid Javid's mansion tax proposals. Here are some of their missives.
Read More‘Tenant fees ban is an interference too far by government’
Outspoken and occasionally waspish agent Trevor Abrahmsohn rails against the government’s ongoing efforts to regulate the industry.
Read MoreSenior industry sales figure Jeremy Gee joins London estate agency Beauchamp
After a short stint at new homes builder Fairview Jeremy Gee is to return to estate agency at the Mayfair-based agency to run its London operation.
Read MoreMega mansion ban will just push demand elsewhere, claims leading estate agency
The City of Westminster’s recently-announced ban on super-size mansions and apartment knock-throughs will force buyers to look elsewhere in prime London to build ‘mega-homes’, it has been claimed. The comments come from…
Read MoreIs divorce good for the property industry?
Agent Trevor Abrahamsohn of Glentree International muses on the pros and cons of divorce for the property industry.
Read MoreInterest rate rise – will it turn the dials in the housing market?
The decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to introduce an interest rate rise of 0.25% a percent to 0.5% in order to keep inflation in check was applauded…
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