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  • London luxury property at mercy of Labour chaos, not Iran war

    Property

    Labour party infighting, not the Iran war, is the primary factor shaping the ongoing slump in London’s luxury property market, experts have said.  While inflation fears caused by the Iran war had been blamed for the capital’s stagnant prime property market, speculation around the tax regime of a potential successor to Starmer is emerging as [...]

    Capital gains tax is not currently charged on primary residences. (Credit Beauchamp Estates)
  • Prime property in London ticks down amid Starmer ‘plans to penalise wealth’

    Property

    Demand for prime property ticked down in the third quarter of the year as buyers returned to ‘wait-and-see’ mode ahead of the Autumn budget.  The prime property market has been up and down this year; buyers held back ahead of the July election but returned to the market over summer.  Now they nervously await potential [...]

    Capital gains tax is not currently charged on primary residences. (Credit Beauchamp Estates)
  • ‘Even luxury is subject to constraints’: Global prime rental growth slows

    Property

    After record growth in the past two years, global prime rents have cooled down to long-term levels as supply constraints start to ease and renters hit their price ceilings, according to new data. Average annual rental growth was 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June 2024, down from 7.4 per [...]

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