Foreign billionaires in London choosing to rent to avoid stamp duty
Number of lettings costing more than £3,000 a week increased by 28% in the last three months of 2016, research shows
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UK housing market: what to expect in 2017
Round-up of the state of the property market in 2016 and the outlook for the year ahead
Sales of luxury London properties collapsed by 86% in past year
Developers scale down most opulent projects, with newbuilds divided into smaller homes, as increased taxes blamed
‘This is just the start’: China’s passion for foreign property
A huge new wave of Chinese investment in overseas housing may be about to flow into the global market. In Hong Kong, Tom Phillips meets the salesmen who market British property to mainland China
Berkeley reports 20% fall in reservations for new homes
Housebuilder has also not launched any new schemes blaming EU referendum and changes in government policy
Stamp duty weighing on luxury housing market, says Berkeley
High-end housebuilder says transaction levels in London and south-east have been hit by tax increase