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Stamp duty avoidance schemes double

Surge a response to government’s increased levy on £2m-plus homes

From WORLD Nov 30, 2012

Moscow’s rich buy £1m entry into UK

Number of wealthy migrants jumps by 78%

Nov 30, 2012

Shaftesbury basks in London’s limelight

Full-year pre-tax profit of £31.2m, up from £29.2m a year

Nov 29, 2012

Tchenguiz nears motorway services sale

M3 Capital Partners is the preferred bidder for assets

From BANKS Nov 29, 2012

Commercial property loans in spotlight

Lenders reluctant to admit likely losses

Nov 28, 2012

VinaCapital to sell Hanoi Metropole stake

Fund manager seeks buyer for Vietnam’s best-known hotel

Nov 28, 2012

Quintain to sell a third of its iQ stake

Property group seeks buyer for part of student housing business

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Nov 28, 2012

US new home sales disappoint

October figures down slightly, previous month revised sharply lower

bricklayer ©Dreamstime From WORLD Nov 28, 2012

Call for more homes on green land

Planning minister confronts countryside campaigners

Nov 27, 2012

Alpha Plus seeks £40m to pay debts

Private education group turns to bond markets

Nov 26, 2012

Lehman to sell Archstone for $6.5bn

Equity Residential and AvalonBay take on real estate group

Nov 26, 2012

Quintain to increase focus on London

Urban regeneration specialist posts £29.1m pre-tax loss

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Nov 26, 2012

EMCO seeks to revive clubbing culture

Rising trend to invest in esoteric corners of property market

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Nov 25, 2012

Warring investors threaten legal action

Hong Kong fund to respond to creditors

From PERSONAL FINANCE Nov 25, 2012

Council to invest pensions in new homes

Islington earmarks staff savings for residential development

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Nov 25, 2012

Microsoft in talks on Europe stores

Decision awaits review of US outlets’ performance

Nov 25, 2012

Property bond issues set for record

Real estate becoming disenchanted with bank funding

From FINANCIAL SERVICES Nov 23, 2012

Buyout groups pick up Irish bargains

Private equity interest is growing as the economy has stabilised

From WORLD Nov 23, 2012

Councils top up first-time buyer deposits

Scheme has helped more than 1,000 first-time buyers

From LEX Nov 23, 2012

Fraser & Neave – playground scrap

Singapore should make the timetable for this cross-border battle clear

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