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Winkworth Kensington & Chelsea Market Insight (Summer 2010)
June 28th, 2010
Winkworth Central London has published its Summer 2010 Market Insight, analysing trends and the outlook for The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea residential sales and lettings market.
Posted in Industry-related News, Property Market Comments, Property-related News, UK Market Comment
Winkworth Comment on The Emergency Budget
June 22nd, 2010
Dominic Agace’s, CEO of M Winkworth PLC, reaction to the increase in Capital Gains Tax to 28% for higher-rate taxpayers
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Winkworth Quarterly Market Analysis (Summer 2010)
June 17th, 2010
M Winkworth plc (“Winkworth”), the leading franchisor of real estate agencies, today publishes its quarterly review analysing trends and the outlook for the UK residential property sales and lettings markets.
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Fall in Euro expected to boost property sales in Euro zone
June 14th, 2010
David King, director of Winkworth International, says fall in the value of the Euro against Sterling will encourage British buyers to purchase proeprty in Euro zone.
Posted in International Market Comment, Property Market Comments
No huge sell-off of property following government’s plans to raise Capital Gains Tax
June 11th, 2010
It was widely expected that there would be an influx of property supplied to the market, by investors and second home owners, following the announcement of the new government’s plans to raise Capital Gains Tax. Tom Dogger, director of Winkworth Knightsbridge & Chelsea, explains that, in prime central London in particular, it hasn’t quite turned out that way and why the potential rise in CGT could have huge implications for property availability and prices.
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Winkworth comments on the OECD’s warning to raise interest rates
May 28th, 2010
Dominic Agace, CEO of M Winkworth PLC, gives his reaction to yesterday’s warning by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that the Bank of England should raise interest rates to 3.5 per cent by the end of next year in order to head off higher inflation.
Posted in Property Market Comments, UK Market Comment, UK Press Releases, Uncategorized
New west London magazine
May 20th, 2010
View a selection of some of our finest properties for sale and to rent in west London and catch up on what’s been happening in the local market.
Posted in Property Market Comments, UK Market Comment, Winkworth Office News
Coalition plans to raise Capital Gains Tax are not good news for central London property market
May 20th, 2010
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition agreement, released last week, includes plans to “seek a detailed agreement on taxing non-business capital gains at rates similar or close to those applied to income”. The government is yet to confirm when the planned raise in CGT will take place, currently at 18%, and by how much, although the levels suggested are 40-50%, or equivalent to ones marginal income tax rate.
Alex Thompson, Director at Winkworth Notting Hill, explains how people are already staring to think ahead should there be any changes in fiscal policy that may affect them…
Posted in Property Market Comments, Property-related News, UK Press Releases
Coalition confirms Home Information Packs will be abolished
May 13th, 2010
Winkworth welcomes the Conservatives-Liberal Democrats plans to abolish the Home Information Packs. Dominic Agace, CEO of Winkworth Franchising PLC, comments.
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Dominic Agace, CEO of M Winkworth PLC, comments on the outcome of the General Election
May 12th, 2010
A hung parliament comes as no surprise and we can expect the government to be in limbo for the coming days, whilst a solution is agreed. This could be a positive result for the property market. Read on to find out more…
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