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London Property News Bulletin: Asset Rich Is Not the Same as Able to Pay

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One in seven UK households now holds a net worth of £1 million or more — mostly locked in property and pensions. That makes a wealth tax on paper value a real and present risk for prime London owners who are asset-rich but not cash-liquid. This week’s London property news bulletin also covers landlord sales concentrated in London and the South, a £24.4 million private facility refinancing a Belgravia freehold, prime rents edging up under the Renters’ Rights Act, new leasehold service charge protections, and why sellers still pricing to 2021 are watching their listings go stale.

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Prime London Property Correction: Who’s Really Selling?

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The people being forced to sell in the prime London property correction are not who most commentators think. Not overleveraged developers. Not buy-to-let landlords. It is bankers, lawyers, and consultants who bought at the peak when debt was cheap — and now face a refinancing reality that simply does not add up. Farnaz Fazaipour, 30 years in prime central London, walks through who is selling, who is stepping in, and why this correction is structurally different from anything that came before it.

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Prime London Property Market Update: Leasehold, Tax & Rising Rents

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Ground rent reform seen from the estate’s side. Prime London rents rising as landlords exit. Mansion tax speculation at £1.5 million. Inheritance tax investigations at a six-year high. The Renters’ Rights Act reaching family trusts. And councils eyeing the short-let market. This week’s prime London property market update covers six stories every serious owner needs to understand — with one calm, independent view on what each means for your wealth.

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UK Property Legislation Impact: Policy First, Damage Later

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Politicians cannot leave property alone. After 30 years in prime central London, Farnaz Fazaipour has watched the same pattern repeat: the announcement comes first, the damage comes later. In this solo episode she unpacks why property is the irresistible political football, how one line in a stamp duty schedule stopped thousands of homes being built, and what a resilient portfolio looks like when legislation — not fundamentals — shapes the market.

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Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

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Income tax, VAT and national insurance are off limits — which puts property firmly in the frame. This week’s prime London property news covers six stories shaping the market: a land value tax under consideration, a £5 million investor visa returning, Gulf capital calling the bottom, record-low mortgage approvals, and a government consultation that could undermine ground rent reform before it even arrives.

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Why One in Three UK Property Transactions Fails — And What You Can Do About It Now

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One in three UK property transactions never completes. That costs consumers £400 million every year and the wider economy £1.5 billion. Drawing on 30 years in Prime Central London, Farnaz Fazaipour explains why conveyancing is broken by design — and the three practical moves to make before the government’s safety net finally arrives.

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London’s Rental Market Is Being Rebuilt in Real Time: 6 Stories That Signal a Structural Shift

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A £1 billion institutional rental acquisition, small landlords selling up, overnight safety regulations, leasehold transparency reform, cautious overseas capital, and a possible Burnham government — this week’s six stories all point to the same structural shift in London property.

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Prime London Property Market: Six Stories Every Owner Needs to Know This Week

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Stamp duty bills have risen 194% in a decade — four times faster than house prices. In prime London, that burden is quietly keeping people in properties that no longer suit them. This week’s bulletin covers six stories every serious owner and investor needs to know, from the government’s biggest home-buying shake-up in a generation to Morgan Stanley’s £1.05bn acquisition of London’s largest private rented sector portfolio.

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Your Pension Could Lose 67% to Tax – Here’s What London Property Owners Must Do

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From April 2027, unspent pension pots will be subject to inheritance tax for the first time. For high-net-worth individuals who also own prime London property, the combined effect of IHT and income tax could leave families with as little as a third of what was saved. Farnaz Fazaipour is joined by Alan Kennedy, Managing Director of Trident Tax, to work through the numbers — and what needs to happen before the window closes.

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