"Estate agents were counting the profits last year after a record-breaking 13,400 properties sold for more than £1 million.
A £50 million penthouse topped the list of biggest sales. The luxury apartment on Princes Gate, in London's swanky Knightsbridge was sold in July of last year - netting the Treasury £3.5 million in stamp duty fees in the process.
A strengthening economy saw house prices in London shoot up by 16.3 per cent, which helped boost the number of million pound-plus deals by a fifth. As a result, the capital made up 96 of the top 100 sales."
A strengthening economy saw house prices in London shoot up by 16.3 per cent, which helped boost the number of million pound-plus deals by a fifth. As a result, the capital made up 96 of the top 100 sales."
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