London ranks third in new Savills study of the locations best placed to attract and retain younger HNWIs, as vast wealth shifts across borders and generations.
Prime Central London posts first quarterly price growth in four years
‘Buyers are sensing value’, says Knight Frank as the capital’s top-end market shows signs of stabilising.
From PCL to Cape Town: Sophie Gamborg on taking the buying advisory model overseas
Two decades after starting out in London’s prime resi market, the former Savills & Aylesford agent explains how she spotted a gap in Cape Town - and built a business around it.
Christie’s International Real Estate makes mainland China debut
Luxury property network launches Shanghai outpost.
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Historic former wealth manager HQ offered with resi potential
Commercial and residential agents have been instructed to find a buyer for the historic estate on Edinburgh's fringe.
£11.5mn price tag for Richmond residence with royal past
Agency lists Grade II-listed house built on site of former palace.
Estate agency trade body calls for an end to local landlord licensing
Propertymark argues council licensing schemes could duplicate the incoming national registration system - and its fees.
The $84trn Question: Which global hotspots are leading the race for next-gen wealth?
London ranks third in new Savills study of the locations best placed to attract and retain younger HNWIs, as vast wealth shifts across borders and generations.
Grand Registry: Surveying the latest big-ticket deals to hit the official record
Land Registry data reveals a telling resale at one of Kensington’s most prestigious schemes, alongside a clutch of eight-figure deals across the capital.
Building Safety Levy goes live, with highest rates in prime London
Developers face new charge from today as Government begins £3.4bn drive to fund building safety works.
Aston Martin & Mouawad schemes help drive 66% revenue jump at Dar Global
London-listed luxury developer more than doubles first-half profits as portfolio GDV hits $23bn.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jane Cronwright-Brown
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Quote of the day
Residential real estate must now deliver more than capital preservation alone. It must support how wealth holders and their families want to live, work, travel, connect and plan for the future
New platform opens door to distressed property deals
Exclusive: Receiv-r promises an early heads-up on property and land opps - and already has a big-name brokerage on board.
£37.5mn Banda-designed super-duplex unveiled at The OWO
In Pictures: Top-end studio delivers 3,804 sq ft heritage-inspired residence at luxury Raffles-branded scheme in Whitehall.
Value is in the eye of the buyer: Frances McDonald on Prime Central London’s new market reality
The Savills research chief highlights key trends at play in PCL, including some surprising statistics...
Government ramps up plans to regulate property agents
Update Industry Reactions: Ministers unveil licensing regime and independent regulator, going much further than proposals announced last year.
Where did the Knightsbridge buyer go? James Moran on PCL’s shifting geography
Middleton Advisors' London sales boss explores the changing fortunes of one of the capital’s most famous enclaves - and where today’s moneyed purchasers have been turning their attention.
‘First hard evidence’ emerges of £2mn mansion tax effect on property prices
Fresh data confirms that transactions are 'bunching' below the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge threshold.
Conran and Partners acquired by US design giant DLR Group
The luxury architecture and interiors studio will retain its name and leadership team as DLR establishes its first European base.
‘Buyers today have more choice than ever before’: Savills global resi chief on the battle for international wealth
Interview: Victoria Garrett discusses London’s place on the world stage, Dubai’s next phase, the impact of tax & geopolitics, and how developers are catering to an increasingly discerning clientele.
Editor's Choice
Exclusive PrimeResi survey finds most respondents favour shifting the tax burden away from transactions and towards property ownership - but opinion is split over abolishing SDLT altogether.
International property news
Italy’s prime property market surges as flat tax draws global wealth
Knight Frank’s Italian transactions are up 140% this year, with more than 60% of international prime enquiries 'driven primarily by tax considerations.'
Branded resi developer secures heavyweight marketing hook for Middle East scheme
Anthony Joshua has 'backed' the UK launch of Adanté Realty’s Yenaier project in Oman, as the boxer's Tyson Fury showdown is confirmed.
Knight Frank ‘transforms market standing’ in French Alps
Top-flight agency continues international expansion programme.
Knight Frank appoints new Head of Resi in the UAE
Former Strutt & Parker Director and Betterhomes boss joins as Partner.
London’s property bubble has well and truly deflated, says UBS
UK capital sinks into low-risk territory a decade after topping global property danger list.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with The Buying Solution’s Philip Eastwood
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Hamptons’ Canan Wood
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Knight Frank’s Andrew Groocock
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Natalie Malka
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘The best projects have a soul before they have a spreadsheet’: In conversation with YOO Group founder John Hitchcox
The property entrepreneur who helped pioneer loft living and branded residences talks London’s overlooked hotspots, buyer trends, the next big shift in the sector - and the best investment he ever made.
Interiors & Design
‘Rural landlords are faced with a double whammy’: Research flags huge EPC upgrade premium for country homes
Countryside properties cost substantially more to bring up to EPC C than urban homes, according to an analysis of more than three million certificates.
In Pictures: Inside a Dixon Jones-designed W1 townhouse asking £13,500 a week
Super-prime Marylebone rental pad packs a 32ft-high glazed atrium, complete with sky bridge and retractable roof.
Run For The Hills founder takes over as BIID President
Anna Burles wants to raise the profile of professional interior designers and encourage more talent into the industry.
In Pictures: Inside Christian Bense’s new Park Hyatt show homes
South African designer kicks off series of interiors collaborations at new high-rise addition to London’s luxury branded resi scene.
The New Scarcity: Liam Bailey on the evolution of luxury & what today’s HNW property buyers really value
The ingredients that once signalled luxury are becoming the easiest to copy, says Knight Frank; what increasingly commands a premium are the things that can’t be replicated...
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