Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index rose by 1.6% in the final quarter of 2012, taking the annual increase to 5.1% and putting the index 20% above its post-financial crisis low in Q2 2009.

The forthcoming UK general election matters "not a jot" to Hong Kong buyers of London resi, according to industry titan Mark Collins.

"The story for 2013 is about sales volume, not pricing growth," says a new report from Christie's International Real Estate and Strutt & Parker, as median prices in three of the world's top luxury destinations…