Bill Gates takes control at Four Seasons
Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has agreed to sell half of his stake in the luxury hospitality group to the Microsoft mogul's Cascade Investment LLC for $2.21 billion, valuing the global operation at $10 billion.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…
‘Amazon of real estate’ delivers record quarter
eXp World Holdings, which owns cloud-based agency eXp Realty, saw global revenues and gross profit more than double in Q3 - making it the best quarter in the firm’s 18-year history.
Classical architects tap into growing Chinese markets
‘There is a real opportunity to service those most distinguished Chinese and Asian high-net-worth-individuals, investors and developers’, says Adam Architecture’s Robbie Kerr
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Reality bites in Prime Central London as buyers step back & sellers cut prices
Recent tax changes have led to falling sales and downward price pressure across the capital's top postcodes, reports Knight Frank.
Winkworth’s Knightsbridge office adds Mayfair specialist
George Simpson has spent the last decade working for Knight Frank.
In Pictures: Rare beachfront mansion in Beaulieu seeks £12.5mn
1914 Arts and Crafts-style pile in 20 acres brought to market after 70 years in the same family.
Super-prime property firm expands with new lettings division
New offering from The Private Office: Real Estate will be targeting the top-end of the rental market in Surrey and the South East.
Blockbuster debut for Native Land’s Opus as sales top £100mn
Developer reports strong early take-up at luxury South Bank tower, as five-star lifestyle offering hits the right note with wealthy buyers.
Cadogan portfolio value hits £5.7bn as Chelsea blooms
Great Estate reports 16.6% boost in operating profit and 11.8% jump in total income as investments & placemaking initiatives pay off.
UK proptech boss named ‘future leader’ in US real estate list
ADVSR co-founder Elliot Jones recognised by Inman as London-based global marketing platform passes $15bn in listings.
D&G brings in talent chief from Chestertons for UK growth drive
James Evans' firm is looking to double its headcount of self-employed brokers to 50 by the end of this year.
Boutique agency founder moves to top-end brokerage
Moveli signs up another well-known PCL operator as platform expands its coverage across the UK.
UK non-dom tax shake-up built on flimsy foundations, report warns
Policy amendments are urgently needed to avoid a 'significant black hole' in the public finances, says former Treasury economist.
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Two-thirds of buyers offer under asking price, but only 4% of homes sell at a discount
'Buyers could be negotiating harder, although not all sellers are willing to budge,' says Barclays Bank.