Buyer outbids eleven others to sail off with famous Swiss lake house
Built by the founding family of haute couture, the historic Chateau de Promenthoux on Lake Geneva had been in the same hands for the last 50 years...
New York record-breaker gets another $20m price cut
Lavish Fifth Avenue duplex apartment was originally listed in 2016 for $120m; it's now asking $76m
Buyer pays $18m over the asking for New York apartment
While buyers may be busy chipping away at prices in London, a mega-CEO in New York has just paid $18m over the asking for an Upper East Side apartment.
Buyer bags 432 Park Avenue penthouse in another US mega-deal
Saudi magnate pays £67.2m at a rate of £8,141 per square foot
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Interior design firm recruits former JLL & Ralph Lauren marketing boss as CEO
Henry Hird will be leading the 40-strong team at Sims Hilditch as the award-winning studio embarks on its 'next phase of growth'.
Caudwell brings in celebrated interior designer for top-end Mayfair project
Developer confirms Juan Pablo Molyneux will create the residents’ communal areas for 1 Mayfair, the forthcoming RAMSA-designed scheme billed as 'London’s most exclusive address'.
Knight Frank’s van Straubenzee named ‘property adviser of the year’ at wealth industry awards
Joint-global head of the agency's Private Office saw off competition from seven other high-profile names at the 2023 Spear's Awards.
Size Group to acquire ‘world-class’ bespoke furniture maker
Deal sees top-end construction & maintenance firm expand its range of specialist services, and sets up a foray into the world of superyachts.
Strutt & Parker appoints new Heads of Sales in PCL
Agne Karazuite and Ed Boden have taken on new roles in Chelsea and South Kensington.
‘After all, property is a people business’: In conversation with top Savills execs Pete Bevan, Liza-Jane Kelly & Richard Gutteridge
The agency's London & PCL chiefs share their insights on achieving success in the industry, the biggest market shifts of the last 25 years, and the latest buyer & seller trends...
London’s super-rich turn to rental homes as ‘rival wealth hubs’ entice billionaire buyers
Fresh analysis by luxury estate agency Beauchamp Estates looks into the wealth and lifestyles of the global super-rich.
£60mn townhouse sale reported at Chelsea Barracks
Significant sale 'demonstrates that despite ongoing economic uncertainty London remains top of the list for the world’s global buyers,' says Knight Frank.
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