International Business
New Iberian head for Engel & Völkers to drive Portuguese expansion
Engel & Völkers has set a significant growth plan in progress across Spain and Portugal, recruiting a new Director of Sales & Expansion and announcing an intention to open 38 new shops by the end of ne…
International property marketing service expands portal reach
Properstar, a property portal designed to help UK agents market to an international audience, has signed a deal that nearly doubles its network of portals around the world.
Courts uphold Berlin’s short-let ban
Late last year, Berlin made the vast majority of Airbnb-style short-let rentals illegal
Cluttons moves into Barcelona
Cluttons has opened its first Barcelona office, prompted by a strong run of capital value growth in the Catalan capital
German agency rolls into the UK as Berlin’s luxury property market comes of age
One of Berlin's top luxury real estate firms is riding the German capital's high-end property zeitgeist by making a move on international markets
H. Barnes & Co forms French alliance in St Tropez
PCL property advisory H. Barnes & Co has decided to venture into the Cote d’Azur market.
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John Taylor moves into Malta
Luxury real estate agency John Taylor, which now operates across 11 countries, has opened its first outpost in Malta, "in response to burgeoning demand from international buyers seeking an alternative res…
Foreign firms face big reveal as Cameron announces new UK property rules
Plans to "lift the veil" on foreign firms that own and buy property in the UK are being formally announced at the big anti-corruption summit in London today
Coldwell Banker teams up with film studio to list X-Men mansion for $75m
There's another X-Men movie coming out this year, and US-based estate agency franchise Coldwell Banker has jumped on to the marketing juggernaut, listing "Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters"…
Chelsea agency makes a move on Spain
Longstanding Chelsea estate agency Maskells has teamed up with an overseas partner to offer clients access to prime Spanish stock.
Villa Colorado in Marbella, on the market at €11.9m
Emaar sets up shop in Harrods to sell the “Riviera of the Middle East”
Dubai-based mega-developer Emaar Properties, the firm behind the world’s incumbent tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has teamed up with Harrods Estates to promote its latest project: Dubai Creek Harbour, wit…
MIPIM 2016: The Resi Highlights
21,400 property peeps will be descending on Cannes next week for the 27th edition of Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier and we're pleased to report the weather looks particularly promising. O