International Properties
Brand & Deliver: On the evolution of luxury branded residences
The global branded residential property sector is changing, reports Knight Frank, as more hotel and lifestyle brands bring new visions and more diverse ambitions.
Top Dubai developer installs a new Head of Sales on Park Lane
Nikhil Brij Kapur has joined Sobha Realty's new London operation to run sales for the firm's flagship Sobha Hartland project in Dubai
French government opens up historic property sales data
Researching the market on the other side of the Channel just got a whole lot easier
Tycoon splashes £140m on luxury Hong Kong property
Nine-unit complex in Repulse Bay went for nearly £6,500 psf
The houses that architects build for themselves
The FT's architecture critic Edwin Heathcote takes a look at some of the remarkable buildings designed by the world's top architects as their own 'calling card homes'
How Luxury Developers Use a Loophole to Build Soaring Towers for the Ultrarich in NY
Matthew Haag reveals how high-rise property developers are exploiting a 'planning loophole' to add extra storeys to tall towers, for the New York Times
Watch: Inside the Malibu Coast’s $35m ‘crown jewel’
A "extraordinary" European-style estate newly-built into the rocks above the Pacific Ocean in Malibu has been listed for sale at $35m.
US luxury developer tempts buyers with ‘insane’ incentive
Extell ups the ante by reportedly offering to waive service charges for up to a decade at Lower West Side scheme
In Pictures: BIG reveals hurricane-proof floating city concept for the UN
The United Nations has drawn up plans for a sustainable 'modular maritime metropolis', which could be home to over 10,000 people while withstanding rising sea levels and climate catastrophes
Touring the Foreign Office’s amazing luxury property portfolio
Analysis prompted by last month's purchase of a spectacular £12m penthouse in Manhattan reveals the FCO currently owns 87 £5m+ properties around the world
New York’s luxury homeowners face ‘mansion tax’
State budget deal includes new one-time sales tax, pitched at over 4% on homes worth more than $25m
Demolition ordered for ‘pharaonic’ £50m French mansion
Neighbours' 14-year planning battle ends with a demolition order for a vast party pad near Cannes