International
Wealth taxes are back in fashion – but they’re still a terrible idea
'There is simply no escaping the fact that wealth is far more difficult to tax than income,' argues Jan Zeber in The Spectator.
Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: The ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich
The Guardian's architecture critic Oliver Wainwright rails against esoteric planning rules that have allowed 'a new breed of needle-like tower' to punch through the New York skyline.
MIPIM Awards 2019: Resi finalists in pictures
New residential developments in London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Copenhagen have been shortlisted by the MIPIM Awards judging jury.
Iconic Monaco mansion asks €125m
The Villa l’Echauguettence was formerly owned by casino tycoon and "magician of Monte Carlo", Francois Blanc
NYC’s iconic Halston House sells for $18m
Deal agreed on Bauhaus-inspired former residence of the legendary fashion designer Halston
Manhattan’s luxury property market set for ‘the worst January since 2012’
Olshan Realty reports a slow start to the year for high-value home sales in the Big Apple
Luxury sales hit new heights in Hong Kong
The number of transactions above HK$20m reached 4,000 for the first time last year in the world's least-affordable housing market
Dubai developer prepares to spend up to £1bn on central London property
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Ban Ki-moon confirmed for MIPIM headline
Former UN Secretary-General to deliver the property industry palooza's keynote address
Griffin shatters US price records after splashing out in London
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon pays $238m for a spread at Manhattan's 220 Central Park South, just days after confirming the acquisition of one of the finest houses in London
Hong Kong is the world’s ‘least affordable’ housing market for the ninth year
Hong Kong has topped Demographia's list for the ninth year in a row; London is the worst-offending European market
Wealthy EU citizens shipping out of the UK, says removals firm
High-end removals specialist Anthony Ward Thomas reports an 82% rise in the number of moves away from Britain, attributing the rise to botched Brexit negotiations