International
Vancouver brings in 15% non-resident tax to put the brakes on the property market
The British Columbia Government in Canada has rubber-stamped a 15% levy on foreign buyers of Vancouver property, in a bid to thwart spiralling house prices - but it's given the industry just eight days'…
Chinese buyer enquiries ‘up 30-40%’ post-Brexit
No 1 Chinese property portal Juwai.com has also sent in some useful post-Brexit observations.
‘Risk of oversupply’ as London’s serviced apartment market matures
The serviced apartment sector is continuing to grow at quite the pace - 10
Ranked: The world’s most transparent real estate markets
A new report has ranked 109 of the world's real estate markets according to their transparency
How have the world’s top resi markets been performing this year?
The latest instalment of Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices across 150 cities, sees Shenzhen continuing to lead the world rankings wi…
Fly Net Worth: Big rise in private jet charters to the UK
We've heard lots of anecdotal evidence suggesting an influx of overseas HNWs to these shores recently, but here's an interesting indicator: the number of private jets flying into London from Asia rocketed …
Inside Mainland China’s most expensive home
A 32-bedroom, 72,441 square foot new-build palace has come up for sale in Suzhou, about 100km outside of Shanghai, for a cool CN¥1,000,000,000 (around US$150m), probably making it the most expensive r…
Harrods Estates bolsters Middle East Lettings Desk
Harrods Estates has strengthened its Middle East Lettings Desk with a new hire.
Mohamed Zaghloul joins as Lettings Negotiator from Foxtons, where he worked on sales and lettings across RBKC.
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…
Opera Houses: Emaar debuts Dubai mega-laterals in London
UAE developer Emaar Properties has decided to launch its super-ambitious new tower scheme at a no-expense-spared showcase at Harrods of London.
Plans go in for ‘iconic’ new skyscraper in Berlin; tallest resi tower to ‘change the face of the city’
New plans to build a skyline-altering resi tower in Berlin have been unveiled.
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.