International
Chestertons launches Barcelona outpost
Chestertons' global land grab continues apace, as the agency announces another international associate...
Favourable policies boost China’s luxury resi market
Mainland China's luxury resi market is set to experience another wave of increases in terms of both prices and sales volumes in 2015, Knight Frank has said
Chestertons expands into Monaco
Chestertons is continuing its global domination plans apace, signing up a new Associate in Monaco
Cluttons rolls into West Africa with new Lagos office
Cluttons is pushing on with its global ambitions, opening up an office in Lagos, Nigeria.
Alpine property index launches
A French agency has decided to track trends in the alpine market by launching a new quarterly property index.
$100m One57 penthouse sets new Manhattan price record
An 11,000 square foot apartment on the 89th and 90th floors of the One57 development on 57th Street has been crowned "Manhattan's Most Expensive Condo" after officially closing for $100.5m.
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Hong Kong: Where property prices are as high as the buildings
Who'd pay Knightsbridge prices for Elephant & Castle living? That's exactly what buyers in Hong Kong are doing, says an incredulous Alan Page from over yonder.
Pricey Comparison: The world’s most unaffordable property markets
Hong Kong is the world's least affordable place to buy a home - with median house prices coming in at 17 times the median income - while the UK's overall multiple is a - relatively - benign 4.7. Th
Swiss Please: Currency windfall drives ‘overnight’ surge of investors to London
Last week's surprise removal of the EURCHF floor and another cut in the deposit rate has already driven a surge of enquiries from Switzerland's wealthocracy looking to shift assets to Blighty, say property …
Savills partners up in Paris
Savills has announced a tie-up with top-end Parisian firm Agence Varenne.
Chestertons moves into Saudi Arabia with a ‘significant new investment’
Chestertons has amped up its Middle Eastern presence with a joint venture with Saudi-based MEDAD Valuation International (part of the Najeeb Abdullatif Alissa Holding Company).
New York’s ten ’emptiest’ skyscrapers revealed
The Executive Plaza has been labelled "The Emptiest Skyscraper in New York City" after official figures showed that 74% of the owners actually live elsewhere.