International
In Pictures: The world’s tallest vertical garden
A new 46-storey "sustainable high-rise" development in Sri Lanka is aiming to become the tallest vertical garden in the world.
What do China’s super-rich look for in an overseas property?
Chinese super-portal Juwai has made a list of what China's super-rich value most when it comes to buying stuff, and overseas property in particular...
London overtakes Hong Kong as most expensive place to live and work
London is the most expensive city in the world to locate an employee, overtaking the "winner" for the last five years, Hong Kong, in Savills Live/Work Index.
London Vs Monaco: Comparing ultra-prime twin markets
Prime Central London has closed the property price gap on Monaco over the last few years, says Monaco/London agent Pastor Real Estate, with the difference in average sale prices closing from 64% in 2011…
Chestertons makes a move on Marbs
Chestertons has done a deal with Marbella estate agency Affinity Property Group to open a new Spanish outpost in Puerto Banus, Chestertons Affinity.
City Minutes: The view from New York, London & Hong Kong
The rise of New York's Midtown district, Hong Kong's new-build resi recovery and the most obvious risk to London's future growth;
London’s Overseas Buyers: Top five boroughs
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has come out blazing against the number of foreign buyers in the capital (again), raising the point - supported by new stats from Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) -…
Savills sets up shop in the Middle East
Savills has formed new partnerships in Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai to boost its presence across the region.
Big Picture: Is this the beginnings of a ‘two-speed’ Europe?
Dubai has topped Knight Frank's worldwide house price growth league again - for the fifth quarter on the trot - but there's been some very interesting developments across Europe...
Special Relationship: Knight Frank teams up with top US brokerage
Anglo-American relations have taken a big step forward - in the resi property world at least - with the formation of a 'strategic alliance' between Knight Frank and US brokerage Douglas Elliman.
Prime markets in key global cities are ‘increasingly moving together’
Now they're officially in bed together (more here), Knight Frank Residential and US brokerage Douglas Elliman have decided to pool their resources on the research front too.
Where’s the Wealth? London, luxury assets and the UHNW landscape
The prime London market is closely linked to the private wealth of ultra high net worth individuals, says Savills' Sophie Chick in another installment of the agency's Prime London Autumn Spotlight.