International
How to sharpen your Chinese social media strategy (video)
China is seen by many as the Great Wealth Reservoir, with vast untapped HNW markets just waiting to buy-up swathes of prime resi property in the UK. But how to effectively reach those Chinese HNWs?
Fine & Country opens up in Port Elizabeth
Although its already got most of the earth's surface covered, Fine & Country has plumped for opening a new office in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Lost in Translation: Notes on advising foreign buyers
With unprecedented levels of overseas investment into the UK property market, the opportunities for good advisors are there, but the risks for the unwary are considerable.
CBRE appoints Global Head of Research
Another big research play by a top firm today, with CBRE Group Inc. announcing the appointment of Nick Axford, PhD, as Global Head of Research.
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ATED draft return published
Anyone want a peek at the draft of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings return form? Thought so.
Wealthy Appetite: HNWIs gobbling up European prime property
Very few agents can go toe to toe with Beauchamp Estates on sheer net-worth-per-client.
Burmese Tigers: London agent opens up in Myanmar
There are, as we all know, loads of foreign buyers snapping up property in Britain.
Labour’s 2015 prospects driving foreign buyers away – W.A.Ellis
Fears of a Labour win in 2015's General Election, and the subsequent likelihood of a mansion tax being installed, are already putting off some super-rich foreign buyers, according to W.A.Ellis.
The Hopeful Continent: A field guide to Africa’s residential property markets
In only ten years, the Economist has revised its definition of Africa from “the hopeless continent” to the “hopeful continent”.
The World in London (part four): Shaping the future of London
Overseas wealth continues to play a considerable role in shaping the city, says Yolande Barnes in the final part of Savills' World in London report.
Here and There: Global buying trends in London
In the third part of Savill's World in London report, Paul Tostevin runs through who's buying up London and where they're from;
Riviera Cheek: The Doer Upper does St Tropez
St Tropez is not all glamour, especially if you're a buying agent... Alan Page reports from Notting Hill-on-Sea on what to love and the four types of Riviera buyer.