European property firm faces €14.5m GDPR fine for ‘data cemetery’
Deutsche Wohnen, which has a portfolio of 165,500 homes, has been handed a huge fine by Berlin’s GDPR regulator
Mandarin Oriental plans new residences in Tel Aviv
Luxury branded hotel and resi project will be a first for the city, says global hospitality giant
Savills acquires another Channel Islands firm
Guernsey-based property management specialist Parkes & Associates joins the fold
Beauchamp Estates moves into Tel Aviv; plots further expansion
Daniel Goldstein is running a new international branch of the super-prime boutique estate agency
Hong Kong’s wealthy seek safe haven in London’s prime property market
HNW buyers from the troubled region have splashed over £25m with one PCL agency in recent weeks, snapping up apartments in Whitehall, Marylebone and Kings Cross…
London named the world’s most ‘comprehensively attractive’ city for the eighth year
London, New York, Tokyo and Paris are the most “comprehensively attractive” and “magnetic” cities in the world, according to 2019’s Global Power City Index
Engel & Völkers appoints new COO
Paloma Pérez Bravo has taken on responsibility for the entire franchise business and all market centre operations in the EMEA region
Paul White of Four Seasons on branded residences & the new world of luxury living
INTERVIEW: One of the biggest names in luxury, Canadian hospitality giant Four Seasons has pioneered the concept and delivery of branded residences since 1985, and now operates 41 such schemes across 19 countries around the world – including the recently-launched Twenty Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair; PrimeResi spoke with the man now in charge of the global residential rollout about choosing the right development partners, setting new benchmarks, and the shift in expectations at the top of the market…
Grosvenor extends net zero carbon pledge globally
Group commits to achieving net zero carbon operational emissions from all directly-managed buildings around the world by 2030, and all those indirectly-managed by 2050
Hong Kong’s prime Kai Tak development plot goes for HK$15.95bn
A consortium of property developers has acquired the most valuable slice of residential development land on Hong Kong’s former airport, for significantly less than the adjacent plot
WSJ: Inside a Chinese Developer’s Nearly $3 Billion Bet on the Storied Waldorf Astoria
375 private apartments in Manhattan’s famous Waldorf Astoria are due to come to market next year… Wall Street Journal journalist Katherine Clarke explores how the building’s new owners are reinventing a New York landmark…