International
Malaysian HNWs to double in three years
Malaysia's HNW community is set to double over the next three years, growing from 32,000 individuals to 68,000 in 2015, according to a report in the New Straits Times.
Dear Mark Field MP: Have you never heard of “the straw that broke the camel’s back”?
Cities like Dubai, Geneva and Monte Carlo rub their hands together when they hear comments like yours, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Sotheby’s expands global realty network
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC continued its quest for worldwide domination in 2012 with a truly stonking year;
A doer-upper’s Postcard from Hong Kong
Buying agent-turned developer Alan Page nips over to Hong Kong to see how hefty new (and mansion tax-like) taxes are tackling an overcooked property market.
Tory MP proposes tax on wealthy foreign buyers as London reaches “tipping point”
Conservative MP Mark Field has proposed a levy of on non-resident, non-British owners of property to redress the balance between "locked-out" Londoners and wealthy foreign investors who are "hoovering…
Homes on Tour: Hamptons overseas exhibition plan takes off
Hamptons International has decided to take the cream of its UK instructions on a tour of Hong Kong and Dubai in April.
Wealth of Nations: A field guide to global prime property
PrimeResi goes on a very grand tour of the world's prime property markets with Knight Frank's Global Head of Residential Andrew Hay...
BIID international interior design event – 13th March
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has announced a new event, "Global Perspectives - International Influencers of Our Generation", to be hosted by its International Committee in the Lutyens…
New York agent beefs up London operation
Citywise Real Estate, the New York property management firm owned by UK-based Daniel Bloom, is bolstering its London operation to meet demand for on-the-ground State-side property management.
Regional yields drawing Far Eastern investment
London is no longer the first choice for Far Eastern property investors, according to buy-to-let specialists Assetz.
Chesterton Humberts names new Head of International
Chesterton Humberts has appointed Tim Brown as its new Head of International Department.
Brown will be based in the company’s Knightsbridge office and brings over 35 years of experience in the industry.
Serious Front: New Chelsea office and a pop-up store for Harrods Estates
In a marketing move that will be very hard to miss this month, Harrods Estates has launched a pop-up store in arguably the most famous shop window in all the world.