International
Berkeley Group opens first Singapore office
UK property giant Berkeley Group today opened its corporate office in the heart of Singapore’s new central business distrct – a plush space that includes a new 3,175 sq ft marketing suite at Marina…
Bankers’ bonuses capped at one year’s salary
The EU has provisionally agreed - after many moons of wrangling and staunch opposition from George Osborne - to limit bankers' bonuses to one year's salary, or two years' if there is explicit approval…
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.