International
PCL house prices have halved over five years (but only if you’re buying with gold bullion)
It'll cost you five gold bars to buy a house in prime central London these days; five years ago, it would have cost ten.
London keeps World #1 Financial Centre title
London is still the world's top financial centre, maintaining a clear 20 point lead from New York in second place, although there's ever more stiff competition from Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Zurich,…
Sculpture in the Skyline: Is this the world’s coolest resi tower?
If you're keeping an eye on ups and downs across the pond, it's worth noting that Herzog & de Meuron's fervently anticipated 56 Leonard - billed as "the most imaginative and architecturally significant…
MIPIM wrap video
It's a world of optimism (and stats) according to Francois Ortalo-Magné and Dr. Mahdi Mokrane's summing-up of MIPIM week...
Hitchcox to roll out yoo branded developments across Asia
Niseko, Japan - yoo Design Studio
Elle Macpherson's favourite developer, John Hitchcox's yoo, has unveiled plans to roll out a series of branded residences throughout Asia.
Tracy Kellett’s Chinese Horrorscope
Want to impress a Chinese billionaire? Go to Tesco or bag a swan, says Tracy Kellett as a Chinese client gives BDI's Managing Director a rude cultural awakening.
“Hostile” tax regime is forcing HNW non-doms out of Britain
The number of UK taxpayers registered with HMRC as non-domiciled (non-doms) has fallen by a further 2,000 in one year as the impact of the £30,000 annual non-dom levy continues to bite, according to law…
Watch Boris’s keynote address at MIPIM here
Including why London is better than France, plans for Venice-on-Thames, and the revelation that BoJo is not running for Pope.
World’s wealthy set to grow by 50% in the next decade as “appetite for risk” returns
The global stock of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) grew by 8,700 (5%) last year, and is expected to increase by 50% over the next 10 years, according to Knight Frank's magnificent seventh Wealth Report.
The return of risk to drive European property investment – CBRE
"Appetite for risk" is the phrase of the day, cropping up today in both Knight Frank and CBRE research reports.
Required Reading: Investor Visas
Sarah Conway of Maurice Turnor Gardner runs through the best options for international HNWs looking to buy into the UK...
London: Luxury homes capital of the world
London is the luxury homes capital of the world, and the global prime property market is more similar to the fine art market than to the mainstream property market, according to a new report from Christies…