International
Record number of stately homes for sale in France
Around 1,500 estates and châteaux are on offer across the country, as lifestyle shifts and eye-watering maintenance costs impact their appeal amongst younger generations
Knight Frank & Savills suspend Russian divisions
Global property consultancies suspend long-established business ties in Moscow, joining a growing corporate exodus from Russia as the Ukraine war continues.
‘People forget just how embedded Russian investment is in London’: Gary Hersham on how sanctions are affecting the luxury property market
"None of my Russian clients have asked me to sell their properties in London or the Home Counties," says super-prime estate agent Gary Hersham.
‘$500mn’ LA mega-mansion fetches $126mn at auction
Five bidders went head-to-head over Nile Niami's 'The One' last week; pending sale still requires approval by a bankruptcy court judge
Global luxury housing boom to continue, with more subdued price growth
Knight Frank is predicting continued price rises for international luxury property markets in 2022 - although the pace of growth is likely to be significantly lower than 2021's extraordinary performance.
Market Snapshot: New York reaches new heights as exodus goes into reverse
After a record year in 2021, prime prices in Manhattan are tipped to rise by another 5% in 2022, despite the dual headwinds of rising inflation and interest rates
Housing Secretary eyes seizure of UK property owned by sanctioned Russians
“Freezing assets is not enough”, says a DLUHC insider, as Michael Gove reportedly considers steps to seize Putin-linked homes in the UK without compensation.
Property agents urged to check latest sanctions list
The property industry has an important duty to help make anti-war sanctions work.
Relative Values: How much luxury property does $1mn buy around the world?
Monaco, Hong Kong and London are the world's most expensive luxury property enclaves per square metre, reports Knight Frank.
International prime property prices surged in 2021 as ‘luxury homes became the asset class of choice for UHNWIs’
Knight Frank's Prime International Residential Index posted its biggest ever year in 2021, with luxury property prices around the world rising by an average of 8.4%.
Abramovich selling off London homes, claims MP
Chris Bryant told parliament the Russian billionaire was 'terrified of being sanctioned'
Wealth Creation in 2022: Liam Bailey’s 11 key insights
Knight Frank’s Global Head of Research, Liam Bailey, shares his key insights from the 16th edition of the firm's flagship annual publication, The Wealth Report.