International
Those who missed this week’s overseas entities deadline face ‘severe restrictions on their ability to buy and sell property’
Companies House is 'now assessing and preparing cases for enforcement action'.
Branded residential property ‘drives strategic growth’ for Four Seasons
Luxury hospitality giant's new boss flags branded resi as a major part of international growth plans.
RLF rebrands to MGAC following American acquisition
MGAC bought venerable British cost consultancy RLF in 2021, and has now consolidated all its businesses under one brand banner.
‘More pain likely for global housing markets,’ warn economists
'The rapidity of recent price declines in economies like Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia suggests prices may retrace a large part of their previous boom,' says Adam Slater of Oxford Economics.
What 2023 has in store for the world’s leading city residential markets
17 of the 30 locations tracked by the Savills prime residential world cities index are expected to record slower growth in 2023 than in 2022, but 13 are forecast to equal or exceed last year's price…
CIRE scales up in the Alps with three new office openings
Christie’s International Real Estate has expanded its presence in Europe’s winter playground with new offices under Agence Atherac in La Clusaz, Benedetti Real Service in Cortina d’Ampezzo, and…
Why Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers is unlikely to affect housing affordability
A new act in Canada bans non-citizens, non-permanent residents and foreign commercial enterprises from buying Canadian residential properties;
Balearic Islands consider a ban on foreign property buyers
A Canadian-style ban on non-resident property buyers 'would be a definitive step to start solving the housing problem' on Mallorca and Ibiza, suggests a senior politician.
Jide Taiwo moves into Dubai
Nigeria's Jide Taiwo & Co has followed last year's UK launch with a move into Dubai real estate.
Knight Frank ramps up alpine coverage with new office in Morzine
The Portes du Soleil was a 'key missing part' of the agency's network.
Another fractional ownership start-up enters the London property market
Fractal's founders want to 'upend conventional second home ownership', becoming the latest co-ownership venture to target the luxury property sector.
London design firm rolls into the Caribbean
Ward & Co has set up a permanent base in the region after winning a number of high-profile commissions, including a new-build development project in collaboration with Randle Siddeley & Adam Architecture.