Lifestyle
Mapped: Global wealth growth, inequality & millionaire populations
Total global wealth has risen by 4.6% in the last 12 months, reports Credit Suisse, while the world's dollar millionaire population increased by 5.8%
Ranked: The ten most affordable commuter towns within an hour of London
A 60-minute commute can save nearly £500,000 on house prices, says Lloyds Bank
E.ON & BNP Paribas team up to pilot ‘green mortgages’ to promote home energy efficiency
"Energy efficiency home improvement loans" are to be made available for home-owners and property buyers
Significantly more global HNWIs are looking to buy homes than sell
38% of the world's wealthiest are in the market to buy a new home within the next three years, while just 23% are considering selling
The five ‘property tribes’ set to influence the future of the UK housing market
Onesies, Rusticarians, GloMads, Waltons & Sundowners: Who are they, and what do they want?
Have we reached peak London?
London is at the edge of a major inflection point, argues Mark Kleinman, Professor of Public Policy at King's College London. Could the capital's 30-year growth spurt be coming to an end?
Ten trends set to influence the Alpine property market
Knight Frank takes the temperature of the market for ski chalets in prime French and Swiss ski resorts, finding that Villars and Verbier have out-performed in the last 12 months
Spending habits of the super-rich; a field-guide
Art, property, travel - and ginger biscuits. Quintessentially Estates has taken a look at how its international HNW clients like to spend their wealth
Damian Hirst splashes £40m on Enstar’s Soho police station scheme
Contemporary artist to open a London HQ and flagship studio on Beak Street
Profit or Pleasure: International second home owners are prioritising rental returns over personal holidays for the first time
The global market for second homes has changed significantly over the past ten years, say Savills and HomeAway, with buyers now prioritising rental income over the luxury of buying exclusively for their…
‘Urban Wellbeing Zones’ could deliver a £15bn boost to the UK economy
British Land proposes an ambitious new planning policy to incentivise property developers to put wellbeing at the heart of urban design
42% of British buyers would consider buying a home that needed major renovation works
The appeal of project properties prevails, discovers Jackson-Stops