Lifestyle
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
Marriott to expand its branded residence portfolio ‘by more than 70% by 2022’
Ritz-Carlton owner has grand ambitions to develop many more stand-alone luxury residential schemes around the world in the coming years
Airbnb and the short-term rental revolution – how English cities are suffering
As a developer in Edinburgh launches a set of luxury flats with a special preventative clause in the title deeds, and Paris mulls a complete ban, Jonathan Silver examines how the short-term rental phenomenon is…
Mapping Ultra-Wealth: Hong Kong trumps New York to become the world’s UHNW capital
Paris has taken over from London as Europe's biggest city for super-rich residents
Education, Education, Education: Schooling drives £2bn investment in prime London’s housing market each year
Knight Frank and Keystone Tutors get to the bottom of one of the biggest drivers in the resi market
A Short History of the Riviera: Why we just can’t resist coastal glamour
Jordan Girardin of the University of St Andrews explores the enduring appeal of the French Côte d’Azur