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In Pictures: Restoration of important Kent manor house makes the grade
How one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the UK has been reimagined as a piano school-come-family home...
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes?
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes, asks the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Helen Miller in this illuminating talk at the University of Manchester last year.
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Shelf Help: Building a bespoke library, step by step
Tapping into the renewed vogue for actual books, super-prime developers and five-star hotels are increasingly specifying bespoke libraries as the final word in luxury...
Rise of the ‘New Aristocracy’: Profiling the world’s younger HNW home-buyers
There's a new breed of affluent home-buyer, declares Luxury Portfolio after looking at some demographics and research findings on the world's super-rich.
Introducing: The Prime Residential Almanac
A prestigious, practical companion book for luxury property professionals. Available now
Putting on le Ritz: Parisian hotel’s furniture & fittings go up for auction
IN PICTURES: Artcurial offers thousands of "Ritz Universe" interiors and design pieces for sale, from chandeliers and showers to mini-bars and a concierge desk
There’s been a ‘considerable increase’ in middle-aged renters over the last ten years
The latest English Housing Survey gives a statistical overview of how the country lives...
50 Years of English Homes: How housing has changed since 1967
Marking the 50th edition of the English Housing Survey, here's a top-line summary of how home and housebuilding trends have shifted in the last half-century...
Home Suite Homes: Super-prime residences & luxury hotel brands
As a new breed of luxury residences emerges in London, buyers are being tempted by some of the most iconic names in global hospitality...
The Fortress Complex: How the West became obsessed with home security
Sarah Blandy and Rowland Atkinson examine why homeowners are increasingly feeling the need to “fort-up”, and how this trend is influencing domestic architecture...
The top ten property books to buy this Christmas
Our favourite Mayfair bookshop, Heywood Hill, picks ten cracking reads for prime resi professionals...
London’s new tube map: Crossrail, one year out
Services on London's new East-West Elizabeth Line are due to begin this time next year...