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Prized Astor family collection goes under the hammer after Scottish estate sale
Tillypronie deal releases "the finest collection of sporting and ornithological art to come to the market in over 20 years"
Aussie vendor slashes $275k after seeing a buyer’s worthy social media profile
"Feel-good decision" sees a six-bed Brisbane mansion go to the under-bidder, after the owners Googled prospective buyers
Sandbanks developer demands an interview with prospective buyers to ensure good neighbours
"We would rather sell this stunning new house for a bit less money to people we think we will get along with and would refuse to sell it to anyone where we thought the opposite, frankly regardless of the…
Where fine art meets high-end lifestyle
The Spectator's Jonathan McAloon explores the luxury property developments that are making modern art part of the furniture...
London has over 6,000 UHNW second home owners
New York leads the world in terms of overall UHNW presence, but the UK capital has a far higher proportion of mega-wealthy 'second homers'...
Just how rich was Mr Darcy?
Savills answers the burning question of the age in its latest flagship research report...
Government moots a revival of regional ‘Beeching lines’ in new rail strategy to boost housebuilding
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined "a new vision for our railways", including a proposal to re-open some regional lines closed in the notorious "Beeching cuts" of the 1960s.
Relying on property instead of pensions could cost Britain £55bn over the next decade
The UK’s "obsession with housing wealth could be making the country poorer", argues an economic think tank
Set-to on Grosvenor Crescent as resident kicks off over concierge service
Owner of £18m apartment sues management company for breach of lease, claiming staffing levels are 'not adequate to provide services appropriate to the highest quality residential accommodation'
Cities could save billions of pounds, while saving the planet – here’s how
Andrew Sudmant and Andy Gouldson of the University of Leeds explore how local actions - particularly domestic measures in residential properties - in key British cities could have a significant impact…
Greenwich named as London’s ‘friendliest’ borough
Poll seeks to debunk the capital's 'unfriendly' reputation by quizzing residents on community spirit, neighbours and safety; Greenwich and RBKC fare well but Wandsworth slammed for 'snootiness'...
In Pictures: The proposed ‘once in a generation’ transformation of Oxford Street
London thoroughfare could be pedestrianised by the end of next year