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Save the Date: Masterpiece London, 25 June – 1 July 2015
Dates for next year's art, antiques and design happening Masterpiece London have been confirmed as 25th June - 1st July, with a preview event on the 24th
Strutt & Parker sponsors exhibition of rare Victorian masterpieces
Thanks to an exclusive partnership with Christie's, Strutt & Parker has some serious cultural credentials these days
Inside David Collins’ Kensington home: Designer’s estate goes to auction
Some very pretty things are coming up for auction on 4th November, as Christie's sells off 192 lots from the Kensington home of the late design impresario David Collins.
Luxury asset investments trump prime property
Luxury investments - cars, wine, art etc - have outperformed property over the last decade, and by quite the margin
Wealth of Migrations: The rise of the global HNW citizen
The world's wealthy are getting more footloose and fancy free, says Barclays Wealth, moving homes and investments around the globe like never before
The Doer Upper returns with a W8 on his shoulders
It's been a hectic Summer for our resident Doer Upper Alan Page, as he set about gutting a cottage in finest Kensington. Current living conditions, however, don't quite live up to the location...
Barton Wyatt rolls out Private Office offering
Prime surrey estate agency Barton Wyatt has opened up a "Private Office" arm, formalising services - booking private jets, sorting Christmas shopping, arranging dinner parties etc etc - that its been …
Football Pad: The room of two halves
We've seen houses with spacecraft instead of attics, waterslides instead of stairs and cocktail bars instead of kitchens, but this has to be the first indoor football pitch.
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CIT boosts South Bank Tower’s cultural creds with McCurry exhibition
South Bank Tower (formerly King's Reach Tower) developer CIT has taken the cultural provenance of the Southbank and run with it, commissioning uber-photographer Steve McCurry - he of Afghan Girl fame -…
Billionaire Census 2014: Profiling the average billionaire
There are now 2,325 billionaires in the world - 7% up on last year and more than ever before - worth $7.3 trillion between them (12% up on last year); that's 4% of the world's total wealth.
Stable Market: Hacks for buying equestrian property
"The equestrian market is buoyant," says Jo Aldridge of Stacks Property Search, as she outlines what's happening in horse-country and offers some sage advice to potential purchasers jockeying for a deal.
Phillips moves to Berkeley Square
Fine stuff auction house Phillips has moved its European HQ from Howick Place in Victoria to a state-of-the-art space at the top of Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair.