Lifestyle
Succession planning up in the heir for most HNW families
With a remarkable sense of timing (you may have heard some whispers of a Royal baby recently) Coutts has done some in-depth research into the inheritance and succession plans of Britain's high net worth…
Vive Londres! French buyers head East
Did you know the French population in London has increased by 75% over the last ten years?
By A Country Mile: Savills team completes mammoth charity expedition
An intrepid team from Savills has raised over £30k by completing a hardcore 1221 mile odyssey from Land's End to John O'Groats.
Greece and Desist: The Doer Upper’s postcard from Corfu
Minor oligarchs are flocking to some of the nicer bits of Corfu in search of a cut-price Riviera; good luck to 'em, says Alan Page.
Prickly planning problems? Better think laterally
Our landscape design guru Barry Burrows doesn't let red tape get in the way of a cracking creation in Kensington...
Interior Monologue: Perfect Pitch
Alec Watt on priceless pianos, the beauty of Britart and some tennis-based tomfoolery...
Wealthy Appetite: HNWIs gobbling up European prime property
Very few agents can go toe to toe with Beauchamp Estates on sheer net-worth-per-client.
Does the weather affect the property market?
We all sort of knew it, but now it's gospel fact.
Mayfair is Missing campaign given the boot
Flemings Hotel's "Mayfair Back in the Game" campaign to reinstate Mayfair on the Monopoly board, backed by the impressive likes of PrimeResi contributor Peter Wetherell and MP Mark Field, has been shut…
Letter from the Home Counties
Write off the summer market at your peril. July is the new June, says Julian Amos...
The Price is Blight: Pylons are the pits for buyers
Electricity pylons are the nation's least favourite property blight, according to a survey by Greene & Co, with 70% of respondents unwilling to buy a home near a pylon.
Ground Designs: Notes on successful subterranean development
Willy Wonka once said of his eponymous Chocolate Factory; “Down here, underneath the ground, I’ve got all the space I want. There’s no limit – so long as I hollow it out.”