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How many square metres of luxury resi does US$1m buy around the world?
Monaco – for the eighth consecutive year – has been confirmed as the most expensive city to buy luxury property in the world, with US$1m affording just 17 square metres of accommodation.
Luxury resi agency John Taylor opens up in Madrid
Top-end real estate brand John Taylor has opened up a new office on Madrid's "Golden Mile".
Mansion tax creates ‘two-speed market’ in prime central London
Prices across PCL nudged up (just) for the first time since September in February, says Knight Frank, but there's a marked difference between the sub-£2m bracket and anything over £5m, where mansion…
UK property market ‘has become a safe haven for corrupt capital’
A total of 36,342 properties in London are held by hidden companies registered in offshore havens, according to a major new study by an anti-corruption agency.
Couture Thing: Mayfair mansion designed for Gianni Versace asks £15m
A Grade II listed Charles Street mansion developed with the late fashion designer Gianni Versace in mind has just hit the market with a £15m price tag.
Capco rides high as portfolio soars in value
Capital and Counties saw the value of its vast property portfolio increase by 22% in 2014, from £2.3bn in 2013 to a massive £3bn.
Lillie Square, where Phase 1 prices have breached £2,200 psf
London’s £2m+ transactions fall off a cliff
The latest figures from the Land Registry have shown there was a significant year-on-year fall in the number of properties sold for over £1m during November, in London in particular.
New Australian clampdown ‘sign of international backlash against wealthy Chinese property investors’
The Australian government has unveiled new proposals to curb foreign investment pouring into its real estate market.
PM Tony Abbott
Mortgage lending drops in London
Lending in London tailed off in 2014's Q4 says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as the levels of both house purchase and remortgage lending fell both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
Record profits for Countrywide but ‘sluggish’ market on the cards for 2015
Countrywide, officially the UK's biggest estate agency and owner of brands like Hamptons International and John D Wood, has turned in a record set of results but warned of "sluggishness in market trends"…
ONS publishes hyper-local house price stats 1995-2013
The ONS has published annual "House Price Statistics for Small Areas" (let's call them HPSSAs) for the very first time. The move is designed to make it that bit easier to drill down into local trends.
American Cream: Mapping New York City’s super-prime homes
There are 7,279 homes in New York valued at more than $5m, and a further 128 worth in excess of $25m, according to new research into the Big Apple's rarefied stalk.