Miscellanea
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities to live in
Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.
‘Demand is through the roof’: Booming British film industry is good news for landlords
Hollywood stars and their production teams are an increasingly important source of deals, says Knight Frank.
22% premium for London homes with a common on the doorstep
Savills analyses prices around the capital’s most cherished green spaces.
Global survey reveals what HNW buyers want from a real estate agent
Traditional firms will have to maintain their personal connections and keep up with new tech if they want to see off ‘disruptors’, says international brokerage network.
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
Trials begin for government-backed digital ID scheme
Centralised verification hub promises to significantly speed up the buying & selling process.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…
A history of estate agency regulation, 1979-2020
In advance of new ROPA legislation, the House of Commons has published a potted history of estate agency regulation since 1979's Estate Agents Act.
The Penthouse Premium: Buyers pay 35% more for marquee apartments
Penthouses around the world command 35% price premium per square foot in comparison to other homes in the same development, according to new research by Knight Frank.
Property sector donating a quarter of Tory party funds
Nearly £18m has been donated by 154 individuals and companies with property interests since Johnson became PM, according to the analysis of Electoral Commission data by the FT
UK real estate sector ‘continuing to struggle’ despite booming housing market
Nearly 80,ooo firms were classified as being in significant financial distress in Q2.
Candy brothers hit with huge Stamp Duty bill over Chelsea mansion transfer
The Upper Tax Tribunal's latest decision is "patently unfair", says property tycoon.