Company Tag: Knight Frank
Historic Hotspot: Chelsea named as one of the world’s top ‘luxury neighbourhoods to watch’
Venerable PCL enclave picked alongside up-and-coming districts of Boston, Dubai and Shanghai in rundown of 18 locations 'set to outperform' in the year ahead, after suffering one of the biggest slowdowns…
86% of tracked countries saw property prices rise in 2018
Hong Kong has tumbled from first to 22nd place in Knight Frank's global property price growth table, while Central and Eastern European countries are now out-pacing bigger EU nations.
Notting Hill market sets the pace as buyers ‘get on with their lives’
The average number of days between a property being listed and going under offer in W11 has fallen by 42% over the last year, the biggest such reduction in PCL...
May is peak buying season in the UK property market
'The traditional buying seasons remain apparent in both London and the regions', says Knight Frank, after analysing sales activity over the last three years; vendors urged to act now if they want to 'hit…
From Cubitt to Chelsea Barracks: On the evolution of the London townhouse
The architects, developers and marketeers behind the landmark Chelsea Barracks project discuss the design and inspiration behind 'the most ambitious townhouses to be built in London for over 150 years'
Why US buyers are eyeing up London’s super-prime properties
The often-overlooked lifestyle play is a key reason why North American HNWIs have accounted for close to £250m of deals in the past two months, notes Knight Frank's super-prime specialist Daniel Daggers...
London’s super-prime lettings surge tails off as uber-tenants take another look at buying
After two years of strong growth, Knight Frank reports a fall in the number of super-prime tenancies agreed across the prime postcodes; increasing numbers of prospective tenants are eyeing the sales market…
Rare whisky out-performs art, cars, jewels (& property) to top luxury investment index
The value of 'passion assets' - including whisky, art, classic cars and jewels - climbed by 9% last year, according to the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index.
New office heads for Knight Frank in West London
Rebecca Higgins to lead agency's Clapham branch, while Edward Sainter takes the reins in Chiswick
How many square metres of resi property will $1m buy around the world?
Monaco, Hong Kong, New York and London are the most expensive cities per square metre in the world, says Knight Frank.
Global luxury property price growth has slowed to its lowest level since 2012
Residential property prices in the world’s top 100 city and second home markets increased by an average of just 1.3% in the last year, according to Knight Frank's Prime International Residential Index.
The global UHNWI population is forecast to grow by 22% over the next five years
"Despite a darkening economic outlook, wealth creation will remain a constant in 2019," predicts Knight Frank in its new Wealth Report