Five Years On: How have European house prices fared since Lehman Brothers?
PCL house prices have halved over five years (but only if you’re buying with gold bullion)
It'll cost you five gold bars to buy a house in prime central London these days; five years ago, it would have cost ten.
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Hong Kong refuses to cool as global house prices heat up
On to the really big picture now, and Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index has recorded a 6.6% rise in average prices in the year to March, the highest rate of growth since Q2 2010.
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The return of risk to drive European property investment – CBRE
"Appetite for risk" is the phrase of the day, cropping up today in both Knight Frank and CBRE research reports.
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DDRE unveils ‘next-gen’ advisor platform & big expansion plans
Daniel Daggers' top-end property firm is looking to add 70-100 new advisors by the end of 2026.
UK Sotheby’s International Realty appoints new Ops Director
New recruit 'brings a proven track record in high-value transactions & operational ingenuity,' says super-prime brokerage.
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Bond-themed triplex at Twenty Grosvenor Square seeks £25k per week
In Pictures: 5,750 sq ft trophy apartment goes up for rent at Four Seasons-branded scheme in Mayfair.
Former CBRE resi chief Collins joins Kingdom
Mark Collins is now a Non-Exec Director at Raihan Jumah & Obaida Al-Ghazawi's property consultancy.
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New sales & marketing boss at The OWO Residences
Alex Rusling will be leading sales & marketing activities at the super-prime Raffles-branded scheme in Whitehall.
Ranked: The world’s top 30 HNWI hotspots in 2025
Fresh Savills research reveals 'a dynamic reshaping' of global wealth migration - 'comparable to the expansion of air travel in the 1960s & 1970s.'
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Penthouse ‘jewel’ unveiled at Chelsea Waterfront’s Powerhouse
In Pictures: Fiona Barratt-Campbell designs duplex spread atop century-old SW London landmark.
Related Argent bolsters exec leadership team
Developer appoints Parm Nijjar as Executive Director and promotes Oli Rifkind to Chief Development Officer.
Marylebone’s high-end market keeps moving despite pre-Budget uncertainty
Savills reports 'robust' activity across the fashionable PCL neighbourhood, completing a string of super-prime sales & lettings deals.
Italian design platform lands in London with Embassy Gardens penthouse
Artemest collaborated with Dublin-based designer Róisín Lafferty on the high-end project in Nine Elms.
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