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The Sunday Times: Selling Sunset’s Jason Oppenheim on being the world’s most famous estate agent and therapy
Star of hit Netflix real estate show 'Selling Sunset' reveals the secrets of his success - and rules out a foray across the pond for now...
The Times: New planning rules to extend upwards have started a top floor war
Melissa York writes for The Times on the downsides of upward extensions
Architectural Digest: Breathtaking penthouses for sale across the globe
Shivani Vora rounds up eight big-ticket apartments in this piece for Architectural Digest, from a full-floor in NYC’s 432 Park Avenue to a duplex in London’s One Hyde Park.
FT: The game changers in London’s luxury property market
George Hammond has taken a tour of Christian Candy's 80 Holland Park for the Financial Times, noting that it is "a stark departure" from One Hyde Park, and reflects the shifting tastes of London's super-rich…
FT: Crown Estate ‘will have to change more in the next decade than it has in the preceding century’
Crown Estate Chief Executive Dan Labbad has warned that property owners face "obsolescence" if they fail to adapt to changing work and lifestyle needs, and rising environmental standards.
The Times: Is buyer FOMO the reason house prices are so high?
In this piece for the Times, Carol Lewis investigates the psychological drivers behind the current housing market boom, which has wrong-footed even the most seasoned of analysts and forecasters.
The Times: The inside story of Nick and Christian Candy’s One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive building
Writing for the Times, Emanuele Midolo explains “how two public school boys from Surrey created the world’s most talked about residential building”.
Reuters: Hong Kong-on-Thames lies in not-too-distant future
A "combination of bold developers and new arrivals" from Hong Kong "could provide a shot in the arm for London's pandemic-afflicted property market," writes Karen Kwok for Reuters...
The Guardian: Revealed – the huge British property empire of Sheikh Mohammed
'The controversial ruler of Dubai has acquired a land and property empire in Britain that appears to exceed 40,000 hectares (100,000 acres), making him one of the country’s largest landowners'
The Times: Should we follow the Kiwis and try to burst the house-price bubble?
‘New Zealand is innovating again’, writes David Smith in this opinion piece for the Times looking at how the Ardern government is dealing with a soaring real estate market.
FT: What the stamp duty charge for overseas buyers means for London
In this piece for the Financial Times, George Hammond speaks to buyers, agencies and analysts about the potential impacts of the incoming 2% surcharge for non-residents.
FT: The problem with the UK house price index
Valentina Romei explains the pros and cons of the UK's various housing market indices - and how to read them - in this useful guide for the Financial Times.