Format: Feature
The ten projects that made Finchatton: A retrospective
In conversation with Andrew Dunn and Alex Michelin, founders of luxury property development firm Finchatton.
Prime by Numbers: Are London’s houses just entries on a balance sheet?
Foreign buyers who simply invest and never actually live in London are cheating themselves, says Robert Bailey...
The Destruction of Arcadia: Heritage under siege
As English Heritage prepares to celebrate the birth of heritage tourism with the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act, Britain's great estates are under siege from growth and progress, says William Cash from Upton…
The Westminster Constitution: The Howard de Walden Estate
SOLD: Duchess Mews for £3.125m (£1627.60 per square foot)
“New Normal” developers follow the money, not the story, to reach HNW buyers
Developers are talking a good game about attracting British buyers to their shiny new builds, but it's all puff: everyone knows that the real money is still overseas, says Charlie Ellingworth of Property…
Prime Trends: South East Asian buyers
Fitzroy Place has proved exceptionally popular with South East Asian buyers
Demand for resi new-build is sky high and rising.
Goodwill Hunting: Whatever happened to the gentleman’s agreement?
Enough of the cut-throat culture - it's time for independent agents to form a coalition, says James Bailey...
Bad press? Go to The Brewery
Effective crisis management can dig you out of the deepest bunker, says William Cash. You just need someone like Matthew Freud and his highbrow journal The Brewery in your corner.
Futurewealth #2: stepping into the communication age
In the second of four in-depth reports, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how the Futurewealthy are rapidly adopting new technologies, discovering that this select international group has a clear…
Futurewealth #1: the digital world of the Futurewealthy
In the first of four in-depth reports, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how the world’s wealthy are engaging with new technologies and how they spend their time online, asking what role they…
Prime Trends: French buyers
The introduction of stringent adverse tax legislation by Francois Hollande has triggered an exodus of wealthy French nationals, buying homes outside of France.
In search of the secret shires
Clients have a great opportunity to cash up in London and buy in the country (if you know where to look), says Rachel Johnston of Stacks Property Search...