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MAISON&OBJET has named Eugeni Quitllet, André Fu and Rafael de Cárdenas as its three "Designers of 2016".

London isn't the only place where top-end transactions have tanked recently. Although the prices of luxury apartments in Manhattan hit new heights in 2015, the number of $10m+ deals fell by nearly 14%.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed five new commissioners  to the governing body of Historic England.

South west London could be in line for a major HNW selling point if the rumours are true about a top US school going on the hunt for a site in the capital.

Sydney will see the biggest rises in residential property prices of any prime global city this year, says Knight Frank, while Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris are all likely to see price drops.

After another year of churning out more graphs and analysis than everyone else combined, Knight Frank's research team picks its favourite prime property stats from the last 12 months...

Prime London property prices dipped by -0.8% in Q4, reports Savills, taking the annual movement to +0.5%.

Top-end developer Finchatton has given us a sneak peek at its latest international design project - a $24m, 7,775 square foot residence in one of the world's most exclusive resorts.

Sager Group and Cain Hoy are to launch "one of the most luxurious and exclusive hospitality offerings in London" at their new £400m Islington Square development.

There are currently 622,939 "property millionaires" in Britain, according to Zoopla's latest estimate, 75,796 more than there were in January. A 14% rise over the last year now means that 2.

New York, London and Hong Kong are the most expensive locations for construction in the world, with cost premiums of between 40% and 60% compared with many European cities, and a "severe construction…

All but one of the country's 50 most expensive streets are in the South East of England, says Lloyds Bank