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The average value of a home within a mile of one the top 50 best performing schools in England is 16.6% higher than average values in the surrounding Local Authority, according to Knight Frank.

London is the most expensive city in the world to locate an employee, overtaking the "winner" for the last five years, Hong Kong, in Savills Live/Work Index.

India's biggest resi property developer is reportedly gearing up to splash $3bn on new assets in London over the next four years, with a further $2bn set aside for construction.

The rise of New York's Midtown district, Hong Kong's new-build resi recovery and the most obvious risk to London's future growth;

There are now 2,325 billionaires in the world - 7% up on last year and more than ever before - worth $7.3 trillion between them (12% up on last year); that's 4% of the world's total wealth.

Canburg, the owner of high-end interiors brands Smallbone of Devizes and Mark Wilkinson Furniture, has netted an £8m capital investment from the Business Growth Fund to "accelerate its UK and international…

Fine stuff auction house Phillips has moved its European HQ from Howick Place in Victoria to a state-of-the-art space at the top of Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair.

Now they're officially in bed together (more here), Knight Frank Residential and US brokerage Douglas Elliman have decided to pool their resources on the research front too.

The prime London market is closely linked to the private wealth of ultra high net worth individuals, says Savills' Sophie Chick in another installment of the agency's Prime London Autumn Spotlight.

Deep in the belly of the world wide web, there's an intriguing site that lists all the properties 'of note' on your street;

It may be one of New York City's most spectacular residential properties, but it seems as though this five-storey penthouse has yet to find a buyer after a full eight years on the market.

PrimeResi talks global appeal and gift wrapping rooms with Giles Hannah and David Branch, the ultra-prime specialists in charge of the luxury project and development marketing teams at Christie's…