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Prime global rents soften; London prime rents stand 23% above 2008’s post-Lehman level
Rents in global prime cities have dropped a touch, says Knight Frank, although the rate of decline is slowing in the world's key financial centres...
Lodha calls in Kelly Hoppen to style Mumbai tower
Indian super-developer Lodha, which recently announced plans for a $5bn move on London's residential market, has called on the celebrity prowess of interior designer/BBC Dragon Kelly Hoppen MBE via celebrity…
Knight Frank announces record profits and major expansion plans
Knight Frank has announced a huge surge in profits, together with an ambitious plan to beef up the firm's resi presence in the capital.
Scotland’s No will ‘further boost the market’ as £1m+ deals creep back to normal
Staying in the United Kingdom was a good choice for Scotland's prime property markets, says Savills' Faisal Choudhry, with all that anecdotal evidence of a pre-referendum slowdown expected to disappear as…
What do China’s super-rich look for in an overseas property?
Chinese super-portal Juwai has made a list of what China's super-rich value most when it comes to buying stuff, and overseas property in particular...
Demand Drivers & Comparisons: Prime Central London Vs Prime Surrey Estates
The prime central London property market is oft described as a law unto itself.
Mayfair ‘on track’ to reclaim title of London’s best address
In the wake of yesterday's extraordinary revelations by British Land, a timely report by Knight Frank has backed Mayfair to regain its reputation as London’s premier address, after a "step-change" in…
London overtakes Hong Kong as most expensive place to live and work
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.
City Minutes: The view from New York, London & Hong Kong
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;
Wentworth buyer confirms Four Seasons deal for Trinity Square scheme
The Chinese buyer of Wentworth Golf Club, Reignwood Group, has teamed up with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts to deliver a series of serviced residential apartments and a 5* hotel in the Port of London Authority's…
Cordea Savills widens London resi development fund zone
Investment manager Cordea Savills has broadened the remit of its London residential development fund, to look at "select locations" across Greater London rather than maintaining the prime central focus…
Prime markets in key global cities are ‘increasingly moving together’
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.