Location: Asia
“Debilitating” taxes cause Singapore property market slump
Total residential investment sales in Singapore slumped to S$862.
Battersea Power Station gears up for launch of next phase
Strap on your helmets; a date's been set for the next Battersea Power Station stampede.
Curb Appeal: Think tank calls for restrictions on overseas buyers
A leading think tank has pitched the idea of setting up a "non-resident housing investment agency" to limit property purchases by wealthy foreign buyers and keep a lid on the capital's house prices.
Brand & Deliver: Global brand licensing plans for Candy & Candy
Uber-developer Candy & Candy has decided to roll out its brand around the world through a series of licensing agreements.
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme in £200m financing deal
The former Holland Park School on Campden Hill has moved a big step closer to its super-prime resi transformation, now that a whopping £200m-worth of development finance has been stumped up for the project…
Candy and Wetherell go head to head over best address
Knightsbridge or Mayfair? They're both very expensive and very desirable. But which is better? Only one way to find out...
London’s resi pipeline will only satisfy two-thirds of housing demand – CBRE
There are, according to CBRE, around 300,000 residential units in the capital’s planning pipeline.
Interior Monologue: Tales from the design front line
Alec Watt experiences the international appetite for London property first-hand and attends possibly the best client meeting in the world...
2013 was “second busiest skyscraper year in history”
From 2000 to 2013, the total number of 200-metre-plus buildings in existence increased from 261 to 830 - an extraordinary 318% - according to the latest report from the Council of Tall Buildings & Urban…
Other Side of the Tax: Lessons from Hong Kong
Taxing the rich can have a devastating effect on the property market; just look at what's happening in Hong Kong, says our resident doer upper Alan Page.
Native Land announces new Southbank HQ
It sounds like Native Land has decided to up sticks and shift operations from Mayfair to the Southbank.
NEO Bankside, Southwark
Chinese investors “frantic” to buy in London
London property "is 8% cheaper than it was six years ago" for Chinese buyers thanks to the strength of the Renminbi, says WA Ellis in a new report on South East Asian buyers in the capital.