Location: Asia
Savills profits up 40%; UK resi fees up 15%
Savills plc's half year results to 30th June 2013 show a 13% increase in group revenue to £399m (H1 2012: £353.3m), and a 25% surge in pre-tax profits, from £17.1m in H1 2012 to £21.
Native Land gets planning nod for £300m Mayfair scheme
Developer Native Land had a corking result at last night's Westminster Planning & City Development Committee meeting, where approval was finally granted for the firm's £300m Old Burlington Street scheme.
Does London’s property market need foreign buyers?
London's resi development pipeline is likely to pump an extra £8bn into the UK economy, according to some research by London Central Portfolio.
Rickman Properties bolsters sales team
Kensington-based agency Rickman Properties has hired Simon Powley as Assistant Residential Sales Manager.
Powley joins the firm after an impressive 18-year stint at mews specialists Lurot Brand.
Jakarta & Dubai lead the way as global luxury property prices heat up
Casting a beady eye over prime property prices across the world's 28 key cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global House Price Index is a feat in itself; mainly, how on earth do they get it onto just two pages?
Fair Trade: Behind the scenes at Masterpiece London 2013
It's hard to believe that Masterpiece London is only four years old, such is the fair's presence in the social calendar.
£3m Trelissick contents sale doubles estimates
Everything went at Trelissick House in Cornwall this week, as Bonhams' epic contents sale made £3m on a £1.5m estimate.
Singapore and Hong Kong overtake London as world’s most expensive property hotspots
Housing prices in Singapore and Hong Kong are considered the most expensive in the world, primarily due to higher property taxes implemented to cool the market, says Romesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor…
Olympic architect designs first project in New York
The much-lauded firm of architects behind the London Aquatics Centre has just bagged a prominent resi commission in New York City.
How to sharpen your Chinese social media strategy (video)
China is seen by many as the Great Wealth Reservoir, with vast untapped HNW markets just waiting to buy-up swathes of prime resi property in the UK. But how to effectively reach those Chinese HNWs?
Firing Up: Battersea Power Station breaks ground as sales hit £685m
We've all become used to BoJo breaking new ground on a regular basis, but this morning he was joined by David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to literally do so at the colossal Battersea Power…
Wealthy Appetite: HNWIs gobbling up European prime property
Very few agents can go toe to toe with Beauchamp Estates on sheer net-worth-per-client.