Location: Asia
Stop talking about a mansion tax, cut VAT, and other advice for the Chancellor on Wednesday
As George Osborne limbers up for his big day, the prime property industry is agog with anticipation of what may come.
Asian activity and London demand drive Savills’ profits up 21%
Savills' pretax profits rose 21% to £60.8m on a group revenue of £806.4m (up 12% on the year) in 2012, thrashing most analysts' expectations.
Hitchcox to roll out yoo branded developments across Asia
Niseko, Japan - yoo Design Studio
Elle Macpherson's favourite developer, John Hitchcox's yoo, has unveiled plans to roll out a series of branded residences throughout Asia.
Tracy Kellett’s Chinese Horrorscope
Want to impress a Chinese billionaire? Go to Tesco or bag a swan, says Tracy Kellett as a Chinese client gives BDI's Managing Director a rude cultural awakening.
HNWs: Bullish about the investment year ahead
That "appetite for risk" phrase has cropped up again. This time in deVere Group's annual global investor confidence survey.
World’s wealthy set to grow by 50% in the next decade as “appetite for risk” returns
The global stock of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) grew by 8,700 (5%) last year, and is expected to increase by 50% over the next 10 years, according to Knight Frank's magnificent seventh Wealth Report.
Futurewealth #3: helpful investment technologies
In the third in-depth report of the series, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how investment advisors and the Futurewealthy use technology to discover, inform and deliver investments.
Berkeley Group opens first Singapore office
UK property giant Berkeley Group today opened its corporate office in the heart of Singapore’s new central business distrct – a plush space that includes a new 3,175 sq ft marketing suite at Marina…
Earl’s Court scheme leads strong year-end performance for Capco
London property titan Capco has released 2012 year-end results, and they're pretty strong.
Bankers’ bonuses: The property industry reacts
Savills estimates that prime London housing markets have benefited from £23 billion of bonus money from the financial and insurance services sector over the past ten years, with a further £14 billion…
Malaysian HNWs to double in three years
Malaysia's HNW community is set to double over the next three years, growing from 32,000 individuals to 68,000 in 2015, according to a report in the New Straits Times.
Currency Counts: Big savings for international buyers as London continues to appeal
Winkworth has shrewdly mapped out by exactly how much international buyers are benefiting from Sterling's slide, with Moody's downgrade tipped to stimulate yet more interest in the capital's property market.