Location: Asia
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.
A doer-upper’s Postcard from Hong Kong
Buying agent-turned developer Alan Page nips over to Hong Kong to see how hefty new (and mansion tax-like) taxes are tackling an overcooked property market.
Native Land submits plans for a new Mayfair heart of art
Native Land has submitted a planning application for its site at 29-30 Old Burlington Street and 22-27 Cork Street in the midst of Mayfair's art-land.
New head of central London asset management for CBRE
Andrew Peacock will join CBRE's Real Estate Finance division as Head of Central London Asset Management, starting on the 18th March.
Prime by Numbers: Are London’s houses just entries on a balance sheet?
Foreign buyers who simply invest and never actually live in London are cheating themselves, says Robert Bailey...
Winkworth opens China Desk in Mayfair
Winkworth has responded to a "marked increase in the number of Chinese investors" by opening up a China Desk at its Berkeley Street offices.
“New Normal” developers follow the money, not the story, to reach HNW buyers
Developers are talking a good game about attracting British buyers to their shiny new builds, but it's all puff: everyone knows that the real money is still overseas, says Charlie Ellingworth of Property…
Singapore’s latest measures good for UK developers
London properties continued to sell well in Singapore last weekend, with the number of individual developments showcasing their investment opportunities during January hitting double digits, says Andrew…
Prime Trends: South East Asian buyers
Fitzroy Place has proved exceptionally popular with South East Asian buyers
Demand for resi new-build is sky high and rising.
Futurewealth #2: stepping into the communication age
In the second of four in-depth reports, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how the Futurewealthy are rapidly adopting new technologies, discovering that this select international group has a clear…