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INTERVIEW: Greenland Group’s GM Wenhao Qian on moving into London
China’s Greenland Group has dived headfirst into the London property market in 2014, with two landmark acquisitions on either side of the capital.
Savills announces strong set of results as UK resi transaction profits jump 34%
Savills has turned in a strong set of preliminary results for 2013, with the resi side of the UK business looking in particularly fine fetter
The world’s top ten most valuable property portals
The world's top ten property portal companies are worth a combined £18 billion, according to some new stats on the matter.
Chinese mega-developer finalises second major London acquisition
Two months after snapping up the £600m Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, the Chinese state-owned property developer Greenland Group has finally shaken hands on its second landmark resi site, on the other side …
One in three affluent Asians buying overseas
More than one third of affluent Asians have overseas property investments, with Australia being the number one destination regionally according to new research from HSBC, writes PropertyGuru's Andrew Batt
Sotheby’s International moves into China
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates is making its first foray into mainland China, opening Beijing Sotheby’s International Realty within the next few weeks.
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Design firm 19 Greek Street bags Saint Martins Lofts commission
One of our fave schemes of 2014 so far, the resi re-imagining of the iconic Saint Martins School of Art in London's Charing Cross, has hired Soho-based design hub 19 Greek Street to style the show apartment …
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
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
Osbo’s Autumn Statement: Thought bubbles
George Osborne is limbering up right now to deliver his Autumn Statement on the second biggest day of the financial calendar. We'll be covering the relevant bits from 11.15
“Resilient” prime market drives brisk few months for Savills
Savills sounded a chirpy note with the release of its Interim Management Statement yesterday
UK has highest property tax rate in the developed world: The full story
Making property taxes fair both politically and economically is no simple task; should tax aim to reduce housing demand or increase housing supply?