Location: Europe
New MD for Savills Ireland
Mark Reynolds takes over from Angus Potterton, who steps up as chairman
MIPIM cans Cannes 2020; Paris gathering slated for September
This year's Riviera real estate get-together has been cancelled; it will be replaced with a "two-day Paris-based gathering" in September.
Italian Government suspends home mortgage payments over Coronavirus outbreak
Unprecedented move will see a moratorium on home mortgage payments and household bills across Italy; UK lenders start offering payment holidays.
Paris Mapped: Charting the best performing & up-and-coming areas across prime Paris
Prime residential property prices in Paris rose by 6.4% in 2019, says Savills, up from 4.5% in the previous year to out-perform most other prime global cities.
Ranked: Property price inflation in 100 prime global cities
The rate of residential property price growth across 100 prime global cities picked up a bit in 2019, reports Knight Frank, with Frankfurt leading the pack. But what about the year ahead?
MIPIM postponed to June after coronavirus prompts exodus
Europe's biggest property networking event, MIPIM, has been pushed back from 10th March until the 2nd June.
More major firms including Knight Frank & Savills drop out of MIPIM over coronavirus fears
Knight Frank, Savills, Grosvenor, Landsec, EY and others have all followed Cushman & Wakefield's lead, backing out of next month's MIPIM event over fears of the spread of the Covid-19 virus
Coronavirus fears prompt leading interiors trade fair to be postponed & a major agency to pull out of MIPIM
Salone Del Mobile in Milan has been pushed back from April to June, while Cushman & Wakefield has backed out of attending MIPIM in Cannes next month.
Hong Kong ‘in a league of its own’ & London ‘at a turning point’: Prime global city markets in seven charts
Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, Geneva and London are the most expensive prime global cities, says Savills; London has fallen down the rankings, but the property market here now "appears to be at a turning…
Ex-Chestertons director launches new agency covering London, Monaco & the French Riviera
Matthew Jackson has decided to go it alone with new venture, Oakmont Private Office, after 'noticing the quality of service for premium property owners has dwindled over recent years'
Ad campaign lands developer in right royal mess
Irish householder Hagan Homes has apologised after rolling our a marketing campaign featuring images of Harry & Meghan and describing its homes as 'fit for part-time royalty'
Mipim rolls out global project directory
Annual international real estate expo Mipim has announced a new thing to tie-in with the 2020 event