Location: Europe
Superblocks: Barcelona’s car-free zones could extend lives and boost mental health
An urban planning idea from Catalonia is reclaiming city streets from cars, and delivering considerable long-term benefits for residents and visitors alike. Anupam Nanda explains how...
Auction house pitches grand French château to wealthy London commuters
You can genuinely commute to the UK capital from Château Holtz in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais countryside, according to Concierge Auctions, who are listing the sprawling pile on a reserve of less than £400k…
Auction platform BidX1 moves on Spain and Cyprus
"Pioneering digital property platform" BidX1 continues European expansion under the watch of Johnny Horgan
Prime property prices hit record levels in Paris as expats flee London
'Les Brexités' have been snapping up luxury homes in the French capital, shelling out over €3m for apartments near the best schools...
FT: Global cities begin to shrink as inner areas empty out
Judith Evans reports for the Financial Times on the factors driving a significant outflow of residents from the centres of Paris and New York City
Monaco’s latest luxury apartments to rise from the rock of Jardin Exotique
A developer is working on an extraordinary new scheme on the site of Monaco’s famous botanical garden...
Sicilian standoff stalls Monaco’s $2bn Le Portier project
The tiny principality's efforts to enlarge its land area by building a whole new neighbourhood off the coast have been hit by delays over the sourcing of 1.2 million tonnes of sand from Sicily
‘Mounting economic headwinds’ curb prime property price growth in global cities
Luxury property price inflation across 46 global cities continues to fall short of the long-term average, says Knight Frank
The $100m+ Club: Putting last week’s French Riviera & Singapore mega-deals in context
How do the sales of Villa ‘Les Cèdres’ and Nassim Road rank amongst all the publicly-recorded $100m+ transactions since 2006?
The Riviera’s magnificent Villa ‘Les Cèdres’ sells for €200m
Italian drinks firm Campari has found a private buyer for the remarkable Villa 'Les Cèdres' in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, which was once listed for sale at €350m
Berlin & Paris lead price growth as global prime resi markets slow
Average per square foot values in global prime cities trickled up by just 0.7% in the last year, says Savills. This compares to an annual increase of 5.1% in the year to June 2018...
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL