Location: Europe

Harrods Estates takes up residence on the second floor of the Knightsbridge department store to market luxury properties in Switzerland and Dubai; moves Fulham Road branch operations over to HQ

Agency signs new agreement with ZIEGERT to build residential offering in Germany

Chamonix comes out on top in a head-to-head comparison of 21 French ski resorts

IN PICTURES: Artcurial offers thousands of "Ritz Universe" interiors and design pieces for sale, from chandeliers and showers to mini-bars and a concierge desk

European arm boosts JV with Amprop in outperforming Spanish city

BidX1 swoops on venerable firm of auctioneers creating "omni-channel powerhouse" with plans to "revolutionise the property auction world"

Marsh & Parsons' Notting Hill chief moves back to Dublin

World famous exotic gardens of the €350m Villa Les Cèdres under threat unless a "true plant lover" digs deep, according to French horticulturalists...

€67m deal gives Savills a "market-leading position" in Spain and Portugal

Purchase of Emad Khashoggi's Château Louis XIV broke all records in 2015

Sotheby's International Realty "Retreats" offers holiday lets and short-term home rentals in Italy, from €5,000 to €250,000 per week