Location: Europe
Tax & Benefits: How the system cuts the income gap between richest and poorest from 15x to 4x
“The rich are making the biggest contribution” is the default Tory position on wealth taxes, oft repeated in and around Budget times.
How residential construction costs compare around the world
Construction activity is increasing around the world, although the "recovery is patchy, varying at both regional and national levels," according to a new survey which breaks down current residential construction…
Savills expands in France with Provençal partnership
Savills has formed a new association with Provence-based real estate agent Valancogne & Partners.
EMEA’s luxury home market climbs as ultra-rich ‘flight to safety’ continues
Ultra-rich types are buying up luxury homes around the world "to further diversify their holdings," according to a new report by Wealth-X and the Sotheby’s International Realty, which also flags up…
Hot or Not: World cities ranked by real estate investment giant
Which of the world's major real estate markets are currently worth investing in, or merely poking at with the other end of a barge pole?
Stock levels hit lowest point since records began – RICS
The widely-predicted flurry of post-election instructions turned out to be a pretty damp sqib in reality, according to the latest RICS survey.
‘Two-Speed Europe’ emerges as global house prices nudge up
Residential property prices around the world nudged up by 0.3% in the 12 months to the end of March 2015, according to Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index.
Mayfair now a ‘resort-village’ for super-rich 20-somethings
Mayfair has shaken off its fuddy-duddy image and morphed into a "resort-village" for moneyed 20 and 30-somethings, according to new research into the area's changing face.
Highgate mansion spared as planners reject £80m ‘Stalinist wedding cake’
Proposals to replace one of Highgate's best-known period piles with a new-build mansion potentially worth £80m have been sensationally thrown out by the government's planning inspector.
Cornerstone hires new Business Development boss
Investment giant Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has recruited a new Managing Director to lead its Business Development team.
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Deconstructed: Under the skin of Huf Haus HQ
With fewer than 200 examples throughout the UK, a Huf Haus is a rare thing in these parts.
Real estate giant launches private jet division
German-based agency Engel & Völkers has made a foray into the field of private aviation brokerage.