Location: Europe
US luxury homes outperforming those in Europe and Asia
Average prime resi prices around the world have ticked up by 6.2% over the last twelve months, says Knight Frank, but it's the big US cities that are steaming ahead at the moment.
Chinese investment into London resi leaps 84% in a year
Outbound investment from China to London has ballooned over the last 12 months, making it the most popular global destination for Chinese investment after a series of pushes from Mayor Boris et al to make…
Hollande rent caps blamed for construction ‘meltdown’ in France
Francois Hollande's government is again under fire for meddling in the housing market, after figures released yesterday revealed that the French construction market is at its lowest ebb for 15 years.
‘Close-to-real-time’ French property index launches
A new property index is launching in France that promises to offer the first ever "close-to-real-time" price and transaction data on the entire French market.
How currency movements make the world’s luxury property markets go round
An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?
INTERVIEW: James Nightingall on revolutionising the UK’s buying industry
James Nightingall has big plans for the UK's buying industry.
World in London #3: Government Intervention and the Key to New Supply
In the third part of Savills' World in London report, Paul Tostevin looks at how government intervention affects the capital's prime property market, and how international developers are the key to unlocking…
London prices increased by 20.1% in the year to May – ONS
Average house prices across the UK increased by 10.5% in the year to May 2014, according to the latest ONS stats. That's up from an increase of 9.
‘Rotation away from the capital’ as property market responds to BoE rhetoric
"The overarching picture is a rather more balanced one this month" says the latest RICS Residential Market Survey, although prices are still on the up and demand is still outstripping supply.
Average UK prices breach 2007’s peak
After a 1% rise in June to take the annual increase to +11.8%, average UK property prices have now breached their 2007 peak, says Knight Frank.
Not in my back (vine)yard: Goodbye Saint Tropez
Who needs Saint Tropez when you've got Frome, asks our resident Doer Upper Alan Page as the French authorities force him to take on his first English Country project...
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Decorex 100 Top Interiors Tweeters
Interior design show Decorex - which moves to Syon Park this year - has been rounding up the design trendsters on social media to come up with a list, the #Decorex100, of "the top 100 interior design…