Location: International
Luxury investments shine as passion assets rule
The ultra-wealthy can now please both their heads and hearts: investments of passion are on the up, as the value of the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII) rose by 7% during 2015, according t…
Chinese property portal recruits first ‘President of the Americas’
Chinese property platform Juwai.com is ramping up its presence in the USA, hiring - in timely fashion - its first "President of the Americas".
Global UHNWI population slips 3% as London retains prime position
London is still the "most important" world city for the ultra-rich, says Knight Frank in its tenth annual Wealth Report.
Sotheby’s International Realty moves into Ireland
Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates has signed an agreement to expand its global real estate network into Ireland, with the formation of Ireland Sotheby's International Realty.
London retains ‘World’s Most Expensive City’ to live/work title
London has held on to the dubious honour of being "the world’s most expensive city to accommodate an employee" for the third year, says Savills, although the firm suggests that both London and second-placed New…
Sub-£1m properties ‘face extinction’ in Mayfair and the West End
The sub-£1m home is soon to become a thing of the past in Mayfair and the wider West End.
Osborne trumpets a ‘fair, workable, lasting’ SDLT reform
George Osborne says that over 780,000 homebuyers saved an estimated £657m on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in the year since the tax was reformed, while receipts from £1m+ sales increased by 15%.
Prices push up as £1m+ deals flow – Land Registry
A 2.5% monthly increase has taken the annual rate of house price growth to +7.1%, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
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MHA boosts team with trio of hires
Knightsbridge-based development and investment firm MHA London has recruited a new design manager, planning manager and financial director.
Blakes Hotel to open Mayfair outpost on Grosvenor Square
The owner of South Kensington stalwart Blakes Hotel has submitted a planning application to create a new 30-room hotel in a fairly magnificent former mansion between the US Embassy and Finchatton's No…
Why the stamp duty surcharge is destined to fail, miserably
Serial buy-to-let investors will simply move into the market for cheaper property, making things even harder for first time buyers, says Rob Hill...
JLL restructures top-level management team
Current EMEA CEO Christian Ulbrich takes on the role of President