Location: International
Green light for Greenland’s giant Hertsmere House
Plans to build the biggest resi tower in Western Europe have been given the thumbs up in East London.
Finishing School: The unique surfaces offering marks of distinction and difference
Changes to property taxation may be taking their toll on the high-end resi market in London, but whilst commissions to refurbish recently-purchased properties are slowing, this is being offset by an in…
London the ‘guinea pig’ for New York’s pied-à-terre tax
The UK is being seen as a "guinea pig" by policymakers pondering a "pied-à-terre tax" across the pond.
Number of £1m+ homes ‘to more than triple’ by 2030
The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected "to more than triple between now and 2030", says Santander Mortgages, rising from under 500,000 today to over 1.6 million in 15 years' time.
Global economic growth prospects ‘have practically flatlined’ – OECD
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Ou…
Treasure Island: Why we should leave this Euro quagmire to the Europhiles
Don't listen to ‘Project Fear’, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, we will do very nicely outside of Europe...
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The Homes Front: Problems & policies of the UK housing market
Charging Capital Gains Tax on homes would be a significant improvement on the current stamp duty regime, argues the National Institute of Economic & Social Research's Dr Angus Armstrong in a thorough a…
Six new buildings set to change Singapore’s skyline
Worries about an economic slowdown haven’t dampened Singapore’s building boom, with a number of star architects designing stunning new projects that have not only won international awards, but are set…
New York’s luxury developers woo Generation Z
An interesting new trend is being reported in New York, with resi developers increasingly designing their luxury schemes to appeal to tweens and teens.
‘A sense of momentum’ returns to London’s super-prime market
"A sense of momentum is returning" to London's £10m+ super-prime property market, says Knight Frank, despite deal numbers tumbling in 2015.
UK stamp duty revenues suffer as Osborne throttles the golden goose
With the Institute for Fiscal Studies now warning that the Government will struggle to meet its target of balancing the books by 2019-20, Knight Frank has taken a proper look at how the new stamp duty re…
Curtain Up: £750m Shoreditch scheme to transform ‘lost’ Shakespearean site
The curtain has been raised on a showstopping £750m regeneration project in London's Shoreditch, centred around the most important Shakespeare heritage project in the UK for almost 20 years.