Location: International
2014 in Review: Looking back on a year of portal combat
The evolution of Agents' Mutual's challenger portal has been the big property marketing story of the year, and its controversial "one other portal" rule means that estate agents now need to pick a side…
2014 in Review: Notable residential deals and instructions
From rumours to record-breakers, 2014 had it all. Here's our digest of the trophy homes, transactions, tip-offs and thumbs up that made the news this year.
2014 in Review: Prime resi’s biggest business & people moves of the year
A survey of 2014's key business moves, company acquisitions, launches, partnerships and appointments in the high-value homes industry.
Top Three Business Stories of the Year
Chesterton Humberts
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat named ‘world’s most exclusive residential address’
Glitzy international agency Engel & Völkers has been looking into the biggest deals of the year and reckons it's come up with a rundown of the most exclusive addresses on the planet right now.
FORECAST: Council Tax is next in line for review – RICS
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors thinks that house prices across the UK will rise by 3% in 2015, but that there'll be no change in London.
Compare all the prime property forecasts for 2015 here
Prime Property of the Week: World’s Most Wanted
Villefranche-sur-Mer, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
€25m
In Pictures: London’s Top Ten Addresses for Russian Buyers
Some of the most favoured addresses, from Kensington Palace Gardens to The Knightsbridge
Wave of £100m+ enquiries hits London as super-rich flee Moscow
A Mayfair agent has reported receiving six separate £100m+ enquiries in the last few days from buyers looking to "get their money out of Moscow".
London house prices to rise by 31% over the next five years – CBRE
After peaking this year, the UK's resi market is entering a "sustainable growth phase", according to CBRE, as the firm announces its forecasts for 2015 and beyond.
A third of properties on the market are now reduced – Zoopla
One in three properties currently listed on Zoopla have been reduced to some degree, says the portal, with discounts adding up to a grand total of £3.
$500k pcm New York apartment finds a tenant
The priciest rental apartment in New York City has finally found a tenant.
Scheme Players: How to form a successful joint venture
It seems as though most major property development projects now involve some form of joint venture.