Location: International
Foreign investment quota plans rejected in House of Lords
A controversial proposal to introduce a limit on overseas property sales was unceremoniously shot down in the House of Lords last week.
Lord Bradshaw
The slow rise of the Chinese buyer
Chinese developers have made their mark in London in the last year with several headline-grabbing deals.
Prime rents fell most rapidly in London and Hong Kong last year – Knight Frank
Using its considerable research muscle to measure performance across seventeen major world cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index recorded a 4.8% boost in 2013.
What Wealth Wants: The human and the digital (FutureWealth 2014, #2)
As the face of wealth management changes, with new technology creating new opportunities, methodologies and pitfalls for private client advisors, it's important to strike the right balance between the…
Anatomy of a Billionaire: Spending habits of the ultra-rich
The average billionaire - worth £1.79 billion, married with 2.1 children - spends just 3% of his/her wealth on residential property. That £53.
Ukraine boots Russia out of London prime’s top spot
Ukraine has taken over from Russia as the biggest buyer of £10m+ ultra prime London property in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Beauchamp Estates.
Thurloe Estate snapped up for £100m
The Thurloe Estate - a swathe of prime in between South Ken and Sloane Square - has been snapped up by a joint partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge, affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Bruce…
March of the Oligarchs? Gorbachev’s Prophecy
Confiscating the piggy banks of notable Russian oligarchs is laughable, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Savills partners up in Switzerland
Savills has struck a deal with Switzerland-based agency Luxury Places, to help look after clients' interests in the Lake Geneva area.
Lake Geneva: Nice in't it?
A Tale of 300 Cities: JLL launches global city comparison site
"The old order has gone," proclaims JLL. "Whereas 10 years ago there were 100 cities on the investor’s radar, now there are 300, and over 600 routinely enquired about by corporates.
Hamptons partners with currency exchange to help foreign buyers
Hamptons International has teamed up with HiFX, the UK's biggest non-bank, direct to consumer online international payments business, to help out global clients looking to buy in Blighty, and British…
“Quantum leap” of Chinese buyers into global gateway cities expected
Property market cooling measures across Asia are driving a new wave of investors overseas, says Andrew Batt from Singapore.