Location: International
“Resilient” prime market drives brisk few months for Savills
Savills sounded a chirpy note with the release of its Interim Management Statement yesterday.
Out With the New (World): Global ultra-prime property market slowing
The top-top end of the world's resi property market is calming down, growing more slowly in "new world" destinations as the "old world" takes the mantle for market growth on the back of perceived safe…
New Head of Design for Morpheus
Developer Morpheus has seriously bolstered its design offering with the appointment of former Candy & Candy project manager Charu Gandhi.
Global luxury property prices stall
It's time to go macro for a bit. Knight Frank has taken its quarterly check-up of 27 prime markets around the globe and reckons price growth has started to stall.
Here's the key findings:
Artists in Residence: Integrating contemporary art into new developments
Londonewcastle's Robert Soning on finding the right space and the importance of his firm's latest acquisition...
UK has highest property tax rate in the developed world: The full story
Making property taxes fair both politically and economically is no simple task; should tax aim to reduce housing demand or increase housing supply?
Policy Exchange's comprehensive "Taxing Issues?
50% of all prime London homes now worth over £1m – Marsh & Parsons
Over half of the homes in London's prime postcodes are now worth more than a million quid, according to Marsh & Parsons' latest calculations.
That's a rise of 8% on this time last year and 6% since January.
JLL takes on 37 new trainees
Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed 37 new trainees to its 2013 UK graduate scheme.
27 will be based in London, with ten other appointments across the firm’s regional office network;
Chesterton Global announces Singapore JV
Chesterton Global, parent company of UK agency Chesterton Humberts, has announced a joint venture in Singapore to "pave the way" for future expansion into Asia.
Green Property & Dalian Wanda complete One Nine Elms deal
Green Property's sale of the epic One Nine Elms scheme to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has been completed.
CGT: How will London stack up against New York, Hong Kong & Singapore?
Will the proposed CGT changes make London look expensive on the international stage? Savills doesn't seem to think so.
Capital Gains Tax & Overseas Buyers: Reactions
You probably heard something about George Osborne, capital gains tax and overseas buyers yesterday.