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Just 6% of landlords own more than one rental property – Countrywide
Just 6% of landlords own more than one rental property, and over half live withing 10 miles of their tenants, according to Countrywide Residential Lettings.
Property price discounts hit four-year low
Just 27% of properties - and 15% in London - listed on Zoopla have had their asking price reduced, which the portal says is the lowest level of price cuts in four years.
Chinese mega-developer finalises second major London acquisition
Two months after snapping up the £600m Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, the Chinese state-owned property developer Greenland Group has finally shaken hands on its second landmark resi site, on the other side…
Letter from MIPIM #2: Doing it all wrong
Nicky Richmond soldiers on in Cannes...
Sitting here at 1.20am writing this whilst listening to Radio 4 on my TuneIn app, I realise that I am doing MIPIM all wrong.
Letter from MIPIM #1: A selfie with Boris
As this year's French frenzy gets into full swing, we hear from Nicky Richmond as she dons her lucky gold pumps and heads into the fray...
I did a selfie with Boris. I'm not sure what made me do it.
Savills partners up in San Francisco
Savills has struck a deal with a market-leading San Francisco-based real estate brokerage, significantly strengthening the firm's US capabilities.
Cannes Do’s: MIPIM 2014 highlights
As if you didn't already know, Cannes' annual property palooza kicks off tomorrow. Here's a pick of coming week's highlights on the Riviera (and a handy map):
Tuesday 11 March
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How many prime square metres will US$1m buy you around the world?
Monaco, where US$1m buys you a paltry 15 square metres
City
$1m buys X sq m
Monaco
15.0
Hong Kong
20.6
London
25.2
Singapore
32.6
Geneva
34.7
New York
40.2
Steady growth for PCL as the £10m+ market slows
February was the 40th consecutive month of price rises for prime central London property, according to Knight Frank, but prices at the top of the top-end seem to be easing up as a general sense of (relative)…
What Ozymandias can tell us about the London property market
Beware the hubris of market interference, says Jeremy McGivern as he turns to Shelley's King of Kings for insight into London's inflating property prices: equality is not - and never has been - an option…
Asian cities dominate global prime property price growth
Booming Asian hubs have dominated Knight Frank's annual review of luxury property markets around the world, but some of the cities most affected by the 2008 downturn have been hitting the road to recovery,…
Boris opens door to new top council tax band
Mayor Boris Johnson: "If you compared with a Russian oligarch is paying on his stuccoed schloss in Kensington in annual council tax compared to what such a gentleman might be asked to pay in Paris or New…