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Budget2014: Reactions
There's a definite sense of anti-climax around these parts, even though no-one was expecting much to start with. Here's what the prime resi community thinks of today's Budget announcements...
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around…
The best places to live in Britain are…
Skipton in North Yorkshire, Newnham in Cambridge, Monmouth in Wales and Falmouth in Cornwall have been named as "The Best Places to Live" in Britain by The Sunday Times.
Please Mr Osborne: The prime property industry’s wishlists and forecasts for the #Budget2014
Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…
Global house prices post record 8.4% growth
House prices around the world rose by 8.4% in 2013 (1.2% in Q4), according to Knight Frank;
The Doer-Upper goes bargain hunting in St Tropez
Buying a house in France is one thing, says Alan Page; owning it under Monsieur Hollande's regime is quite another. Which means that Riviera brokers' books are bulging with unsold second homes;
Letter from MIPIM #4: Developer Night
Nicky Richmond hears talk of silly money and perfect storms on her last night in Cannes...
As ever, the flight home is very quiet.
Thai Times: CBRE Thailand recruits London property expert
CBRE Thailand has appointed an International Residential Investment Manager to cope with the growing number of Thai buyers looking at buying and investing in London property, says PropertyGuru's Andrew…
March of the Oligarchs? The estate agent’s view
Could the UK's property market be affected by the proposed sanctions on Russia? Let's not get hysterical, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Overseas spending boom forecast for Swiss HNWIs
Switzerland, following a referendum that came out in support of more independence from Europe, is on the cusp of a foreign asset spending bonanza, according to the latest from WealthInsight.
Letter from MIPIM #3: Another restaurant, another round of stories
Another round of restaurants and stories for Nicky Richmond in Cannes...
The woman on the next table, rather the worse for wear, started up a conversation in broken English with my dinner guests.
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.