Location: International
What’s the waterfront premium?
            This may come as both a shock and a surprise: Waterfront properties are more expensive than inland homes.
But how much more? 63%, on average.
 Lake Como
        
    Casa Forma debuts property development arm
            Super-prime design firm Casa Forma has launched a property development division, the nattily-named CF London.
        
    Does London’s property market need foreign buyers?
            London's resi development pipeline is likely to pump an extra £8bn into the UK economy, according to some research by London Central Portfolio.
        
    Frown Planning: What does the “P” in planning really stand for?
            What does the "P" in planning really stand for? Petty, Potty and Pointless, says our resident Doer Upper Alan Page...
I'm all for Planning, but not necessarily for planning.        
    Rickman Properties bolsters sales team
            Kensington-based agency Rickman Properties has hired Simon Powley as Assistant Residential Sales Manager.
Powley joins the firm after an impressive 18-year stint at mews specialists Lurot Brand.        
    Jakarta & Dubai lead the way as global luxury property prices heat up
            Casting a beady eye over prime property prices across the world's 28 key cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global House Price Index is a feat in itself; mainly, how on earth do they get it onto just two pages?
        
    Fair Trade: Behind the scenes at Masterpiece London 2013
            It's hard to believe that Masterpiece London is only four years old, such is the fair's presence in the social calendar.        
    £3m Trelissick contents sale doubles estimates
            Everything went at Trelissick House in Cornwall this week, as Bonhams' epic contents sale made £3m on a £1.5m estimate.        
    Dublin Up: Irish property market in recovery?
            After five years of relentless decline, with house prices falling by over 50% in some areas, it looks like Ireland's property market might be pulling itself together.        
    Fine & Country gears up for worldwide recruitment drive
            Although the phrase "international conference" can strike fear into anyone's heart, we have to admit last week's Fine & Country shindig looked pretty impressive.
        
    UK construction “turning a corner” – RICS
            The construction industry is the most positive its been for six years, with new projects beginning to rise in almost every part of the country, according to the latest RICS Construction Market Survey,…        
    Singapore and Hong Kong overtake London as world’s most expensive property hotspots
            Housing prices in Singapore and Hong Kong are considered the most expensive in the world, primarily due to higher property taxes implemented to cool the market, says Romesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor…