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Portal names ‘biggest spenders’ in the luxury property market
High-end international property portal LuxuryEstate.
Luxury interior design houses announce merger
Architecture and design firm Casa Forma has merged with developer and interior sourcing company Luxury Interiors London.
Solicitors found liable in £500k property fraud case
A highly significant - and frankly terrifying - case has just been decided in the High Court, leaving some conveyancing solicitors liable for a half-a-million pound property scam.
New Dubai ’emblem’ to be ‘a notch taller’ than the Burj Kalifa
Dubai's landmark drought has come to an end.
Don’t kill the golden goose with more tall building ‘mistakes’ – Historic England
Successful architecture is more than a collection of "iconic" objects that might "belong" as much in Dubai as in London, heritage champ Historic England has warned in a withering takedown of the capital's…
Is this the world’s grandest agency office?
If we're talking impressive bureaus, few will be able to compete with Engel & Völkers' new 15th century digs on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Rome.
DAMAC eyes up ‘significant’ masterplan projects in London with ambitions to be a top-three developer
Dubai-based luxury property giant DAMAC has ambitions to be a top-three London developer, and is reported to be in discussion to take on a "significant regeneration site" in the capital as a follow-up…
London & New York compete for UAE HNWI private capital
Big-spending high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the UAE currently see London as the top global destination for real estate investment, according to new findings from Cluttons and YouGov.
London’s Glitziest Neighbourhood: Inside Mayfair’s £1bn ‘Qatari Quarter’
The ultra-prime swathe 'tween Hyde Park and The Connaught has witnessed a flurry of landmark purchases by Qataris in recent years, so much so that agents are now calling the area London's 'Qatari Quarter'…
Fifteen new partners at Trowers & Hamlins
Top property-specialising law firm Trowers & Hamlins has promoted fifteen new partners across its London, Manchester, Exeter, Dubai and Bahrain offices.
Versace skyscraper rebrands as first phase sales hit halfway mark
Dubai-based DAMAC has taken the call to "re-align" the moniker of its glitzy 5o-storey resi project in Nine Elms.
Iranian buyers gear up for £6bn overseas property spending spree
London, Dubai, Switzerland, Germany and the South of France could be in line for a £6 billion wave of investment from UHNW Iranian property buyers over the next 5-10 years, according to new predictions.