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“Exceptionally strong” luxury property sales volumes in London, Miami and New York
"The story for 2013 is about sales volume, not pricing growth," says a new report from Christie's International Real Estate and Strutt & Parker, as median prices in three of the world's top luxury destinations…
PCL rents finally on the rise as economy rebounds
Prime central London rents rose for the first time in 21 months in January, according to Knight Frank.
It was only a 0.2% increase, but that's still the biggest since September 2011.
Case Study: Integrating high-end technology into a listed building
How do you kit out a Grade II listed property in Mayfair with oodles of cutting edge technology, without compromising the building or falling foul of ultra-sensitive planning restrictions?
What Wealth Wants: Exploring the HNW client experience (FutureWealth 2014, #1)
Advising the rich is often as much about personal relationships as about professional expertise, especially when it comes to an asset as emotive as a new home.
New Resi Investment Director for Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts has appointed Paul Belson as its new Residential Investment Director.
Video: London’s Ring of Change
Knight Frank's commercial team has produced a rather nifty video that highlights how London's landscape will be transformed by 2020 thanks to "billions of pounds spent on new infrastructure ...
Brace of record penthouse sales for Aston Chase
North London agency Aston Chase has been having a cracking start to the year, tucking away two record-breaking penthouse apartments in St John's Wood within a couple of days of each other.
Curb Appeal: Think tank calls for restrictions on overseas buyers
A leading think tank has pitched the idea of setting up a "non-resident housing investment agency" to limit property purchases by wealthy foreign buyers and keep a lid on the capital's house prices.
London Square buys Parsons Green office-to-resi site
Developer London Square has bought pretty niftily-located site at 100 New Kings Road in Parsons Green with plans to turn the office block into 25 residential units.
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Brand & Deliver: Global brand licensing plans for Candy & Candy
Uber-developer Candy & Candy has decided to roll out its brand around the world through a series of licensing agreements.
Charity Begins with Homes: Estate Agents raised £13m for good causes in 2013
Estate agents - not normally perceived as the most generous of souls by the public - handed over £13m to good causes last year, and plan to give even more - an extra 12%, bringing the total to £14.
There IS a property bubble brewing in London – EY
London’s housing market is "beginning to show signs of ‘bubble-like conditions’, while the rest of the UK has returned to normality," according to an EY ITEM Club special report on housing, as income…