New York is billionaires’ favourite city
The Big Apple is home to 85 billionaires, say Savills and Forbes. Singapore, in second place, has 79 resident billionaires, while Moscow, Beijing and London have 71, 61 and 55 respectively
The world’s billionaires have seen a ‘significant decrease’ in wealth & numbers
UK billionaires' combined net worth fell by 17% in 2018, reports Wealth-X
Hong Kong developer proposes a new émigré city in Ireland
One of Hong Kong's big property mavens is touting a plan to build a whole new city in Ireland, to home around 50,000 emigrants from his semi-autonomous Chinese hometown.
London named the world’s most ‘comprehensively attractive’ city for the eighth year
London, New York, Tokyo and Paris are the most “comprehensively attractive” and "magnetic" cities in the world, according to 2019's Global Power City Index
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‘About 50% of what I do is off-market’: Alex Christian of Savills Private Office on navigating London’s luxury property stratosphere
Discussing landmark deals, world-class developments & the vital role of discretion with one of the key players in super-prime real estate.
Former embassy sold in Mayfair’s biggest house deal of 2025
‘Landmark’ sale of £22mn Park Street mansion shows resilience of PCL market, say agents.
In Pictures: ‘One of the finest homes in South West London’ hits the market at £25mn
Agents expect 17,000+ sq ft trophy home in Fulham to attract strong interest from PCL-based buyers seeking scale & seclusion.
In Pictures: Vast Georgian-style mansion in Kensington seeks £35mn
'This really is the house which has everything,' says sales agency.
Charles Curran: Forget the hype, this is reality
Boutique estate agency boss (and former private equity banker) rails against misplaced optimism - calling for honesty, realism and tough love in today’s Prime Central London market.
Russell Simpson builds Mayfair team
Beau McCarty has joined Hermione Russell's recently-opened office.
Green light for ‘landmark’ redevelopment scheme in Chelsea
Transformation of one of the neighbourhood's 'most iconic sites' is due to deliver 24 luxury homes and a flagship retail space.
DDRE Global brings in Eales as head of agency
Arrival of Strutt & Parker’s former deputy head of resi marks a 'new era' for the luxury real estate brokerage.
Brokerage recruits ex-Savills department head
Sam Pagett will be covering the Cheltenham patch as a Moveli broker.
American, Chinese & Israeli tenants ‘dominate’ London’s luxury rental market in 2025
Super-prime lettings agency flags 'influx' of Hollywood A-listers looking for turn-key homes in North London, amongst other trends.
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St John’s Wood villa with supermodel provenance returns to agency’s books after 30 years
Arlington Residential brings Greville Road property back to market at just under £6mn - three decades after first selling it for under £800k.
Property market ‘appears to be entering a more settled phase’ – RICS
June's surveyor survey suggests home-buyer demand has increased at the national level for the first time since December.
Historic St James’s building sold after luxury redevelopment
Obbard's corking rental scheme for wine merchant Berry Bros resulted in 'a very significant uplift' in value.
More choice for Prime London tenants as stock levels start to recover
Some of the new supply is coming across from the sales market, reports LonRes.
New data reveals ‘catastrophic’ H1 for London’s new homes sector
'The market is now as bad as it was in early 2009, perhaps the early 1990s,' says Molior boss.