Paris to block high-rise building again under new ‘bioclimatic’ planning regime
French capital to create new public parks as it seeks to combat housing shortages and mitigate the effects of climate change.
FT: Why high-rise, high-spec property is high risk
Judith Evans reports for the Financial Times on the ailing market for luxury off-plan units around the world
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Prime property prices hit record levels in Paris as expats flee London
'Les Brexités' have been snapping up luxury homes in the French capital, shelling out over €3m for apartments near the best schools...
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Prices soar by nearly a quarter in the world’s tallest building
Average prices in the Burj Khalifa are still 30% below 2014 peak levels
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Top-performing PCL agents generated ‘as much as £5mn’ in fees last year, claims luxury brokerage
High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
Agents appointed on £60mn St John’s Wood apartment scheme
Developer Residence One gears up to launch 29-unit project fronting London's iconic Abbey Road.
London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
Sales team behind Twenty Grosvenor Square and The Whiteley gearing up to market 103 luxury apartments in Nine Elms.
Rupert des Forges: ‘London is becoming a dip-in, dip-out city for the super-rich’
'The capital might not be [UHNWI's] full-time base any more,' says Knight Frank veteran, 'but it is still an anchor for social & business life.'
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Vabel picks sales agents for flagship Bayswater scheme
DDRE Global & Savills will launch apartments at Vabel Townhouse later this Spring.
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Interview: Michael S. Liebowitz on Douglas Elliman’s global push – and what brokers need to know about today’s UHNW clients
The US brokerage chief on what American and European markets can learn from each other, choosing the right local partners and London’s role as a global hub.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
Strutt & Parker recruits estates & farms head from Savills
Louise Harrison is now head of Strutt's London-based National Estates & Farm Agency team.
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Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
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D&G adds new central London partner
Lettings specialist Sharlotte Cooper previously ranked among Hamptons’ top performers.
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Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
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