Tag: Editor's Choice

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  • London

    • The F Word: Who will shake up the industry now?

  • 10th Apr 2019 19:57
  • by Simon Rose
    • Ambitious, aggressive and innovative, Foxtons changed the game in the 80s and 90s, but somehow estate agency doesn’t seem to have moved on since, says Simon Rose – have we really got nothing more to give?
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  • International

    • The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

  • 10th Apr 2019 06:33
  • by PrimeResi
    • Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What’s the best strategy? Researchers at Harvard Business School have examined consumerism at the top of the curve – from high fashion and luxury watches to prestige cars and top-end experiences – to produce a series of 12 insight papers…
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    • Rent or Buy: Does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?

  • 5th Apr 2019 08:15
  • by PrimeResi
    • Professors Colin Jones and Abdulkader Mostafa of Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School have explored the bottom-line implications of buying a home rather than renting. “The deep-seated home-owner aspirations of Britons are justified and have been sustained by significant financial gains,” they conclude; “it really does pay to buy”
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    • How to give professional advice to friends

  • 29th Mar 2019 08:31
  • by PrimeResi
    • Insurance & professional indemnity specialist Sarah Elderton offers guidance on what to do when friends approach you for professional property advice, while surveyor & building disputes expert Paul Greenwood tells a cautionary tale of a helping hand that soured a building project, a bank balance, and a relationship.