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A Letter from MIPIM: Plus ça change
"It feels like the winds of change are blowing through the property industry and not just down the Croisette this year," says Brecher's Nicky Richmond in a dispatch from MIPIM.
Sophisticated Security: The modern approach to protecting luxury homes
Security requirements have become the number one priority for HNW homeowners in recent years, says Gerard Cooper, with increased demands from insurers amplifying the personal risk and exposure of high-profile…
Boutique London agent sets out to ‘revolutionise’ Monaco’s property market
EXCLUSIVE: Finlay Brewer launches international division via 'landmark' partnership with Monegasque specialists Real Estate Monte Carlo;
Property salaries rise to a ten-year high
But the gender pay gap is still rife; female property professionals earn an average of 31% less than their male counterparts
Hotspots & Slow Burners: On the makings of a successful, sustainable district
Don't overlook established enclaves in search of exciting regeneration opportunities, says Alexander Lewis - these are places where people love to live, which is key to the long term performance of any…
Rules of Construction: Tales from the planning front line
From the recent case in Leicestershire involving a house hidden behind a fake garage door, to the hoo-ha in Kensington over a 'candy-cane' paint job, Clive Moys talks us through some memorable recent breaches…
Top buying agency launches PCL property index – excluding ‘second rate’ streets
Property Vision aims to create 'the go-to index for a very specific area'
Deal sealed on ‘one of the best apartments in Chelsea’
'Truly exceptional' £29.5m duplex at early Candy & Candy project, 21 Manresa Road...
Forward Thinking: Exploring a novel way of funding an ultra high value home
Sara Maccallum and Andrew Wilmot-Smith explain why the forward funding structure - long familiar to commercial developers - could be worth consideration in a difficult prime resi market...
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes?
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes, asks the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Helen Miller in this illuminating talk at the University of Manchester last year.
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Notting Hill super-homes bring out the buyers; ‘one-off’ new-build goes for £25m (£3m above asking)
EXCLUSIVE: Brace of super-prime deals 'shows faith in Notting Hill and the wider London market'
Case Study: Light industrial to prime residential in Barnes
West London project demonstrates how disused light industrial buildings can be re-engineered as inspiring places to live...