Trendwatch: Are penthouses falling out of favour with New York’s super-rich?
A number of billionaires and A-listers have been opting for mid-level units over the top decks of NYC's super-tall towers - but why?
Spending habits of the super-rich; a field-guide
Art, property, travel - and ginger biscuits. Quintessentially Estates has taken a look at how its international HNW clients like to spend their wealth
Head-to-Head: Comparing the micro-markets of London & New York
How do prices and lifestyles stack up in like-for-like neighbourhoods across central New York and London?
153 $10m+ sales worth $3.2bn: How the world’s super-prime markets fared under lockdowns
Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.
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Autumn Budget ‘to hit 100,000 properties with mansion tax’
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Deal sealed on £35mn Scottish Borders estate
One of the biggest country sales of the year completed last week.
Top Chestertons & Foxtons agents join UK Sotheby’s International Realty
Brokerage adds luxury specialists Stephanie Russo & Thomas Brooks to its growing PCL team.
Fatemi & O’Brien named among Sotheby’s top global property brokers
PCL duo achieve top-tier status across brand's 26,100-strong worldwide real estate network.
Strutts continues high-level hiring spree in PCL
Toby Downes has returned to the 140-year-old property agency after holding senior positions with Savills, Redbook & Haringtons.
Buyers compete over rare unmod townhouse in Notting Hill
Stucco-fronted property just off Westbourne Grove went for well above asking after becoming available for the first time in over 40 years.
‘Fortune favours the brave’: Inside the Chelsea sale that defied the market
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Six Trends: On wealth mobility & global super-prime markets in 2025
UK buying agency Garrington highlights some key patterns & demographic shifts for luxury property agents targeting the world's super-rich.
£24mn Notting Hill mansion changes hands in ‘landmark’ deal
Stucco-fronted Grade II-listed Allom masterpiece sells after more than 20 years in the same ownership.
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