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Middle Eastern nations have the highest threshold for high-rollers wanting to break into the top 1% of earners, followed by the USA. Qatar and the UAE are also home to the biggest "reality gaps" between the top 1% and the average citizen.
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A dog called Gunther VI is probably not selling a Miami mansion once owned by Madonna. But top-end brokers at Compass Realty are playing ball with the long-running stunt.
Knight Frank picks Notting Hill as one of the world’s top ten neighbourhoods ‘primed for growth in a post-pandemic world’
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PCL schemes under close watch as questions mount over high-profile contractor
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Standout Georgian house in Richmond trades in benchmark deal
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One month on: How the Renters’ Rights Act is already reshaping Prime London
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Record deal sealed on Pimlico’s St George’s Square
Rare freehold townhouse changes hands at close to £10mn asking.
Masterplan revealed for major central London hospital site development
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