World #1: London named best city for luxury property buyers
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London loses its luxury property crown to Hong Kong in ‘year of the trophy home’
Global luxury property markets are growing despite everything, with a record ten $100m+ deals flying through in 2016
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Uh Oh We’re In Bubble: London is the most over-valued city in the world – UBS
Property prices in London and other global financial centres "are now, in many cases, fundamentally unjustified," says UBS. "The risk of a real estate bubble in these cities has risen sharply."
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London retains ‘World’s Most Expensive City’ to live/work title
London has held on to the dubious honour of being "the world’s most expensive city to accommodate an employee" for the third year, says Savills, although the firm suggests that both London and second-placed…
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Investor-developer acquires 86-unit PCL portfolio for £28mn
'A few years ago, you simply wouldn’t have seen assets of this quality and in these locations pricing at that level,' said Leufroy, which has exchanged on a quartet of buildings in Notting Hill & Kensington.
Prime London property market heading for ‘worst year since Covid’
18% fewer £5mn+ sales have been recorded in London this year compared to 2024, while no deals have gone through above £50mn.
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RBKC signs off on £10bn Earls Court scheme
Decision completes dual-borough backing for the transformation of central London's biggest cleared development site.
Agency lists 1/8th share of Mayfair penthouse for £1.05mn
Fractional ownership is catching on with PCL buyers, says Russell Simpson, as a share in a 'sublime' duplex on historic Queen Street goes on the market.
Branded Residences: Louis Keighley on what’s still missing from the sector
Savills' Global Residential Development Consultancy chief identifies three big opportunities in the rapidly expanding branded resi arena...
1720s Bloomsbury gem with A-list fashion pedigree hits the rental market
In Pictures: Grade II* listed early Georgian townhouse on Great James Street was restored by the co-creators of US labels Skims and Good American.
Behind the Schemes: Top architect designs his own family home in North London
RHA founder Robert Hirschfield applied his studio’s guiding philosophy to the reworking of his personal residence - here’s the result...
Country house market set for ‘buoyant’ start to 2026 following ‘record-breaking’ December
Buyer & seller confidence is 'really returning across the market,' says Strutt & Parker's Oliver Custance Baker.
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Ranked: London’s fastest-performing planning authorities
Planning decision times have fallen while approval rates have edged higher across prime London & the Home Counties.
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‘Momentum shows little sign of slowing’: Branded resi sector records another year of ‘exceptional growth’
Fresh analysis by Savills suggests the global branded residential development niche expanded by nearly a fifth in 2025.
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