As Britain's 225-year-old 'non-dom' tax regime faces abolition, we asked prime resi insiders about the potential impact on the property market and their businesses.
Talking Heads: What does the end of non-dom status mean for the prime property market?
As Britain's 225-year-old 'non-dom' tax regime faces abolition, we asked prime resi insiders about the potential impact on the property market and their businesses.
What impact will the UK General Election have on sales volumes?
'Electoral cycles typically do not precipitate significant fluctuations in transaction levels,' new analysis shows
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 16, 2024
LonRes data shows a sharp increase in price reductions over the last two weeks.
CBRE Middle East chief moves to Kingdom
Former CBRE Director Roshan Wial is now Group Sales & Marketing Director at UK/Middle Eastern property firm Kingdom International.
A ‘spring surge’ in property market activity could turn into a ‘spring standoff’, warns buying agency
Estate agents are telling Garrington's team that they 'are having to accept vendor-led prices to ‘test the market’ prior to either offering price reductions or accepting a lower offer.'
‘Exceptionally rare’ Kensington Court townhouse asks £18.95mn
Buyer sought for elaborate unbroken Grade II listed property near Kensington Palace
Moveli signs up ex-Hamptons & Knight Frank agent
Sally Jane Hobson will be covering high-value areas of Buckinghamshire as a self-employed broker
Irene Luke joins Savills Private Office
Co-head of Savills Monaco has expanded her role & is now part of the agency's elite global network of HNW specialists
Super-rich buyers circle as Caudwell’s £2bn Mayfair scheme takes shape
Luxury developer updates on progress as landmark project moves to advanced phase of construction.
CoStar to acquire digital visualisation firm Matterport
OnTheMarket owner agrees to buy leading virtual tour tech firm.
Price growth in prime country market turns positive
Prices ticked upwards by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, the first positive quarterly growth seen since June 2022
Australian luxury property big-hitters team up with former Knight Frank partner for new private office venture
Based in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East regions, Origin Private Office has already transacted on over US$100mn worth of prime property, and is advising on a branded resi development project.
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Pre-election jitters hit London’s £5mn-plus market
Top-end sector continues to slow from its post-pandemic record high, but remains significantly stronger than the pre-pandemic average, reports Savills
Matthew Robertson of Valouran on luxury property development & sustainability
Earth Day 2024: 'Sustainability is more than just reducing environmental impact; it’s making fundamental changes to the ways in which we interact with our surroundings'
Tories float September Stamp Duty cut
The Chancellor is considering raising the SDLT threshold to £300k, according to newspaper reports.
Deal sealed on ‘exquisite’ £27.5mn Clarges Mayfair apartment
Knight Frank secures sale of extra-special dual-aspect unit in 'iconic' super-prime scheme opposite Green Park.
Construction starts on REDD’s ‘ultra-luxury’ Kensington Palace Gardens project
Grade II* listed London mansion is being transformed into a set of top-end apartments by a world-class team.
Prime London’s top-end outperforms in ‘slow’ spring market
The £5mn-plus market has been the most active prime London sales sector since 2021, reports LonRes.
In Pictures: Handelsman’s Manhattan Loft Gardens penthouse seeks £17.5mn
Visionary property developer's 40th-floor home 'is a rare gem in the London luxury property market that stands out thanks to its awe-inspiring views and unique architectural brilliance,' says Becky Fatemi…
Agency lists Westminster townhouse at £11mn after virtual valuation
Super-prime property near Buckingham Palace is 'one of the most expensive houses ever to reach the market without a physical valuation'
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International property news
Savills creates London-based Caribbean desk
Tom Vickery is leading the latest addition to the firm's global residential department.
Chestertons Global expands into Bermuda
International estate agency network signs Hamilton-based affiliate.
‘Truly one-of-a-kind’ Mallorcan villa seeks €25mn
In Pictures: Completed earlier this year, this 10,915 sq ft seafront home is 'one of the Balearics' most exclusive private villas', says agency.
‘Noteworthy resurgence’ for global prime property price growth
Knight Frank’s latest international indices tell of renewed positivity across luxury housing markets.
Sales launch at Fifth Avenue’s tallest resi tower
1,000-foot Beaux-Arts-inspired building has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Profiles & Interviews
‘It’s an exciting time for the industry’: Rosewood’s Brad Berry on why the luxury hospitality group is doubling down on branded resi
'At the luxury level, buyers gravitate towards the projects that incorporate the intangibles'
Five Minutes With: Makoto Fukui of Schroders on delivering a super-prime build-to-rent scheme in PCL
'London is slightly playing catch up to the rest of the world when it comes to luxury BTR,' says fund manager for The Knightsbridge Estate.
‘Use your authenticity as your power’: Industry leaders on inspiring the next generation
International Women's Day 2024: Stars of the real estate agency, development & design worlds share their words of wisdom.
International Women’s Day 2024: Property industry leaders on inclusion, equality & progress
Inspiring women from across the sector discuss whether anything has changed over the last ten years, and what can be done to move the industry forward from here.
‘It’s like being in a racing car all the time’: Stuart Horwood of 1508 London on running a global design firm
PrimeResi x Plugged in: Continuing a series of in-depth interviews with key players from the world of design, Jason Bailey catches up with the CEO of top interiors & architecture studio 1508 London.
Interiors & Design
SPPARC to design vision for Yoo Capital’s Camden Film Quarter
Mixed-use masterplan will include the capital's first major film studio campus, and 'significant' new housing for the area.
First Look: Inside the £42mn Banda-designed townhouse at Chelsea Barracks
Banda's 'perfectly imperfect' turnkey project on Mulberry Square is a 'testament to the strength of the artisanal ecosystem', says Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, presenting 'a collection of a lifetime in both…
‘World first’ digital tool aims to help small developers with new biodiversity net gain laws
As new BNG rules kick in, proptech start-up Joe’s Blooms has launched a new product for SME property developers, backed by Planning Portal.
SHH adds new business development director
Nathalie Wells has joined the studio from Harrods Interior Design to 'identify new avenues for growth and global expansion'
Fosters designs duo of ‘ultra-luxury’ apartment blocks in Dubai
New project for Omniyat will feature a 'sky palace' with a triple-height private terrace.