Capital values across 30 cities have just outperformed rents for the first time since 2021, reports Savills - so which urban hubs are set to soar in the year ahead?
London slips as Glasgow tops Colliers’ resi investment rankings
Strong yields and relative affordability power Scottish city to first place in firm’s annual league table.
From London to Tokyo: What 2026 holds for prime residential world city markets
Capital values across 30 cities have just outperformed rents for the first time since 2021, reports Savills - so which urban hubs are set to soar in the year ahead?
Ex-Savills director joins Moveli
Upper-market brokerage continues to scale its national agent network.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 06, 2026
The doldrums continue, with Agreed Sales down by a quarter compared to last year.
CEDIA launches ‘Smart Home Ready’ certification for builders & property developers
Tech trade body offers projects an official stamp of approval.
Valuation leads surge as a fifth of consumer plan to move in the next two years
Zoopla sent a record number of valuation leads to agents in January.
Chestertons Global expands in Malaysia
Rahim & Co has joined the international estate agency network.
In Pictures: Rare Connaught Square townhouse hits the market at £6.5mn
Agency debuts Grade II listed residence on high-profile W2 garden square.
Savills names new Mayfair sales head
Nick Verdi takes the reins of agency’s high-profile operation based on North Audley Street.
Call for urgent demand-side stimulus as worst-case risks emerge for London’s new-build pipeline
Industry analysis flags risk of sharp slowdown and potential developer exit as existing projects near completion.
Savills boosts Spanish resi sales team
Agency says four new hires demonstrate 'commitment to building out further the Savills global residential business, not only in Spain but across the wider EMEA region.'
In Pictures: £7.5mn North London sub-penthouse offered for ‘test-drive’
Marquee Chappell Lofts unit comes with £6,500-a-week try-before-you-buy option.
Quote of the day
Chronic undersupply, cross-border capital flows and sustained demand for global city environments, especially those with strong lifestyle and fiscal pulls, will continue to drive growth in prime residential markets around the world
London’s prime rental market has slumped, but there’s a super-prime bright spot
Survey of the capital's luxury lettings scene reveals key trends, big deals & an out-performing neighbourhood...
PCL heavyweights to build London-UAE corridor for Sotheby’s International Realty
Knight Frank & Savills high fliers brought in to create 'specialist cross-border partnership' focusing on luxury transactions.
Much Ado About Nothing: Why bifurcation, not decline, is the real story in Prime Central London
Richard Rogerson explains how quality is now defining liquidity in the capital’s top neighbourhoods - and flags more key trends to watch in 2026, from shifting demographics to the return of debt.
Park Modern’s £60mn penthouse finds a buyer
Reports suggest an AI tycoon has picked up the marquee unit at Fenton Whelan's Bayswater scheme, marking the biggest super-prime sale of the last year.
Gavin Swartzman: Is AI working for you, or are you working for AI?
Global luxury brokerage chief shares three key principles agents and brokers can use to harness the power of AI - and grow their value proposition and business.
Retrofit or Ruin: Five key recommendations for a sustainable future for Britain’s historic buildings
Grosvenor argues that 'good conservation' should be redefined as 'the ability of historic buildings to adapt & continue to serve their communities.'
Revealed: What UK property professionals earn – and how it stacks up globally
UK real estate salaries rise nearly 10%, but remain well behind the US and Middle East.
Global super-prime markets accelerate while tax drags on London
Just 35 US$10mn-plus sales leave UK capital seventh in Q4 rankings, behind Sydney, Miami & Singapore.
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Charles Leigh's team says Q4's standout performance at 60 Curzon 'sends a strong positive signal' for the wider PCL market.
International property news
CoStar faces fresh investor criticism over resi focus
Another shareholder has called for the proptech and data giant - which owns Homes.com and OnTheMarket - to rethink its position on residential property portals.
Fine & Country expands into Italy
Milan launch marks the franchised estate agency brand's first official presence in Italy.
In Pictures: HBA interiors unveiled at new ZHA-designed scheme in Miami
The London-based studio is designing 37 residences at the forthcoming 'Billionaires’ Triangle' project.
Top-end estate agency brand reveals ‘ambitious plans to accelerate international expansion’
'2026 will mark a step change in our ambitions,' declares Fine & Country CEO Nicky Stevenson.
Knight Frank boosts Italian reach with two new agency partnerships
Property consultancy continues international expansion programme with top-end team-ups in Rome & Cortina.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Sian-Louise Tangney
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jon Byers
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Becky Fatemi
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interview: Mark Harvey on the strategy behind Knight Frank’s next phase of global growth
The agency’s international chief discusses doubling down on key wealth hubs, reshaping partnerships and targeting new lifestyle markets - plus why London remains at the top of the global property map.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Gary Hersham
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
In Pictures: British joinery firm completes ‘jewel box’ transformation in Knightsbridge
James Wellesley & Paulo Moschino unveil their artisanal reworking of a 'characterless' townhouse, reflecting a wider trend for luxury homes 'designed with soul'.
Ibiza & London design studio expands into the Cotswolds
Kit Maplethorpe & Alex Hancock’s Bloom Studio says demand has been rising for turnkey design services beyond the capital.
New studio launched by former Sims Hilditch designer
Gema Broch's StudioBN will work on resi projects across the UK & Spain.
US interiors firm debuts in UK with Battersea showhomes
'This collaboration isn’t just about interiors,' says property developer Marie-Julie Gheysens; 'it’s about narrative, artistry and the enduring power of female creativity.'
1508 appointed to lead interior design at ‘landmark’ Istanbul scheme
In Pictures: London-based design studio is helping transform an historic Turkish shipyard site into a new luxury destination.
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Seismic Shifts, 2000-2025: The global events that moved the needle on London’s prime property market
Cathy Hawker explores how the fluctuating fortunes of Prime Central London can be tied to major international economic events of the past 25 years.
Rise of the Broker: How the business of prime London agency has changed since 2000
Alexandra Goss charts the changing face of luxury property agency over the last 25 years, from the mainstreaming of buying agents & the introduction of private offices, to the rise of independent brokers.
Smart Home Market: How luxury property agents embraced the digital age
Ruth Bloomfield explores the new gadgets & technological leaps that have shaped London’s prime property sector since the turn of the millennium – including portals, smartphones & social media.
LonRes founders Carrington & Payne on 25 years in the prime London property arena
A personal view of how Prime Central London has evolved since the turn of the century, by William Carrington & Anthony Payne - who founded LonRes in the year 2000.
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