The top 6 most luxurious residential areas in London and Monaco

It’s little wonder that the world’s most affluent property buyers are attracted to London and Monaco. The cities’ property markets are like two peas in a pod, with very similar attractions, prices and buyer profiles. Each city has its own ultra-prime areas, plush enclaves with a feel very different to the rest of Monaco or … Read more

How Monet became blue chip: the language of wealthy art buyers

Painting of the Grand Canal expected to fetch up to £30m, amid surging interest from super-rich in Asia and Middle East

The Most Expensive and Luxurious Skincare Creams

  While there are countless skin care products to choose from that range from the really affordable to the extravagantly expensive, there are certain products that stand out as being just as effective as their price tag is high. Check out the most expensive and the most luxurious skin care creams below to see which … Read more

Sales of printed books fall by more than £150m in five years

New figures from Nielsen BookScan show continuing decline since 2009 as more and more readers migrate to ebooks

Going, going, gone: how Sotheby’s and Christie’s still lose out on big sales

Despite increasing prices of art, big profits do not always trickle down to auction houses – thanks to generous guarantees to ultra-rich sellers