House prices up in four Spanish regions with the Balearics posting the highest leap

  According to official figures for Q3, house prices in four Spanish regions are now on the rise. The Balearics lead the way with 4.4% growth year on year and Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty expects the trend to continue for 2014. “The factors that kept these Mediterranean islands buoyant in recession, are the same as … Read more

World’s most expensive office markets

Demand for the best space in the best locations continues to be strong: World’s Most Expensive Office Markets. London Unseats Hong Kong.   London’s West End replaced central Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive office property market, but Asia continued to dominate the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for four of the top five … Read more

Most sought after locations for investors looking to acquire a hotel

London (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Paris (France), and Armação de Búzios (Brazil) are the most sought after locations in the world for investors looking to acquire a hotel, according to LuxuryEstate international real estate agency. Many nationalities are searching beyond their own borders for luxury hotel properties; however, Germany and France tend to look closer to … Read more

A glimpse inside the £27million uber-exclusive One Hyde Park apartment

An exclusive London apartment with five bedrooms and panoramic views of Hyde Park sold for £27million, making the property the most expensive publicly sold this year in UK. The 4,200 sq/ft development built by Candy and Candy and seen as one of the world’s best apartment blocks, has panoramic views across Hyde Park and Kensington. … Read more

The most luxurious homes in the world

The homes of the rich and famous can prove to be a fascinating viewing experience, but even the luxury abodes of  Brad Pitt or Charlize Theron can’t compare to these opulent ventures into architectural majesty. They’re the types of houses that people on an interior design course dream of  being able to furnish, with the … Read more

London is a property developers’ paradise. And ordinary people are being priced out

That we are heading for a crisis is not in doubt, but the huge rents on the government’s Build to Rent scheme are hardly going to help