Global super-rich bought 153 homes for at least £20m each in past year

Highest number of sales in Hong Kong as London’s ultra-prime housing market slips amid Brexit concerns

Westminster council to ban supersize new homes

London borough’s 150 sq metre limit aims to inspire building of more affordable properties

UK’s most expensive home valued at £160m

Developer Nick Candy sold his own property to offshore companies he controls in Guernsey in order to remortgage it

I never set out to stick my knife into a restaurant – but some just deserve it

The Observer restaurant critic’s most biting reviews have now been collected in a book. Here, he defends the art of negative criticism – after all, it’s just a part of the job

How instant makeup brands are creating a new beauty elite

Instagram innovators such as Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner are revolutionising cosmetics – and becoming overnight billionaires

Wealthiest households in Westminster failing to pay extra £833 in tax

Only 2% have made annual ‘community contribution’ requested by council leader