En-suite education: the unstoppable rise of luxury student housing

The UK’s student boom has seen a spate of new, expensive, high-spec studio flats for them to live in, even as local residents are desperate for affordable accommodation. From Coventry to Cambridge, are universities starting to resemble property developers – and does this help or hurt our cities?

Ivanka Trump, from model to mogul: inside the life of Donald’s daughter

The daughter of the real estate magnate has dedicated much of her professional life to the family business. Will his race for the White House help or hurt her?

Is the £1 million property in Mayfair headed for extinction?

 Mayfair was once a neighborhood in which those in search of plush property in the heart of prime central London could find a deal for under a million pounds, but could those days be set to change? It would appear so, according to new figures from Mayfair’s leading agent, Wetherell. According to findings, fewer than … Read more

Stamp duty weighing on luxury housing market, says Berkeley

High-end housebuilder says transaction levels in London and south-east have been hit by tax increase

Surreal estate: inside Margaret Thatcher’s Chester Square retreat

It’s received Ronald Reagan and other heads of state, and given its bombproof door perhaps other less savoury offerings, too

Ultra-exclusive island in the South Pacific at auction

Fiji is one of the very few countries in the South Pacific Islands that allows foreigners to own property, including the ownership of freehold real estate. Even so, more than 91% of Fijian real estate is held in “leasehold,” meaning that purchasers never truly hold free and clear title to a given property, but instead … Read more