‘Five years ago there was nothing’: inside Duqm, the city rising from the sand

Oman’s sparsely inhabited coast of fishing villages and Bedouin camps is being transformed into industrial city with port, luxury hotels and housing for 111,000

Marrakech, Morocco, named a profitable destination to buy property in 2018

  Marrakech likely to become an important destination for investors who are seeking remunerative opportunities. Marrakech, Morocco, named a profitable destination to buy property in 2018 according to a market study conducted by WIRE Consulting, an independent company specialized exclusively in International Real Estate services. “The growing year-round tourism flow and the cost of living in … Read more

Build your own Adjaye: starchitects design catalogue homes

Want a home designed by a top architect on an affordable budget? Entrepreneurs Cube Haus may be moving in on your neighbourhood, with the help of David Adjaye and more

‘A pool in the basement is a clear marker of wealth’: how the super-rich are digging down

In London’s richest boroughs vast subterranean enclaves are being carved out over several floors to house cars, wine, saunas and private nightclubs. How did underground living – once associated with poverty and disease – become an investment scheme for the uber-wealthy?

Cheltenham tops growth league as £1m+ sales spread across country

High-end sales almost double in some regions with a 6% increase recorded throughout England and Wales

London will lose creative crown if rents keep forcing artists out

Head of Space network issues warning in book marking 50th year of studios set up by artists Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgely