Unlike the yacht moored at Monte Carlo, where visibility is a big part of the point, purchasers of London’s penthouses keep a low profile. Equipped with panic rooms, air filters, high-tech alarm and entry systems and bulletproof glass, these exclusive properties attract both overseas and home-grown millionaires are seeking rarefied properties with world-class security.
The property market in France is under pressure due to recent tax changes and the broad state of the French and European economies. According to Jean-François Buet, president of the national federation of the property business (FNAIM) “the first half of 2013 will look similar to the second half of 2012”, with prices expected to [...]
The luxury homes of high-profile individuals often make the news in gossip columns and blogs as frequently as their owners do. The public’s thirst for celebrity property stories often seems unquenchable and it can only take one rumour that a celebrity is looking to buy in a certain area for its popularity to be dramatically [...]
With an average 10% growth in Buying Agent services in recent years in London alone, we explore the role Buying Agents can have as they are set to become more and more commonplace in the buying process, not only in the English capital but also in other European cities, from Paris to Barcelona, as well as [...]
