HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 | History Defined

Tariffs causing slowdown in global property deals, Savills warns

Conditions are expected to recover over the second half of 2025 as trade policy becomes more certain.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

‘Bond villa’ on the French Riviera owned by Sean Connery goes back on the market for £20m

The glamourous property has plenty to attract both design lovers and film buffs

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

From snail slime to salmon sperm: the K-beauty boom hits UK high streets

South Korean skincare retailers want to capitalise on viral sales of beauty ranges by opening high street stores across the UK

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025

Baby boomers are ‘sitting on £2.89 trillion of net housing wealth’

Millennials and Gen-Z have had ‘less opportunity to work their way up the housing ladder profitably’

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2025

Homes with benefits: visas and low living costs are on offer in these overseas spots

These overseas destinations offer some serious benefits for home buyers

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2025

Hot London postcodes: five in-demand areas beating the sales slowdown

Demand to live in these five areas has soared, despite economic turbulence and London’s ongoing affordability crisis

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

These are the 6 prettiest country cottages within one hour of London

Whether you’re abandoning ship entirely, or simply looking for a weekend bolthole to escape to, these pretty cottages little more than 60 minutes from London offer the best of both worlds

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2025

Bond Street prime retail rents overtake Milan's to become highest in Europe

Globally the elite Mayfair address moved from fourth to third place behind only New York’s Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025

London's housing crisis is harming generations — so how could we fix it?

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England was announced this week ahead of today’s spring statement but the housing market’s problems run deep. Here’s an overview of where we are and how we got there

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Record £217bn spent by UK households on housing costs in 2024, study suggests

Housing costs were estimated by Savills to have been £8.6 billion higher last year than a previous peak in 2016, when adjusted for inflation.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025