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Best country specialists: agents for prime rural property
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best country property specialists for HNW individuals. The list features our Top Ten, Top Recommended and Rec…
The best providers of property investment, finance & private office services
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best providers of property investment, finance and private office services. The list features our Top Ten, To…
The best landed estate lawyers
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best landed estate lawyers for high-net-worth individuals. The list features our Top Recommended advisers For…
The best selling agents for prime London property
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best selling agents for prime London property. The list features our Top Ten, Top Recommended and Recommended…
The best buying agents for prime London property
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best buying agents for prime London property. The list features our Top Ten, Top Recommended and Recommended …
The best providers of prime property management services
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best property managers for high-net-worth individuals. The list features our Top Recommended and Recommended …
The best property lawyers
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best lawyers for prime property. The list features our Top Flight, Top Recommended and Recommended advisers F…
The 2021 Spear’s Property Advisers Index
The 2021 edition of the Spear’s Property Advisers Index is an indispensable resource for high-net-worth individuals in search of expert advic…
The Spear’s prime property briefing: will the ‘Boris Bounce’ return?
Covid-19 gave the prime central London property market a severe shudder. When will it bounce back? When Boris Johnson announced the first nationwid…
London’s big-money megabasement boom in numbers
The collapse of an £8.5 million mansion in Chelsea in November during the construction of a so-called mega-basement has sparked concern among some …
Why the wealthy are escaping to the country house
The great escape to the country house from our cities was already under way before Covid-19 struck It is reckoned that more than 1,000 country hou…
The man baking ESG into Blackstone’s $341 billion property portfolio
Asset management giant Blackstone has committed to building ESG principles into its vast global property portfolio. Rasika Sittamparam meets the ma…
How the ‘branded residence’ became a go-to for the global super-rich
The ‘branded residence’ – an apartment serviced by an associated luxury hotel – is having a moment The Old War Office, a handsome building on White…
What are ‘sheds’ and why are property investors are rushing to them?
While the suffering for high streets continues, the massive growth in online retail in 2020 has seen a rush to invest in ‘sheds’ – namely logistics…
Where are the UK’s supercars?
Data from the DVLA, obtained by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young, shows that the number of supercars in the UK increased by 11 per cent from 2018…
Only organic will do: The whisky meeting exacting standards
Whisky drinkers are becoming increasingly hard to please. Only a select few maltsters can meet such high standards, says Jack Croxford-Scott There …
What does a new US president mean for business?
Some will regret Trump’s departure from the White House, whilst others breathe a sigh of relief. But what does the arrival of President Biden hold …
What charities and trustees can learn from Kids Company
As Kids Company demonstrates, trusteeship is a role that comes with significant duties as well as rewards, writes Jennifer Emms Kids Company has, i…
No place like home? Why residency matters when taxing influencers
Morag Ofili discusses why influencers need to consider the residency position whilst working abroad during the pandemic Like it or loathe it, influ…
Bordeaux Index on why wine investors are toasting a successful year
Spear’s speaks to Matthew O’Connell, head of investment at Bordeaux Index, about advising on portfolios for the largest fine wine merchant in the w…