London housing: are high prices really the fault of rich foreigners?
Overseas investors appear to have taken far too much blame for the high cost of London housing
Communities
House prices fall in London’s luxury postcodes
Oil price, stamp duty and Brexit fears cause drop in areas such as Notting Hill and Hampstead but market rises elsewhere
London luxury homebuilder warns of ‘challenging’ market conditions
Capco, which is redeveloping the site of Earls Court exhibition centre, sees shares fall amid concerns over a supply glut
Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner
The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution
Punta del Este: is Uruguay’s uber-rich ‘gated city’ a glimpse of our urban future?
Astronomic rents and zero public housing keep the haves and have-nots apart in the exclusive Uruguayan coastal city. So is this dystopian ‘paradise’ preempting the path on which other global cities are set?
‘It’s an insult’: Chinese property developers race to the top of London’s skyline
Giant luxury towers (with their own karaoke rooms) to spring up around the city as eastern investors look to Britain. But residents fear deals will force them out