Investment
Ranked: The best UK cities for property investors
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast are the top picks for residential property returns, suggests Colliers, while locations in the South East are less appealing for investors.
Opinion: Is luxury real estate a recession-proof asset?
"Real estate is more recession-proof than other assets, especially when it comes to luxury homes," argues Mickey Alam Khan, the New York-based president of Luxury Portfolio International.
Weak sterling opens a ‘window of opportunity in London for Middle East investors’
JLL estimates that sterling buyers are currently paying 35% more for London properties than they were in 2014, while those purchasing in US dollars are paying 3.8% less.
‘Crypto winter’ drives metaverse real estate crash
Virtual land prices have tumbled by an average of 66% since January, while the volume of metaverse real estate being traded has tanked by 97% from its November peak.
Investors swoop on Marylebone resi blocks
Pair of freehold buildings contain a total of 70 mostly one-bed units across 28,000 sq ft.
Resi investment drops 20%
CBRE says it is "alert to the recent softening of market sentiment", as investment drops sharply - but remains on track to break records for the full year.
IMMO plots £1bn EPC upgrade investment drive
A European property investment platform plans to spend £1bn buying and retrofitting thousands of British homes for rent.
Fifth Wall builds $500mn Climate Fund to decarbonise the property industry
"The real estate industry is the single-most contributed industry to climate change," says venture capital boss. "It's the culprit that was hiding in plain sight."
£1.7bn pumped into UK build-to-rent in the first six months of this year
"The incredibly robust income offered by BtR and strong rental growth across the sector are continuing to attract significant new capital to the market," says Knight Frank.
Resi investment set to breach £4.4bn record high this year
CBRE is forecasting 8% growth for average UK house prices through 2022, with any downturn in buying activity likely to take time to filter through to prices.
Resilient cities & resi opportunities: New trends & drivers in UK HNW real estate investment
Wealthy private client investors "have been operating against an unprecedented backdrop of macro-economic disruption," says Investec - but "these challenging times have failed to dampen sentiment and can…
Build-to-rent momentum continues to build as investment jumps 11%
“The UK Build-To-Rent sector is showing positive momentum and resilience in the face of headwinds such as cost inflation and interest rate increases," says CBRE.