World’s wealthiest take a financial hit, ending seven years of growth
The world’s wealthiest individuals lost 3% of their combined net worth in 2018; Britain’s HNW set lost 6%
Charting the price of a top 1% home across the UK
‘The difference in the cost of the top 1% of homes by region just might come as a surprise,’ says Savills’ research chief Lucian Cook
Looming global housing slump ‘could cut world growth to a decade low’
Signs of a global house price downturn are already visible, warns Oxford Economics
London needs a £4.9bn annual Government subsidy to deliver enough affordable housing
A new report indicates that London needs a massive seven-fold increase in Government funding to deliver affordable homes
New home delivery climbs by 13%
The number of EPCs issued across England jumped by 13% in the last year, says Savills, while the number of approved residential planning consents has bounced back
Build-to-Rent, student housing & retirement living present a £700bn investment opportunity says Savills
The value of the UK’s “residential operational real estate” sector – combining build-to-rent, senior living and student housing – is set to quadruple, forecasts Savills, hitting £880bn once fully mature
More than one in ten British adults own multiple properties, claims report
11.2% of the population owns more than one property, says the Resolution Foundation. Younger people are far less likely to own a home than previous generations – but if they do own a property, they are now more likely to own several of them
Peak Performance: Charting the evolution of prime property pricing across global cities
Knight Frank looks at the differential between the average prime property price and the top price achieved in ten global cities over the last five years
Britain’s luxury sector surges in value to £48bn, driven by cars
Walpole suggests that the luxury industry contributed 2.4% of the UK’s total GDP in 2017
After its longest property market downturn, Prime London ‘is beginning to find its level’
Property prices in Prime Central London have fallen for the last 19 quarters, but the Savills research team is now spying a return to positive growth -although we’re still five years away from a ‘normal’ market
Mapped: Searching for value in Prime London
Savills: ‘As the prime London market shows signs of stabilising, new areas of value are emerging while traditional enclaves retain their premiums’
Brexit & Beyond: Where next for prime property prices?
Savills’ Head of Residential Research Lucian Cook considers how the Brexit pendulum will swing, and takes comfort in the longer-term view