Company Tag: Parthenia
A Minsky Market: Is property in a ‘hedge’, ‘speculative’ or ‘Ponzi’ stage?
In his instability hypothesis, the American economist Hyman Minsky stated there are three distinct stages to a market - so which one are we in right now? Property valuations guru James Wyatt explores...
Budget 2017: Prime resi industry reactions
What the residential property industry thinks about abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers, the empty homes levy, housebuilding targets, & more
The Times They Are A-Changin’: A valuation viewpoint
Bob Dylan - with a little help from James Wyatt - explains how the world of estate agency and property valuation is changing
Inflation Nation: On the Bank of England’s balancing act
James Wyatt's inflation primer and deeper reading recommendations
Property magnate becomes the American President: The prime resi industry reacts
What does Donald Trump's win mean for the UK's luxury property sector?
‘The outlook must be for a continued gradual decline in the real value of property’
PCL property values have dropped by 15-20% since 2014's peak - and aren't stopping
Curve Appeal: The scandal of relativity and leasehold valuation
It's been called the property industry's LIBOR scandal, and could be skewing the property market to the tune of billions of pounds each year.
The Bubble Deflates…Slowly: PCL values peaked in 2014 and have already fallen 15%
From talking to agents, looking at valuations over the last two years and then analysing the market evidence, James Wyatt's research house Parthenia figures that prices in prime central London have already…
Don’t Miss: Third Annual ‘Boom or Bust’ Property Discussion
The Economic Research Council's annual "Boom or Bust" property discussion takes place tomorrow (Tuesday 16th June), with a stellar panel lined up to provide a thoroughly expert, balanced and informed…
Relativity from the Real World: On leasehold vs freehold valuations
With the Upper Tribunal due to hear conjoined cases on relativity at the end of November, James Wyatt investigates important research into the relationship between freehold and leasehold values, which…
Boom or Bust? The future of the property market (event)
The Economics Research Council has enlisted a particularly strong line-up for its third annual "Boom or Bust" discussion on the future of the UK's housing market, which takes place on 16th June at the…
Chart Attack: The secrets of a good property index
There are a lot of property statistics and indices to choose from, but are any of them actually reliable indicators of market performance?