Defining the key value drivers in property; why you shouldn't mistake a good spec for a good scheme
The most valuable scheme to have ever sold in London had no services and a basic but elegant specification - but it offered space and scenery par excellence, says Alexander Lewis...
Alexander Lewis joined Knight Frank in September 2003 as a graduate on the training scheme and has a background in commercial and residential surveying. He is now a Partner active in agency, consultancy and valuation in Prime Central London with particular focus on Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
Forget macro-economics – the key driver in the property market is much simpler…
Rather than politics, currency fluctuations or legislation changes, the market’s sustained performance is actually being underpinned by an innate desire for progress in our lives, writes Giles Barrett...
Winkworth’s Dominic Agace on the five key moments in a rollercoaster year for the property market
Writing exclusively for PrimeResi, estate agency chief Dominic Agace runs through the highs and lows of an extraordinary 12 months - from dramatic business decisions taken in the face of the first lockdown…
‘Fortune Favours the Bold’: Eight tips for prime property buyers in an uncertain market
'It's impossible to say if we've hit the bottom of the market in Prime Central London,' says top-end property consultancy Sterling Private Office - but 'those buying now could see phenomenal returns';
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