Format: Feature
Crunch Time: Inside the skills shortage threatening PCL’s future growth
Nowhere is the construction skills shortage being felt more keenly than in London's prime resi sector. Build costs are rising, projects are stalling and in some cases, not even starting.
In Depth: On residential property price statistics across the globe
The Bank for International Settlements - the bank of the world's central banks - aims to keep global finances on as even a keel as possible.
7 Solutions to the Housing Supply Conundrum: Unpicked
Delivery of more housing - ideally something close to a quarter of a million new homes a year - is topping out many agendas as May's electioneering gathers pace.
On the long-term performance of residential property
House price growth in many countries exceeds growth across a range of global asset classes, notes CBRE in its latest Global Living report.
INTERVIEW: Nikki Gibbard on Helical Bar’s grand design for the City
Helical Bar's Nikki Gibbard on opportunism, architectural integrity and being responsible for the biggest resi scheme in the City of London since The Barbican...
Buyers Without Borders: Overseas buyers in the London market
Overseas buyers have always played a significant role in the London real estate market, says CBRE in its Global Living Report, although it's not just a British phenomenon.
INTERVIEW: Penny Mosgrove of Quintessentially Estates on going global
MD of property buying advisors Quintessentially Estates talks us through some some of the firm's most noteworthy acquisitions
Talking Heads: On the real meaning of ‘luxury’
Thanks to years of overuse, the term 'luxury' is arguably the emptiest word in the lexicon of prime property. So how do experts at the top end of the market define luxury these days?
INTERVIEW: Alexander Lewis of Knight Frank on the six key value drivers
Alexander Lewis, Residential Development Partner at Knight Frank, talks us through the six key value drivers, the PCL area he's tipping for outperformance, and why no amount of gimmicks can rescue…
Beyond Commercial Value: Understanding the real importance of great design
Whilst increasing end sales value is always the aim, many HNWIs are not necessarily thinking about exactly how much their newly designed house is going to be worth in years to come.
INTERVIEW: Ben & Nick Wilson of ResidenceOne on starting a prime resi development business
With two significant projects currently launching in Belgravia - including a per square foot record-breaker - and a rapidly burgeoning super-prime pipeline, brothers Ben and Nick Wilson may be new…
Performance Anxiety: Is prime London at a crossroads?
Savills' latest Prime London Residential Spotlight asks some big questions of the capital's property market: with the number of £1m+ house sales forecast to rise by 47% by 2018 - on top of a 165% jump…