Property investment giant launches into the UK build-to-rent market
American firm CA Ventures has hired Tim Phillips to lead a £380m-a-year foray into Europe’s BtR and PRS scene, starting with the UK.
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Chelsea sale completes hat-trick of record-breakers for One Point Six
Boutique developer notches up another price record in Chelsea, achieving over £3,600 psf for a turnkey scheme on Cadogan Gardens…
Knight Frank reports dramatic surge in new buyers as interest ‘explodes’
The agency’s London offices registered more new buyers in the second week of January than during any week in the last fifteen years, with numbers up 92% on the same point last year…
Government launches new Building Safety Regulator; demands ‘immediate action’ from building owners
Robert Jenrick’s Housing Ministry says it is “committed to delivering the biggest change in building safety for a generation”; threatens to name-and-shame non-compliant building owners.
Charted: European rental Vs house price inflation since 2007
House price growth in the EU has been lumpy since the global financial crisis, while rental prices have climbed at a fairly consistent rate over the last 13 years…
‘Modest growth’ predicted for the world’s HNWI population in 2020
The global millionaire count is likely to rise again in 2020, predicts Wealth-X, but at less dramatic pace than in 2019.
Is London heading for a house price crash? Probably not, say economists
Oxford Economics forecasts “sluggish” but positive growth for London property prices
Grosvenor appoints first Director of Sustainability & Innovation
Placemaking director Tor Burrows takes on a new role to help the firm hit its ambitious environmental goals
Prime Movers 2020: Nominate the top luxury property agencies of the year
Have your say: Nominations are now open for PrimeResi Journal’s Top 50 Buying Agency and Top 50 Boutique Estate Agency indices for 2020
£150m Knightsbridge Estate scheme tops out
The Olayan Group, Chelsfield & Skanska are working together on transforming an iconic swathe between Harrods and Harvey Nicks into a major new mixed-use scheme, delivering 35 ‘luxurious’ rental apartments
High-end deal surge in Prime Central London as buyers jump the gun
£5m-plus sales soared by 78% in the final quarter as wealthy purchasers chose not to wait for the result of the General Election, reports LonRes
Optimism returns to the property industry – but estate agents are looking to diversify
Key findings from Zoopla’s annual “State of the Property Nation” include a marked upswing in estate agencies’ sentiment, but there’s continued uncertainty over the political situation.