Is Build to Rent to built to last?
‘Is build to rent too good to be true?’ asks Lisa Simon, Head of Residential at Carter Jonas, as she predicts that 2019 will be ‘the year of institutional lettings’
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Ten reasons why the PCL market could surge in 2019
While some are forecasting significant price falls in the year ahead, equity fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater believes Q1 will mark the low point of the cycle, and precede a spirited post-Brexit relief rally with prices rising by 10%…
Could now be the time to buy in Prime Central London?
With applicant numbers and offers both on the rise, the appetite amongst potential buyers appears to be returning, says LonRes’ research chief Marcus Dixon…
‘Needs-driven purchases will be the order of the day’ in Prime Central London this year
Marylebone is ‘increasingly becoming the hub of PCL’ says Beauchamp Estates chief Gary Hersham, as he looks back at an ‘extremely volatile’ 2018, and forward to a year of ‘needs-driven’ deals and a return of North American buyers to London…
The 18-Year View: Beyond-Brexit factors affecting PCL’s current property market cycle
Prime Central London’s market works on an 18-year cycle, says leading luxury property developer Charlie Baxter – as he predicts a post-Brexit surge, and that residential prices have a 40% climb in them before this cycle ends in 2026
PCL Property: The world’s best performing risk-adjusted asset class
Equity fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater explores how Prime Central London property has performed over the last two decades from a professional investor’s perspective…
Why the City of London’s urban greening is good economic, not just environmental, sense
The City of London’s new Draft Local Plan requires that “all new developments and refurbishments … include a greening element”; this signals a wider shift in planners’ thinking, says Isabelle Ward, that could have far-reaching consequences for urban landscapes.
‘If a Corbyn-led government is returned at the next General Election, I’m out of here too’
2018 has been a mixed bag for property with differing fortunes across the price ranges, and there are many obstacles to wade through before positive sentiment returns, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn…
Empty homes in the UK: The true picture
Jan Ambrose, Editor of the residential section of the RICS’ Property Journal, explores the data behind empty homes headlines, and asks what can be done to deal with long-term vacant properties
Totting up the total spend tells the real story of London’s tumbling property market
Laurence Lai looks beyond the price fluctuations to show how the capital’s once-booming property market has been reduced to a shadow of its former self…
Exploring a ‘big shift’ in London’s super-prime market
Knight Frank’s Daniel Daggers has noticed a new pattern in the capital’s £10m+ property sector this year…
Swimming through treacle: Why 2018 was a year of sweet deals in a sticky country house market
Some tremendous country properties have been secured well below the initial guide price this year, writes Jamie Freeman of Haringtons, but it’s been very hard work for those tasked with the job of finding them…