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Currency Matters: The question isn’t whether, it’s when
David Huggett reports on the interplay between real estate markets, currency prices, and interest rates - and what the latest shift might mean for global economies...
If you cannot beat them…buy them? On the consolidation of the lettings industry
If the market is to be dominated by mega-businesses in the coming years - as some are predicting - what does this mean for hard-working independents and their customers, asks Anderson Rose boss Jon Byers.
A hedge too far: On the risky business of shorting the housing market
The path to hedged riches is littered with the corpses of those who were unable to remain solvent while markets remained irrational, writes buying agent Ollie Marshall.
Rental values fall in prime London as supply returns to ‘more normal levels’
But Knight Frank's Tom Bill warns of growing uncertainty in the lettings sector.
Prime London sales activity ‘is not yet in sync with the more positive sentiment’
Knight Frank has seen a 15% jump in London property sales valuations.
Charlie Ellingworth on the London & country markets: Not very exciting – but is that such a bad thing?
As January - and the traditional market forecast season - comes to an end, Property Vision's co-founder surveys the landscape, and looks at what the rest of 2024 might hold.
The age of opportunity: Who will win & lose in estate agency’s new era?
Technology has transformed the industry in many ways, but good old-fashioned agency has been thrown out with the bath water, writes buying agent Sophia Wade.
Postcard from Prague: ‘Still good value compared to other European hubs’
Filip Sejvl of Czech luxury property agency Philip & Frank talks us through property market trends in Prague and beyond.
‘Resilience reigns’ for Prime Central London residential
Structured finance analyst James Fenwick explains why refurbs in the ‘golden postcodes' remain a reliable choice for investors and lenders alike.
Postcard from Toronto: ‘Predicting a fire sale would be premature’
Jeremy Finkelstein of Harvey Kalles Real Estate shares some valuable insights into the Canadian real estate market, highlighting some familiar themes for UK market-watchers...
Striking a Balance: Tanya Hasking on why the regulatory load on landlords should be eased
'The regulatory pendulum has swung too far,' argues John D Wood's lettings chief, and it is time for a recalibration of red tape 'to create an environment where landlords can freely enter and exit the…
Will AI render the role of the interior designer redundant? It’s not looking likely…
The relationship between the designer and AI should be one of friends, not foes, writes Morpheus & Co's Antonio Quesada.