Format: Views
‘Cost pressures are real but so is the opportunity’: The new economics of prime resi construction
Skills shortages, regulatory delays and the net-zero push are piling pressure on projects - but a repriced PCL market could work in developers’ favour, argues Ben Godfrey.
Behind the Structure: Understanding ownership risk in prime residential property
Required Reading: Sanctions have raised the stakes when it comes to navigating complex ownership structures. Anthony Hanratty explains what prime property professionals should be looking for.
‘The buyers haven’t disappeared’: Glentree boss on where Prime London is now – and what comes next
Veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn surveys a landscape of falling PCL values, increasingly cautious buyers and eye-watering super-prime rents, but sees reasons for optimism in some areas - and shares the…
Opinion: What the World Cup taught us about home
After the final whistle, some international visitors left asking whether they could call America home. Leading RE’s Kate Reisinger looks at the event’s less obvious property legacy.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Marc Goldberg
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Beyond the £2mn threshold: Why the new High-Value Council Tax Surcharge needs careful design
The consultation may be over but some of the most important details are still very much up in the air; Hannah Catt looks at the key issues that could determine how the new regime works in practice.
‘A good day for planning reform’: Karen Charles on the new NPPF
The new National Planning Policy Framework 'offers the first complete overhaul of the way national planning policy is structured,' says the Boyer chief and planning expert.
Tom Bill: ‘Burnham bounce’ struggles to lift property market
Labour's revival in the polls has changed the political mood, but buyers remain cautious as rising borrowing costs and fears of further tax changes mean the housing market has been treading water, explains…
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with London House founder Richard Douglas
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Jo Eccles: Four key trends in the Prime London market this summer
Eccord's MD is reminding clients that this is a nuanced market to navigate, as well-priced homes attract competition and more owners consider renting instead of selling.
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill on Burnham’s first fortnight
Agency's resi research boss looks at the early effects of Andy Burnham’s appointment as PM on the UK property market.
Required Reading: What the Royal Lodge saga tells us about subletting
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's recent example highlights how crucial it is to get the rules in writing, explains Kate Stockdale.