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‘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…
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…
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 ..
‘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…
Friday Essay: Why today’s tall buildings will be tomorrow’s city heritage
By 2040, the new buildings of the 1990s and 2000s will become accepted, indeed iconic, parts of the identity of our cities, argues former RICS President Amanda Clack...
Disruption in art and property hasn’t removed the role of the special advisor – it has made it a necessity
The digital age is dramatically changing consumer behaviour, but whether buyers are searching for a Banksy, or penthouse on Bankside, there remains a strong desire for human interaction and experience, …
BPF welcomes Raynsford’s ‘commendable’ planning review – but raises a few concerns
Former Housing Minister Nick Raynsford published his comprehensive review of the planning system in England earlier this week, outlining a series of ways in which the current 'chaotic patchwork' can be…