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New housing can be affordable and homely if builders learn lessons from the car industry – and IKEA
If there was ever a time to introduce mass-produced affordable housing, surely that time is now...
‘A corner has been turned’: Why I think the London market is set for a successful year
Significant deals are being agreed as realism about the present combines with optimism about the future, writes James Bailey
The House Whisperer: How many agents really know how to get a deal across the line?
Trevor Abrahmsohn lifts the lid on the high-octane business of top-end dealmaking, explaining how he uses a potent mixture of psychotherapy, extreme cajoling and applied salesmanship to unpick even the…
Three things that will shape the economy in 2018
A timely macro primer from Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford
Why property market gridlock could jam up the whole economy
Higher SDLT charges have resulted in vendors now outnumbering buyers by 10-1 in some parts, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, and the wider effects on the UK economy are becoming evident...
Commissioning Bespoke: What can possibly go wrong?
The practicalities to consider when sourcing artisan craft and truly bespoke fittings and finishes...
How do you value a property that doesn’t exist?
Savills' Claire Reynolds answers the call to put a price on a lavish apartment on Oxford Street. The catch? It's on the shop-floor of the flagship John Lewis department store.
Abrahmsohn on 2018: Property, politics & more
Trevor Abrahmsohn has some early predictions on what next year might hold for the property market and life in general...
What to do when you don’t own ‘your’ property
Lawyers are reporting increasing instances of freeholders or leaseholders finding themselves in a pickle when mistakes or fraudulent activity have led to their properties being "owned" by someone else.
Digging deeper into the UK’s housing problem
It’s not just the imbalance between supply and demand that's pushing pricing upwards, it’s also the cost of funding developments, says Charles Curran
Letter from the Country: Why today’s agents have to go beyond the call of duty
It's not all doom and gloom, but helping clients to find their perfect property is harder than it has ever been, says Jamie Freeman
Few & Far: Scottish estate owners stay put, despite continued international demand
Half as many Scottish sporting estates have been bought this year compared to last, says Galbraith's Anna Henderson, but international buyers - particularly Europeans, and including the first Russian in…