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Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast are the top picks for residential property returns, suggests Colliers, while locations in the South East are less appealing for investors.

"Real estate is more recession-proof than other assets, especially when it comes to luxury homes," argues Mickey Alam Khan, the New York-based president of Luxury Portfolio International.

JLL estimates that sterling buyers are currently paying 35% more for London properties than they were in 2014, while those purchasing in US dollars are paying 3.8% less.

“Megacities are once again thriving as tenants are drawn back to urban living after the lifting of lockdowns," says Savills, as prime rents climb in New York, Singapore, London and Los Angeles.

Virtual land prices have tumbled by an average of 66% since January, while the volume of metaverse real estate being traded has tanked by 97% from its November peak.

CBRE says it is "alert to the recent softening of market sentiment", as investment drops sharply - but remains on track to break records for the full year.

A European property investment platform plans to spend £1bn buying and retrofitting thousands of British homes for rent.

"The real estate industry is the single-most contributed industry to climate change," says venture capital boss. "It's the culprit that was hiding in plain sight."

"The incredibly robust income offered by BtR and strong rental growth across the sector are continuing to attract significant new capital to the market," says Knight Frank.

Wealthy private client investors "have been operating against an unprecedented backdrop of macro-economic disruption," says Investec - but "these challenging times have failed to dampen sentiment and can…

“The UK Build-To-Rent sector is showing positive momentum and resilience in the face of headwinds such as cost inflation and interest rate increases," says CBRE.