Reference Briefings
Going Interactive: How to level up your digital marketing
Developers, agents and architects will need to take the time to understand the new digital landscape in the post-Covid world, and create richer experiences for customers, writes Jess Pinkham...
How agents can & should protect vendors from dual fees
"In today’s competitive housing market, it is not uncommon for sellers to move agents", says Paul Offley.
Talking Heads: On winning bidding wars and paying above the asking
Recent weeks have been filled with tales of frenzied buyers bidding well over the asking price, as soaring demand collides with supply levels sinking to an all-time low
Re-designing the way we work: Seven insights to help property pros emerge stronger
With strict lockdown measures finally easing, Oona Collins, the inspirational executive coach behind some of the biggest names in property explains how leaders and their firms can use this time to reset,…
Required Reading: The Budget 2021 for HNWIs & business owners
The team at law firm Mishcon de Reya has trawled through HM Treasury's Budget documents to come up with this digest of the key points for business owners and wealthy individuals...
Budget 2021: Stamp Duty holiday extended to September
As expected, Chancellor Sunak has extended the Stamp Duty holiday for a few months, taking a sensible (albeit steep) tapered approach to avoid the hard cut-off that's caused so much angst over the last…
Keeping Up Appearances: An architect’s guide to façade retention projects
With two significant retained-façade projects currently under construction in London, MSMR's James Bell explains the history of façadism and practical considerations for developers of today’s methods...
9 Trends: Key resi development themes for the year ahead
The Knight Frank team shares its take on the big themes in residential property development in London for the year ahead, from the rise of homeworking and wellbeing to retail conversions and mixed-use…
Anti-viral Marketing: How property agents are keeping the market moving safely in lockdown
"This is a golden opportunity for our industry to gain the trust of the public,” says one top industry pundit, as estate agents and buying agents share how they have adapted to doing business by the b…
London Mayor suggests a ‘ground-breaking’ levy on housebuilders’ profits
Sadiq Khan has suggested a one-off 10% tax on major housebuilders' profits over the last ten years, to fund Grenfell-induced building safety improvements.
Briefing Note: Securities-based lending for HNWIs
"Securities-based lending can be an exceptionally useful tool in the mortgage process for high net worth individuals," writes Enness boss Islay Robinson.
‘The time to act is now’: On environmental change & the built environment
Climate change is bound to have a powerful effect on the property market in the coming years, writes James Horgan, and for investors, owners and private buyers, the time to act is now...