Research
Five numbers that lay bare the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain’s homes
The transition to net zero emissions is often framed as a race to make new stuff – such as electric vehicles and wind turbines – as fast as possible. That’s actually the easy part, says Ran Boydell. The h
A new place to call home: Seven perspectives on global residential property market shifts
“The pandemic has sent shockwaves through residential property markets across the globe," says Savills, as seven of its most insightful experts share their thoughts on how shifting priorities and lifestyle ch…
Global Property Buyers in 2021: Five key stats & five future trends
Knight Frank's Global Buyer Survey 2021 tracks how the world's affluent property buyers’ priorities, motivations and attitudes are changing.
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
How the pandemic has ‘transformed the way buying agents are seen’
"Something that was seen as a luxury before has become essential": With insights from Property Vision, Thea Carroll, Garrington, Haringtons, Prime Purchase and Stacks, PrimeResi explores how property buying…
Largely immune: Understanding global wealth trends through the pandemic year
"Wealth creation in 2020 appears to have been completely detached from the economic woes resulting from Covid-19," says the author of Credit Suisse's new Wealth Report
Emotional Schemes: Engage all the senses if you want to make a profound connection with buyers
Forget show and tell. If developers want to increase impact and engagement, they need to think about sight, sound, smell, taste and touch, writes branding expert Tommy Taylor…
Life Moves: How home buyer attitudes have evolved (& endured)
Commutability and community remain the key factors for home-buyers in the UK, says Strutt & Parker, after quizzing some 2,000 people about what they want from their next home and how they want to live …
What Buyers Want: Home-buying trends in France, Italy, Portugal & Spain
Amenities, high-speed internet access and a good view top the wish list for people buying in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, according to the latest research from Savills.
‘We are seeing the emergence of a giga-prime market’: The rise of London’s £100m+ homes
Renovation and conversion projects are swelling London's small but significant £100m+ property market, creating private palaces just for billionaires.
Hip to be square: On the growing demand for London’s communal gardens
PCL experts explain how shared spaces became seriously hot property.
New York dominates the world’s UHNW real estate scene, while London ‘stands out as a second-home destination’
New York is the top global city for the world's wealthy, according to new analysis by research house Wealth-X, with "a significant lead" over other hubs