UK’s largest cities see ‘widespread exodus’ as affordability hits home
12 of the UK's 15 largest cities saw a net outflow of residents last year, according to data sourced from the ONS, as residents up sticks in favour of market towns and 'affluent amenity-rich communities'
China’s ‘Silk Road urbanism’ is changing cities from London to Kampala – can locals keep control?
Jonathan Silver of the University of Sheffield and Alan Wiig of the University of Massachusetts Boston explore how China's vast "Belt & Road" investment initiative is transforming neighbourhoods around…
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Rent or Buy: Does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?
Professors Colin Jones and Abdulkader Mostafa of Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School have explored the bottom-line implications of buying a home rather than renting.
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One in six Londoners ‘expect to leave the capital within the foreseeable future’
London 'is set to lose significant portions of its most economically productive demographic', warns Grant Thornton LLP
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Super-prime St John’s Wood townhouse pitched as ‘possibly the best value home in the area’
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Echlin signs industry big-hitter Collins as £200mn luxury pipeline takes shape
Mark Collins, the former Chairman of Residential at CBRE, has joined the expanding design & development firm as non-exec director.
Cain taps ex-Six Senses CEO for global luxury investment drive
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Opportunity in the age of reform: On prime lettings & the Renters’ Rights Bill
Rather than undermining the sector, sweeping changes coming down the line will prove a catalyst for evolution, argues Yasmin Ulhaq.
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Standout homes in London & East Sussex make Stirling Prize shortlist
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Survey reveals shifting UHNWI strategies in PCL
Savills poll of leading advisers shows London’s ultra-wealthy reassessing residency amid mounting tax pressures.
Hutton Bubear brings in D&G alumna to boost country coverage
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