Proposed Leasehold & Freehold Bill Valuation proposals - a viewpoint. Whenever a Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers the annual budget, it is often best to avoid the excitement of the day and look at the detail the following morning when the dust has settled. The same could be said of...
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Behavioural biases in real estate investment
Human psychology can have a big impact on decision-making. We make cognitive errors on a routine basis by using rules of thumb and over-simplifications. We follow stories rather...
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Because you’re worth it
What do high-net-worth individuals look for in a financial services provider? It’s fair to say that now is an exciting, if challenging, time for the UK financial services sector....
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Why UK buyers are sitting tight
Political risk factors have put the UK property market on pause, especially in London – but there are rewards to be had Political risk factors have put the UK property market on...
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What rural Britain needs from Brexit
Against a backdrop of Westminster turmoil, the British economy has proven itself to be more robust than many predicted. But with many expecting a global economic downturn, it’s...
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After U.S. Flop, Real Estate Brokerage Purplebricks Faces Mounting Headwinds In The U.K.
Tech-driven real estate brokerage Purplebricks released its 2019 results last week. After a failed U.S. expansion, the core U.K. business is still growing and remains profitable,...
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Residential property management is broken
Proper regulation is needed, while far-reaching leasehold reform must accompany changes to the building safety regime Residential property management is broken and the regulation...
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Illiberal and economically illiterate – Germany’s new housing policy
With the support of the Atlas Network, CapX is publishing a new series of essays on the theme of Illiberalism in Europe, looking at the different threats to liberal...
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Rebalancing Britain: Blackpool has had some dark days – but its future could be bright
Earlier this year CapX launched a major new project with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation focusing on how the Government should tackle the longstanding imbalances in the...
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Berlin rent freeze draft likely to be watered down, Vonovia around 15% discount to YE NAV
Whilst many of us were baking in in the sunshine on bank holiday Monday, the Berlin Senate cooked up its freeze for residential rents in Germany’s capital. That rocked the sector...