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Our experts on residential property investment and development share their thoughts on what’s happening in the sector
Extending a flat lease or buying the freehold - where we are now (or rather - where we aren’t). It was all over – or that’s what we thought when the Prime Minister announced the election date. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was progressing through the House of Lords with strong arguments...
Housing has been one of the most essential services consumed by human beings and real estate has been a key store of wealth. Houses are a large proportion of household wealth,...
When 28-year-old artist Harrison Marshall moved back to London after a spell abroad, he couldn’t find anywhere to live within his price bracket. So in March 2023 he moved into...
One of the founding fathers of liberalism, Locke, in his Treatise of Government, writes that what renders the appropriation of property just is that one does not worsen the...
Prof. Dr. Tobias Just (FRICS) and Dr. Marian Dietzel Given the current demand for housing, the number of residential completions in Germany is too low: Since the last census in...
I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone who thought house prices were cheap. For example, a 30-year-old first-time buyer will need a 5% deposit at the very least. The...
If you believe getting more homes built in the right places is the most important issue facing the country, this has been a pretty dispiriting few months. First the Government...
Earlier this month, RentCafe reported their analysis of IPUMS data indicating Millennials’ landmark transition from majority renters to majority homeowners in the United States...
There is a homelessness crisis in Ireland. More than 11,000 people including 3,500 children were living in emergency homeless accommodation at the end of 2022 – a 300%...
Welcome to the UK, where affordable housing can often feel like an oxymoron. The average national house price is £294,000, but someone earning the average annual...