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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...
Why the housing market is collapsing – and the risks to the wider economy. China has been trimming interest rates recently – in contrast to other major economies – as...
Especially in a desert. The rally in Dubai luxury villas has been as swift as it has been spectacular since the autumn of 2020, with anecdotal evidence of 50 to 70% cumulative...
It’s going to be easier to get on the property ladder following a recent decision by the Bank of England to relax some of the criteria for getting a mortgage. Combined with...
Originally published March 2022. UK house prices have been in a bubble for almost 20 years, which makes it one of the longest-running bubbles in history. This is very...
Originally published January 2022. It’s time to widen the net. Social changes accelerated by Covid-19 are shaking the property investor community to its core as risks increase...
Originally published April 2022. Long-held assumptions about rising house prices are being shattered by the affordability crisis. When Nigel Lawson described the NHS as “the...
UK borrowers may see the return of larger, longer-term loans as the government plans a comprehensive review of the mortgage market with the aim of boosting access to finance for...
In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In many areas, temperatures soared above 40 C, 15 C...
Originally published May 2021. Institutional investors in Europe face a housing supply problem – but America has already found the solutions Despite the trauma of the 2008 global...