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Coutts has pinpointed the best PCL neighbourhoods for HNW bargain hunters, where values remain up to 17% below peak, reports Abode2 luxury property magazine. “Some of the most prestigious prime central locations are now representing best value relative to historic…
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A surge in discreet selling and changes within the estate agency sector are creating challenging conditions for buyers right now, reports Abode2 luxury property magazine. It’s now very hard for standalone buyers to see the full market themselves, warns PCL…
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Estate agents are particularly vexed by the likelihood of property vendors holding “unrealistic expectations” of what price can be achieved for their homes, reports Abode2 luxury property magazine. According to a survey by industry trade body Propertymark, this emerged as…
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Scottish housebuilders claim new design standards based on the German Passivhaus system will hamper meeting the country’s housing needs, reports Abode2. Homes for Scotland has said the country has a 100,000 shortfall of new homes accumulated since 2007 and that…
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Four in ten ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) grew their wealth in 2022, despite a year of ‘Permacrisis’, reports Abode2. The drivers of this performance were cited as real estate, currency trades, market timing and, for the first time in more than…
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From Socrates to Carl Jung, great thinkers have long grappled with the role that home plays in our lives. In many ways, questioning how to craft a happy home is fundamental to who we are as human beings. “We shape…
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UK-based developers are ramping up sales launches and marketing promotions in Hong Kong as the weakened pound makes British property more attractive. Developers like Knight Dragon, chaired and majority-owned by Hong Kong billionaire Henry Cheng Kar-shun, and London Square have been actively…
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The Bank of England faces a deft balancing act as it tries to combat inflation while not sending the UK into a deep recession. This interest rate hike is the highest we’ve seen in over three decades and millions of…
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The branded residence sector is proving itself to be a ray of investment sunshine at present in an uncertain wider market, with 640 branded residential developments around the world, delivering nearly 100,000 homes, and the sector expected to double over the next…
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