It’s an understatement to say that the landmark planning reforms from the Government are a step in the right direction. For too long big brand housebuilders have had a stranglehold over the sector, allowing them to drip feed developments as…
Read moreThe Law Commission has unleashed a suite of important leasehold reform proposals, with ambitions “to transform the future of home ownership in England and Wales”. If enacted, the reforms would make it easier and cheaper for homeowners to buy their…
Read moreActivity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets “outperformed expectations” under lockdown, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March. The very top end of the international property market slowed sharply but “didn’t buckle” in the face of…
Read moreAccording to Knight Frank, country houses valued at £5m-plus saw the strongest price growth of any property type in the UK in the three months to June, due to interest in country living and the greater ability of buyers in…
Read moreDespite localised outbreaks, a number of global cities are seeing sales volumes continue to recover with April so far looking to be the low point for residential activity. New outbreaks have emerged in parts of the US (Southern & Western…
Read moreThe Global Residential Cities Index increased by 4.3% in the 12 months to March, its highest annual rate of growth since Q3 2017. Manila has again topped Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index, with annual price inflation hitting 22% in Q1….
Read moreLatest property industry findings have found some “strong similarities” between PCL’s recent performance and what happened during and after the Global Financial Crisis – suggesting that the market could confound expectations over the next 18 months. Pre-Covid, the London market…
Read moreWhen the government argued that over-70s should self-isolate, fit, healthy and vibrant over-70s such as John Humphrys came out fighting against generalisations about their generation. “To say the over-70s must be looked after because they are vulnerable is an absurd…
Read moreResidential activity is recovering quickly in many international markets as Coronavirus lockdowns are eased. Post-lockdown data from some international property markets is suggesting “a surprising degree of resilience” in house prices, says Knight Frank’s international research chief Kate Everett-Allen. After…
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