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Architects continue to feel good about the state of the market Abode2 confirms, with practices in all UK regions expecting workloads to grow over the next three months, for the sixth consecutive month. Private housing and commercial sectors continue to lead…
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Abode2 reports that luxury residential rents in Hong Kong recorded an increase of 1.4% in the second quarter of 2021, the first quarter-on-quarter rise since the third quarter of 2019. Demand for high-end residential properties appeared to return amid the…
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The last 18 months have been a challenging journey for everyone. With three national lockdowns behind us, Abode2 focuses on the unexpected positives that have come out of this demanding period in history – specifically, what we’ve learnt from our…
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Britain’s prime regional property market continues to boom, with the highest rate of house price inflation in a decade. Abode2 reports that prime regional property values climbed by an average of 2% in the last quarter, taking annual growth to…
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The government has launched a “wholesale review” of the architecture profession, and is looking for opinions from the built environment industry on how things can and should be improved. A Call for Evidence, which runs until November, will “explore the regulatory…
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Build-to-Rent (BTR), building homes for the specific purpose of renting, is a hot topic in the property industry at present. Inspired by what’s available in large parts of Europe and North America, where it’s known as ‘multifamily housing’, this ‘saviour’…
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Historically, it has been the popularity of Paris and other major metropolises that has dragged up the average cost of a home in France, while prices in the countryside have stagnated or crept up only modestly. But in the 12…
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The French property market is at its most dynamic since the turn of the millennium reports Abode2. More than 1.13m homes changed hands in France between May 2020 and May 2021, according to the quarterly report by the national association…
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The recovery in Greece’s residential real estate market continued in the first quarter of this year Abode2 reports, despite COVID which caused an 8.2% economic slump last year. The housing sector recovery has been driven by a growing economy and…
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