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Blazing a trail in build-to-rent

by Jonathan Davis | Dec 1, 2017 | Face to Face

Jonathon Ivory is managing director of Atlas Residential, a US-owned company that wants to build 10,000 build-to-rent units in the UK, with three sites already under construction. He explains the risks and challenges involved in blazing a trail in this burgeoning...

Stamp duty, mobility and the housing crisis

by Christian Hilber and Teemu Lyytikainen | Nov 28, 2017 | The Guest Essay, The Professor

The stamp duty — a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain legal documents — has a long history in England. It was first introduced in 1694 to help finance the war against France. Although initially thought as a temporary solution, the tax was so successful in...

Property Chronicle contributors respond to the Budget

by The Editor | Nov 23, 2017 | Editorial Notes

Following yesterday’s announcement from the Chancellor, the Property Chronicle editorial team asked our contributors for their initial reactions. Adrian Elwood Adrian Elwood has been researching and investing in the listed real estate sector for over thirty...

Retirement living – the next crisis and opportunity

by Robert Fowlds | Nov 20, 2017 | Investor's Notebook

A key priority for government is to build new homes, particularly social housing, but the demographics point to another major shortfall over the next 20 years. According to McCarthy & Stone (MCS), the retirement living sector leader, of the UK population of 65.6m,...

How to fix the housing crisis

by Ben Ramanauskas | Sep 21, 2017 | The Guest Essay

The findings of yesterday’s National Audit Office (NAO) report on homelessness in the UK were alarming. The problem has worsened significantly in recent years. The number of rough sleepers stood at more than 4,000 in the autumn of 2016, having increased from fewer...