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Surviving in London

by Patrick Davies and Jordan Green | Mar 16, 2021 | The Guest Essay

This article was originally published in December 2017. Excited to start their new jobs in real estate private equity and experience the life of glamour and money in finance, Jordan and Patrick are hit by the sobering reality that is London prices. Read the first part...

London’s property market in 2018

by Camilla Dell | Jan 18, 2018 | Residential Investor

Last year was interesting in London’s property market, to say the least. It was challenging, with flat or falling prices in many market segments, limited stock, and high transaction costs, dampening activity and making it a true buyer’s market. For committed,...

The outlook for the UK property markets in 2018

by Charlie Ellingworth | Jan 3, 2018 | Residential Investor

Though Donald Rumsfeld was much mocked for his ‘known unknowns’ speech, he was right. It’s the ‘unknown unknowns’ that get you when you try to predict the future because, of course, they are unknown. The only thing you can do is look at current trends and then try and...

The major disruptor of retail is not the internet, but demographics

by Jonathan Davis | Dec 18, 2017 | Face to Face

Spencer Levy is the Head of Americas Research for CBRE, the property consultancy firm. A former real estate investment banker, he has been with CBRE for 10 years. Having trained as a lawyer he moved into business as soon as he could, taking the advice of his father, a...

Should investors be cautious about prime central London property?

by Alpa Bhakta | Dec 11, 2017 | Residential Investor

Prime central London property has long been seen as an asset class in its own right, rather than simply a costlier version of UK real estate in general. It responds to a separate set of economic and financial developments, services a distinct client base, and exhibits...