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On forecasting and market insight

by Lucian Cook | Oct 19, 2017 | Residential Investor

Just over ten and a half years ago I was working as a land agent specialising complex tax valuations, when I received a call from one of Savills’ head honchos asking me if I would like to go to his house on a Sunday morning for a cup of coffee and a chat. I was made...

The cycle’s not over yet

by Jonathan Davis | Sep 29, 2017 | Face to Face

Gerald Kaye is a 20-year veteran at Helical plc (formerly Helical Bar) and has been CEO since July 2016. His office overlooks Hanover Square, which today still looks like a bombsite, thanks to the ongoing Crossrail construction work. Were it not for the construction...

The investor’s dilemma

by Andrew Monteath | May 9, 2017 | Head Of Research

The other day I met an intelligent and successful property developer (not always the same), who told me that back in 1997 he had sold a business and used the proceeds to move into buy to lets. He explained that he had built up a geographically diverse portfolio of...

The View from Berkeley Square

by Robert Fowlds | Apr 17, 2017 | Investor's Notebook

The West End has been a joy to drive around this Easter as half of London (and most of the property industry) has been away! As well as being able to secure reservations in some fine restaurants, it has also provided some time to reflect… On Brexit I get asked every...