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- Report | How to fix the broken housing market
Twenty years on from the Barker Review: Is the housing market still broken?
March 8, 2024 10 Minute Read
20 years on from the Kate Barker review, significant challenges remain in the housing market. This report sets out the fundamental flaws that underpin the Briti...
- Article | Intelligent Investment
How will the use of debt finance change in 2024?
February 19, 2024 4 Minute Read
Our 2024 Investor Intentions Survey suggests that sentiment is improving in real estate markets, with UK real estate investors intending to increase activity th...
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Article | Intelligent Investment
Timing matters: Navigating the UK commercial real estate investment market
Commercial real estate returns vary over time as conditions change in the economy and in financial markets. Since June 2022, we have seen UK commercial real estate values fall by c.22%. This has affected many investors in terms of their reported investment performance and portfolio value, while some will have seen further effects on their funding and business plans.
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Article | Intelligent Investment
How will the use of debt finance change in 2024?
Our 2024 Investor Intentions Survey suggests that sentiment is improving in real estate markets, with UK real estate investors intending to increase activity this year. One factor behind this shift is improved expectations for UK inflation and interest rates.
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Article | Intelligent Investment
Which sectors of the UK real estate market face the biggest debt refinancing challenge?
Refinancing hit the headlines last year as the combined impact of lower capital values and higher interest rates made it more challenging for borrowers wanting to refinance real estate loans. Funding gaps emerged in cases where the amount of debt now available was less than the amount originally borrowed.
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Article | Future Cities
Despite the rhetoric, office occupier demand remains robust
CBRE’s European Office Occupier Sentiment Survey 2023 pointed to a likely reduction in space taken by corporate occupiers. However, in Central London, occupier contraction is actually in the minority rather than part of a trend.
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How much investment might be needed to upgrade Central London’s energy inefficient office stock?
There is a growing demand and supply imbalance in the Central London office market. Improving the energy efficiency of secondhand stock could be a step towards addressing this challenge.
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Article | Adaptive Spaces
Senior living offers more than just bricks and mortar
Our latest article explores how downsizing by the UK’s senior population could free up housing equity, while also providing benefits to this generation.
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Article | Creating Resilience
Why are landlords leaving the rental market?
Being a residential landlord has become increasingly difficult in recent years. First, the additional rate of stamp duty for second properties was introduced in 2016. This was followed by the phasing out of mortgage interest relief between 2017/18 and 2020/21.
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2023 has been a challenging year for real estate due to persistent inflation and a 15-year high in interest rates, both of which negatively impacted economic growth.
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