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Features 102 109 ECONOMICS, POLICY & ANALYSIS Chart Failure? The secrets of a good property index There are a lot of property statistics and indices to choose from, but are any of them actually reliable indicators of market performance? Parthenia’s James Wyatt charts the ups and downs of the UK’s most-used house price indices. ‘Use the current economic sunshine’ before the next global slump The UK is on track to be hit by another downturn in real estate markets in 2018, just after the US, claims Grosvenor Group’s Graham Parry. Seven solutions to the housing supply conundrum Delivery of more housing is topping many agendas as May’s electioneering gathers pace. But ‘there is a problem,’ points out JLL, in that many of the proposed ‘solutions’ to the housing shortage are, taken in isolation,‘merely a brick in the wall’. The main risks to the UK’s residential property market Knight Frank rates eight of the most scary risks to property price growth and performance over the next five years. Eurozone quantitative easing and the UK property market The European Central Bank’s decision to make some more money could swing both ways for Britain’s residential property market, says Chestertons’ Nick Barnes. A history of the mansion tax in quotes A brisk trot – in the words of the key players – through how the idea of a mansion tax progressed from Lib Dem vision to hard Labour policy over the last five years. HERITAGE Restoration Man: On the value of project managers in historic renovations Andrew Shirley talks to Knight Frank’s James Carter-Brown about the value of a good project manager and the mechanics of rural project management. LETTINGS Scare B&B: Just how risky are short-term lets? With scare stories of all-night parties and pop-up hotels doing the rounds, what are the risks HNW clients should be made aware of, asks Boodle Hatfield’s Kevin Fidler. 102 105 132 136 137 140 148 125
113 120 140 148 230 109 127 116 113 120 123 129 MARKETING Top Marques: On the value of branding in residential property development A luxury property brand needs to resonate with its high net worth audience and answer the question, ‘why would I want to live here rather than somewhere else?’ The success of a super-prime scheme depends upon it, says Joe Burns. Video Gains: Could video streaming change the face of prime property marketing? The revolution – in the property industry at least – is being televised. Ken Burgess explains how new advances are allowing today’s developers, agents and purchasers to be in two places at once... Out of Africa: On high net worth Nigerian buyers in London Super-rich African oligarchs have spent over £600m on luxury homes in London in the last three years, with Nigerian buyers alone accounting for £250m, notes Beauchamp Estates. CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Mayfair’s £4.5bn luxury development surge Going super-luxe generates a price premium of 107% compared to neighbouring ‘normal’ homes in Mayfair, claims Wetherell – and developers are cashing in. The Right Side of the Park: Why W2 has the strongest development potential of any PCL market Bayswater’s where it’s at for development and regeneration potential in prime central London, says Knight Frank’s Tom Bill. Vertical Horizon: Investing in the future of London’s skyline While debate rages on over the aesthetic impact of tall towers, Kathrin Mc- Clintock and Alex Ground of Russell Cooke explain why current and future skyscrapers continue to play a vital role in the capital’s economy... Inside the skills shortage threatening PCL’s future growth Jackson Rowe’s Bob Hearnden explains how a ‘construction crunch’ is already affecting future growth in the luxury development market, and why fundamental issues must be addressed if it is to continue contributing to the UK’s economic success... The views of contributors are not necessarily those of <strong>PrimeResi</strong> or its publishers.
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