LONDON PROPERTY MARKET NEWS & INSIGHTS
Is property a good investment in 2019?
The residential property buy-to-let market has proven to be a solid investment asset class over the years. However, since 2014, the real estate market has been very turbulent. Many buy-to-let landlords have seen fit to sell up as capital growth has stalled and yields have stagnated. Also, the...
The London Property Market remains active
Some recent press reporting of the London property market news is as close to "fake news" as you will ever see. It gives the impression of a market in free fall, particularly in the £10m plus price range. The reality is a little different. However, it is easy to draw the wrong conclusions when you...
How long should you take over buying property in London?
Realistic expectations and tips on how long it takes to buy property in London. A recent conversation with a potential new client got me thinking about how we advise our clients around how long the process takes to find great property. The potential new client has ambitions to set me a firm...
The importance of estate agents training
Too many property businesses are not effectively training their estate agents and this has terrible implications for the reputation of our industry. I have a guilty pleasure which I’m going to openly admit to. When I am asked if I have any questions on a property viewing, I will always come up...
The Rise of the Independent Real Estate Agent
There’s a lot of coverage in the press about the rise of online Independent Real Estate Agencies. They describe how the traditional high street Estate Agency model is obsolete and in terminal decline. My own personal experience, mostly in the central London market, is that some part of this is...
London property market: what is really happening?
The London property market in 2018 seems to puzzle the property press at the moment. It’s a mixture of doom and gloom sprinkled with the occasional snippet of good news such as the recent reporting of some spectacular sales in Notting Hill. So what is really happening and can you really...
The New Build Premium
Yesterday I visited the new Centrepoint development, located at the junction of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. It got me thinking about the “New Build Premium” attached to schemes such as this. Prices for flats here are in excess of £3,000 per square foot. This number which has only...