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Trends in real estate private equity
Posted on: 1 November 2012
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Private equity investment in real estate is slowing due to stagnating global capital markets, according to a new report from Ernst & Young. Fewer private equity players are able to secure bank financing, which has hampered transaction activity this year.
Castles in the air
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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Released by RSA, the UK’s largest commercial insurer, and the Centre for Economics and Business Research, this is described as a unique study of the future of UK commercial real estate (CRE) construction. It shows that the recession has led to a peak-to-trough decline of 42 per cent in CRE construction output, which closely follows GDP. In fact, between 2007 and 2011 the value of CRE construction activity fell by as much as 32 per cent from £41 billion to £28 billion. Looking forward, this figure is predicted to drop again in 2012 to £27 billion and is not expected to return to positive growth until 2014, when only a modest 0.3 per cent rise is anticipated – far below the rate of growth currently reported on a national level.
Challenges for international professional practice: from market value to natural value
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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New approaches to the valuation, appraisal and management of natural capital and nature’s services, ecosystem services, promise to transform the way we manage land, undertake development, appraise and value assets and pay for a range of goods and services. This will have far reaching implications for the work of chartered surveyors in valuation, estate and property management, construction, property development and environmental services. This paper from the RICS Land Group reviews the current top-rated business opportunities in natural services in the UK and considers recent developments that may affect the work of the professional valuer. Register on the RICS website to access this item.
Tall towers 2012: London’s high-rise residential developments
Posted on: 29 October 2012
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A new report on tall residential and mixed-use towers in London, released by Knight Frank, EC Harris and Barton Willmore, shows how a new wave of residential towers are set to re-define London’s skyline. It examines the unique planning, construction and funding challenges inherent in building tower schemes, including the additional costs of building ‘up’, but also reveals that there can be a clear cost versus value benefit of building higher in certain locations across London’s largely low-rise skyline when the tower scheme is built to the correct specifications.
NHBC New Homes Statistics Review: 3rd quarter 2012
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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House building registration figures for the third quarter of 2012 show that overall levels decreased by 6%, compared with the three months July to September in 2011, according to the latest statistics from the National House Building Council.
Refurbishment and Development Activity Report
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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This report from BNP Paribas, dated September 2012, looks at the level of development activity in London.
Mortgage Market Review: Policy Statement
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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The Financial Services Authority has published a Policy Statement which summarises the feedback to its consultation on proposals for the mortgage market, and sets out the FSA’s final rules. This Policy Statement is aimed at lenders or other home finance provider; home finance administrators; firms that advises on or arrange mortgages or other home finance products; those who have a mortgage or other home finance product; or are planning to take one out. The new rules will come into effect on 26 April 2014. One measure will be activated immediately to help borrowers who might be trapped by today’s tighter lending criteria.
European Hotel Market: 1st half 2012
Posted on: 24 October 2012
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According to the latest survey from BNP Paribas, after a 32% increase during the second half of 2011, hotel investment volumes dropped by 44% in the first half of 2012. The United Kingdom remained the most liquid hotel investment market.
The future direction of regulating social housing
Posted on: 24 October 2012
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Homes and Communities Agency Regulation Chair Julian Ashby was among key speakers at a recent event hosted by Inside Government. His speech, focusing on the future direction of housing regulation, is available online.
UK Shopping Centre and High Street Bulletin: 3rd quarter 2012
Posted on: 23 October 2012
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Savills has published its latest report on the retail sector in the UK.
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