News & Insight: Residential Investment
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Guides by Melanie Luff
Which commercial survey do I need?
Building surveys vary in price and comprehensiveness, so think carefully about your needs before making a decision
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Blog by Melanie Luff
Under supply and high demand driving trends in the UK student housing sector
Once a niche sector dominated by halls of residence and dingy digs, student housing has become a substantial and consistently growing market.
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News by Melanie Luff
Home ownership in England at 30 year low
As the gap widens between incomes and property prices and the housing crisis continues, home ownership in England has fallen to its lowest level in three decades.
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Blog by Melanie Luff
Eco-homes leading the way for a sustainable future
In today’s society we are more aware than ever of the damage we inflict on our planet, yet adopting a sustainable, energy saving and efficient lifestyle has never been easier.
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Blog by Melanie Luff
Commercial conversions: Great British pubs calling time at the bar
As more and more commercial properties become residential, the pub sector is causing controversy...
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News by Melanie Luff
Brexit: Student housing is the most resilient property sector
The student accommodation sector is predicted to be the most resilient in the event of an exit from the EU according to new research by CBRE.
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News by Melanie Luff
Playboy Mansion sold with Hugh Hefner as a sitting tenant
The Playboy Mansion, the site of hundreds of celebrity parties and home to Playboy founder Hugh Heffner is being sold to his neighbour and private equity boss, Daren Metropoulos, 32.
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Blog by Melanie Luff
Buy to let investment: multi-unit freehold blocks versus HMOs
Yields for HMOs and multi-unit freehold blocks are heading in divergent directions, threatening HMOs’ status as the best-performing asset class.
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News by Melanie Luff
UK property tycoons unmasked in government bid to avoid tax evasion
The government is planning to crack down on offshore companies buying property to launder money and evade tax.
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Blog by Melanie Luff
Converting commercial property: a guide to warehouse conversions
Converting a commercial property can create the most unique of homes, but what’s really involved?
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News by Melanie Luff
Dilapidated pre-fab ‘shed’ in Peckham sells for nearly £1m
A 1950s, pre-fabricated bungalow dubbed a ‘shed’ has just been auctioned off for just under £1 million after a ‘frantic’ bidding war.Described as by Southwark Council as ‘dilapidated’ and uninhabited ...
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Blog by Melanie Luff
RIBA Stirling Prize 2015 round-up
The antithesis to the Carbuncle Cup and the architectural equivalent to the Booker Prize, the prestigious Stirling Prize showcases the best of British Architecture. This year, however, it has caused c...
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Guides by Rose Hill
Landlord tax changes: advice for those with buy-to-let properties
There was more than one shock announcement in George Osborne’s summer budget earlier this year, but it was one in particular that stood out - the planned change in landlord tax.We talked to Kieran Pur...
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Blog by Rose Hill
Sky pools and Versace interior designs: what else for luxury London apartments?
For those with vertigo, a swimming in a pool wedged between two buildings, 10 storeys off the ground, would not be their idea of luxury.Yet this is just one of many features that developers are using ...
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Blog by Melanie Luff
London's changing skyline: 263 skyscrapers set for the city
There’s no denying that high-rise living has changed over the decades. If you cast your eye over London’s skyline you’ll see two drastically different options: the grey-brown, 60’s style, residential ...
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