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Governments need to shake up the delivery of new housing or face falling behind on economic growth
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UK Cities DNA | What role can the living sectors play in the success of cities?
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Right to Buy – social mobility turned upside down
Ahead of the Budget, Charlie Dugdale, Head of Development Partnerships at Knight Frank, looks at the impact of Right to Buy on the affordable housing market.
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Robust investment comes in spite of an ongoing challenging investment backdrop
Knight Frank’s quarterly review of the key development and investment themes in the UK student property market
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Why institutions are moving in to affordable housing
The sector’s long-term prospects are supported by both demographic trends and policy priorities, notes Paul Hawkey, Head of Affordable Housing at Knight Frank.
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On track for a record year for BTR completions
Knight Frank’s quarterly review of the key investment themes in the UK Build to Rent (BTR) market covering co-living, multifamily and single family housing
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Accommodation plays an important role in student decisions
Student preferences are evolving. Accommodation providers need to move with that change to support the future student cohort. Our research outlines the views and expectations of incoming and current…
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The rise of the UK co-living sector
As the UK's rental landscape evolves, the co-living sector is emerging as a significant force, capturing the attention of institutional investors and developers alike. Charlotte Leahy-Jones, an…
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BTR Resident Experience Index
Resident experience can drive operational performance. Our index allows investors, developers and operators to understand the impact that design, management and satisfaction can have on the lived…
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Is Britain heading for a co-living boom?
Co-living is a small but growing trend in UK cities, driven by urbanisation, rising housing costs, and the need for community in an age of digital isolation.
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Housing supply pressures in prime central London
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
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Development
A turning point for residential development
Build cost inflation is past its peak, land house price declines look to have bottomed out, and demand from prospective purchasers is stabilising.
8 months ago
Senior Living
Unlocking the potential for seniors housing – what needs to change?
Over the next 20 years, the over-65 age cohort is expected to grow at three times the pace of the national average.
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New starts nosedive but will 2024 brighten by spring?
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Investors set aside £45 billion to target UK Living sectors
The past five years have seen investment into the Living sectors rise across the UK, from £7.6 billion in 2018 to £15.1 billion in 2022. Figures for 2023 suggest that institutions committed a further…
One year ago
Student Housing
60 Second Property Digest – robust student demand as development stalls
Just 22% of PBSA pipeline in the UK is currently under construction, as rising building and finance costs as well as planning laws slow delivery.
One year ago
Development
Economic uncertainty hitting UK property developers
Britain is facing a looming supply crunch for new homes. Anna Ward, residential research, is joined by Knight Frank development experts to discuss the current obstacles in the market.
One year ago
Senior Living
Retirement Housing development marches on
The number of Seniors Housing units and schemes increased last year as the market continued to evolve.
One year ago
Student Housing
Student investment volumes rebound as development stalls
Fewer than 15,000 new purpose-built student beds will be added to supply in the 2023/24 academic year, a 28% fall on the previous year’s delivery and notably below the five-year average before the…
One year ago
Senior Living
Seniors housing delivery picks up but falls short of demand
The seniors housing market had its strongest year since 2018 in terms of new delivery, led by a further expansion of the IRC market.
One year ago
Student Housing
Higher education revolutionising Spain office market
Educational operators are breathing life back in to prime central locations as growing international student numbers attracts investment into living sectors.
One year ago
Development
UK residential investment: Living Sectors performing and planning reforming
Living sectors counter-cyclical demand offers shelter from the storm, whilst future of planning reform remains uncertain.
One year ago
Student Housing
What does the journey to a million mean for UK student accommodation?
In this essay we unpick some of the accommodation-specific challenges ahead and look at what needs to be considered in planning for the Journey to a Million.
One year ago
Development
Housebuilders back in the market for land, planning delays and gauging student sentiment
Residential development update.
One year ago
Student Housing
Five themes that will shape the future of student property markets
With over 20,000 completed responses from both current students and new applicants, this year’s Knight Frank/UCAS Student Accommodation Survey offers a rich insight into the role accommodation plays…
One year ago
Senior Living
France senior housing sector outperforms residential market
Senior housing investment volumes up almost 20% in 2022 as investors capitalise on growing demand.
One year ago
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New York: An academic heavyweight
Home to over 100,000 international students the city is seeing growing demand from parents seeking a base for their child when studying.
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