Liam Bailey

Partner, Global Head of Research

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Liam is Global Head of Knight Frank's Research Department. He leads and co-ordinates projects in the UK and internationally for clients including; developers, investors and funders. Liam has worked on projects offering support for property strategies in local, regional, national and international contexts. Over the past decade Liam has led the development of Knight Frank’s wealth research stream – culminating in the annual Wealth Report publication.

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Research Reports

Prime Global Cities Index

Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index tracks the performance of luxury residential prices across key global cities on a quarterly basis using data compiled by our global research network.

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Global Super-Prime Intelligence

Knight Frank’s Global Super-Prime Intelligence report provides a quarterly snapshot of $10m+ residential sales conditions across 12 key international markets

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Aspen Residential Market Insight

Knight Frank's review of key trends and themes in the prime Aspen residential market.

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Prime Global Rental Index

Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index tracks the performance of luxury residential rents across key world cities each quarter using data compiled by our global research network.

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Caribbean Residential Market Insight

Knight Frank's assessment of current market conditions in Barbados, Bahamas, and Mustique.

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US residential market insight

Knight Frank’s review of key trends and themes in US housing, along with our outlook for key luxury markets

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Global House Price Index

Knight Frank's Global House Price Index tracks the performance of over 50 mainstream national housing markets around the world using official data from Central Banks or National Statistic Offices in each country.

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A Guide to Private Members’ Clubs

More private members' clubs have opened in the past four years than in the three decades following the 1985 opening of London's iconic Groucho Club. In this guide, Knight Frank pulls back the curtain on a little-understood sector that could…

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Global Residential Cities Index

The Global Residential Cities Index tracks mainstream residential prices on a city-by-city basis. Updated quarterly, the index tracks the performance of house prices across 150 cities worldwide.

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The Wealth Report

The Wealth Report is the ultimate guide to prime property markets, global wealth distribution, the threats and opportunities for wealth, commercial property investment opportunities, philanthropy and luxury spending trends.

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Global Branded Residences

The branded residences sector globally is growing exponentially and can now be found in almost every major city and major holiday destinations. In this report we explore what branded residences are, what underpins their appeal, where they…

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The Global Ultra Prime Market

In this report we present the first ever global assessment of ultra-prime residential markets. Our definition being locations where there are at least three transactions over $25 million each year, over the past three years.

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Global Reports

The first-ever assessment of the global ultra-prime residential market.

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New York Super-Prime Review

This report looks in detail at New York’s super-prime, or trophy, residential market and sits alongside our latest study on London’s upper market segment.

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Global Tax Report

Knight Frank's Global Tax Report assesses the impact of property and tax costs for foreign investors. This analysis provides investors with an overview of tax and non-tax costs in 13 key global cities and nine second home locations at two…

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UK Tax Update

In a period of rapidly changing property taxes, our series of taxation focussed reports provide a guide to the market impact of reforms in this area.

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London View

In this Autumn edition we focus on outdoor living - from superb roof terraces to some of the best local weekend eateries across London. The Property Wishlist showcases a selection of the most sought after London properties for sale and to…

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EU Referendum Update

A referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union has been a possibility since January 2013. This became a certainty following the General Election result in May last year and the subsequent announcement that a vote will be held on…

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Global Development Report 2015

Knight Frank's Global Development Report takes the pulse of the global residential development sector. Focussing on current demand and supply trends and highlighting key case studies which are shaping design and consumer trends.

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Prime Global Cities Report

This report compares the performance and key trends taking place in the world's top ten luxury residential markets from London to Hong Kong.

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Global Development Insight

Our first Global Development Review looks at the market for new luxury residential developments around the world. As well as revealing the results of a sentiment survey, it includes articles on design trends, branded residences, marketing…

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Blog Posts

Why housing affordability is a critical issue to global city economies

 Liam Bailey examines why housing affordability is the critical issue to city economies across the globe.

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British education retains appeal to global high-net-worth individuals despite leave vote

Liam Bailey explores why British schools and universities continue to exert a pull on families from all over the world.

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Re-pricing of London's super-prime residential properties bolsters transactions

Liam Bailey takes the pulse of the world’s leading super-prime residential markets.

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How rising incomes & war for talent will shape urban environments

The gap between work and home is narrowing as vibrant mixed-use locations takeover city centres across the globe.

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Prime residential market shows signs for optimism

Uncertainty. Buyers don’t like it, and neither do sellers. The prime residential market has seen a lot of it and there will be more to come but, to all those prospective vendors out there, the latest data gives cause for hope, argues Liam…

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UK Post-Election reaction - The impact on UK prime residential markets

The lack of an outright majority, for either major party, in yesterday's UK general election means political uncertainty will continue to influence housing market performance.

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Top of the hood: Spotlight on three leading global super-prime markets

The rules around super-prime are changing, along with the traditional golden postcodes.

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World in motion - how global wealth movements are changing

As the movement of wealth around the world continues to increase, so too does the desire of governments to regulate and control it.

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Cityscape - the world’s leading wealth hubs

The Knight Frank City Wealth Index offers a fresh perspective on the urban hotspots and networks that are shaping the ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) world, now and in the future.

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