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Intelligence Talks
From Knight Frank Research, Intelligence Talks brings you the latest insights on property market trends and forecasts, along with expert analysis from industry leaders.
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How can the UK's living sectors ease the housing crisis?
From student bed shortages to net zero dilemmas in property redevelopment, this episode provides a snapshot of the UK’s housing landscape. The living sectors…
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Lab crunch: British science needs more space
In our first episode of 2024, we talk about Britain’s laboratory shortage, with start-ups actively searching for lab space amid a dearth of supply. Anna Ward…
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Window to 2024: Our property predictions for the next year
For our final episode of the year, we look at Knight Frank’s predictions for residential and commercial property in 2024... For a UK take, Anna speaks to Tom…
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The great New York rental boom of 2023
With global residential rents surging at three and a half times their pre-pandemic rate, Liam Bailey speaks to New York property guru Jonathan Miller to assess…
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How are pollution rules impacting housing delivery in England?
Anna speaks to Knight Frank rural surveyor Steph Small and Irwin Mitchell partner Sam Knight to find out more about the nutrient mitigation market, which the…
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How are Europe’s ski resorts facing up to snow shortages?
In our latest Ski Property Report, a third of respondents to our sentiment survey said the long-term resilience of a ski resort is very important to them and…
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Testing Britain’s greenest homes on climate change - from Scandinavian winter to Saharan summer
Rishi Sunak may have weakened a number of green commitments, but the property sector is pressing on with key net zero priorities. From residential to…
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How do Britain’s build-to-rent schemes measure up?
The build-to-rent market has made serious inroads into Britain’s property sector, with the number of completed units more than tripling to over 82,000 units in…
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How UK developers are weathering the economic storm
Britain is facing a looming supply crunch for new homes. In this episode, we explore how housebuilders and developers across the ‘living sectors’, including…
Intelligence TalksThe branded residence opportunity
While global real estate markets are feeling the pinch from higher interest rates, the branded residences market is enjoying something of an upswing. Liam…
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How should London’s ageing office stock be modernised?
Where does it make sense to refurbish offices to higher environmental standards and to what extent will obsolete offices see a change of use to residential?…
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Natural capital - The new asset class you need to know about
Liam Bailey talks to Knight Frank’s rural experts Isabel Swift and Andrew Shirley to understand a burgeoning new property asset class. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Does the banking crisis mean less property lending?
Liam is joined by Knight Frank’s head of debt advisory - Lisa Attenborough - to assess the fallout for developers and investors from rolling banking turmoil…
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The UK budget unpacked – A real estate perspective
The Knight Frank research team take apart Wednesday’s budget, discuss the SVB collapse, and consider outlook for the UK base rate – with some bold predictions…
Intelligence TalksThe Wealth Report – Where wealth is moving
The wealthy are moving, and competition to attract them (and their tax revenue) is rising. Liam Bailey speaks to leading mobility expert Kristin Surak…
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Old gold – Refurbished offices are the key to a sustainable future
Liam speaks to Janine Cole from GPE and Will Matthews to uncover the economic and green challenges and opportunities from retrofitting office buildings. Hosted…
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Office market reinvention
If you thought you would be working at home five days a week - Lee Elliot has some bad news for you. Lee explains to your host Liam Bailey why the office…
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Unpacking net zero
The team assess what the latest UK government report on net zero means for property, and discuss whether ESG is fit for purpose or whether a simpler approach…
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Real estate in 2023
Our 2022 season ends with a Christmas special with the Knight Frank research team bringing you a review of the key risks and opportunities for property…
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What's next for the global housing markets?
In this week's episode, Liam Bailey and Kate Everett-Allen take the pulse of the world’s luxury housing markets and set out the new 2023 Knight Frank Global…
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The Autumn Statement - What's next for the housing market?
The Knight Frank research team unpick the Chancellor's statement and consider the implications for the housing market - including a bold forecast for the UK…
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Commercial property market opportunities in turbulent times
This week Liam Bailey is joined by William Matthews, head of commercial property research at Knight Frank and Simon Marx, research head at Lothbury Investment…
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Farmland values set to buck recession fears
Liam Bailey talks to Andrew Shirley and Jess Waddington about the resilience of the UK’s farmland market. The average price of agricultural land recently…
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What this week’s UK economic turmoil means for the housing market
The UK has been rocked by financial market turmoil in the last week – Liam Bailey, global head of research is joined by Flora Harley of Knight Frank Research…
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What's next for the world’s housing markets?
After two years of boom conditions is the cost of living crisis leading to a reset of pricing and activity in global housing markets? Liam Bailey talks to Kate…
Intelligence TalksThe Wealth Report- How can housebuilders and farmers power through the energy crisis?
This week, Anna Ward is joined by Oliver Novakovic, technical and innovation director at UK housebuilder, Barratt Developments, and Andrew Shirley, editor of…
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Will street votes and net zero rules stifle Britain’s housing market?
This week, the Queen's Speech covered 38 pieces of new legislation, up from 30 last year, with Boris Johnson seeking to reboot his premiership. In this…
Intelligence TalksThe Wealth Report- Will Snoop Dogg’s metaverse mansion shake up the real estate world?
Last year, someone spent a little under a half-million dollars to be Snoop Dogg’s next-door neighbour. In the metaverse or Snoopverse, of course. Snoop first…
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What's next for UK house prices in 2022?
This week, Anna is joined by Knight Frank Finance managing partner Simon Gammon and head of UK Residential Research Tom Bill. They discuss the latest outlook…
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Britain’s wine boom heats up land market for vines
This week we take a look at Britain's wine boom and how it is impacting the land market. British sparkling wine in particular has been portrayed as one of the…
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Can Sunak stop spiralling costs taking the spring out of property's step?
The rising cost of living was the main theme for Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement. In this podcast, we explore how increasing energy and household bills are…
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Google and Apple blaze a hybrid trail back to the office, but who will follow?
This week Anna is joined by Knight Frank’s global head of occupier research Lee Elliott and head of research for Asia Pacific, Christine Li. They take a look…
Intelligence TalksThe Wealth Report- Where to put your money: smart cities or the metaverse?
In a bonus episode for our flagship magazine the Wealth Report which is out this week, we explore the rise of new smart cities and the metaverse. Anna is…
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Can Britain's high streets weather the cost of living crisis?
This week Anna is joined by Knight Frank’s head of retail research Stephen Springham and retail analyst Emma Barnstable. They set the scene first on the…
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Just how bad is Britain's supply chain problem?
Supply chain troubles are feeding into sharp build cost hikes for the construction sector in the UK. In this podcast, we look at how long these problems are…
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Will inflation pain hurt UK house prices?
We’ve seen a sharp rise in inflation and the Bank of England is expected to hike interest rates in early February. What does this mean for UK house prices? We…
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Introducing: Intelligence Talks
Intelligence Talks, a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every fortnight on a Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest insights on property market…
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Why is rewilding causing such a stir in England?
News last week that farmers in England will be given taxpayers’ cash to rewild their land has triggered a widespread debate. In this podcast, we explore the UK…
Intelligence TalksWindow to 2022: Our property predictions for the next year
For our final episode of the year, we look at Knight Frank’s predictions for residential and commercial property in 2022… Anna is joined by head of…
Intelligence TalksWhy are investors piling into suburban build-to-rent?
This episode we focus on a relatively new sector in the UK housing market: suburban build-to-rent. We’ve seen the rise of build-to-rent in city centres, but…
Intelligence TalksWhat next for countries with runaway house prices?
The pandemic has contributed to sharp house price growth across the globe. In the UK, despite the end of the stamp duty holiday, demand for residential…
Intelligence TalksAbsolutely Net Zero: What Britain’s property sector can learn from Joanna Lumley
Net zero has come into sharp focus in recent weeks in the run up to COP26. As well as a string of government strategy announcements, actress Joanna Lumley has…
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Why are London rents surging and when will they cool off?
The London rental market is booming as students and office workers return to the city. There is now upwards pressure on rental values in an undersupplied…
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Is Manhattan set for a real estate boom as New Yorkers return?
New York was hard hit by the pandemic as businesses closed and the wealthy moved upstate for more space. But it’s now in recovery mode and, like global cities…
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What are the most critical issues facing UK property occupiers?
This week, we look at what is happening behind the scenes in government on three key issues for the property sector: the return to the office, future of retail…
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How to heat homes in zero carbon Britain?
With the government’s net zero policies in flux, how can the property sector ensure buildings are fit for the future? This week, Anna speaks to Graham Cooley…
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Will Boris Johnson water down his planning reforms to head off a backbench rebellion?
This week, we look at the UK government’s plan to overhaul the planning system. How realistic are their proposals and why are residents and backbench Tory MPs…
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Why rising inflation is unlikely to spook property investors
This week, we learnt both British and US inflation rates accelerated unexpectedly in June, challenging the view that high inflation during the post-Covid…
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Can the UK housing market resist the post-stamp duty holiday blues?
The UK housing market has moved on quickly from a seven-week freeze last year to a lengthy stamp duty holiday. But what happens now that the holiday on the…
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Is Britain’s house price boom a bubble set to burst?
As concerns mount this week around rising house prices, with Bloomberg claiming the UK housing market is among the world’s bubbliest, our latest guest on the…
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Are we on the cusp of a Roaring Twenties for London and New York’s prime markets?
Anna heads to Manhattan to find out how the ‘race for space’ is driving New York’s prime housing market and how London’s experience compares, as well as how…
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How Britain can fix its failing towns.
This week, Anna Ward is joined by urban planning and retail specialists to discuss how the UK can revive its towns and what successful urban centres will look…
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London’s shifting skyline, buying land and a European Super League property angle
This week Patrick Gower is joined by residential development specialists Oliver Knight and Anna Ward to explore how house-builders are trying to predict the…
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Solving The Green Homes Problem
This week Patrick Gower is joined by Global Head of Research Liam Bailey and Global Wealth Analyst Flora Harley to explore why solving housing's pollution…
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As lockdown eases when will Britain's property market return to normal?
This week, the UK has been preparing for the first significant easing of the third national lockdown. After over three months for some parts of the UK, pub…
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Is the UK housing market really out of the woods?
With new economic data pointing to a sharp recovery, Patrick Gower speaks to head of UK residential research, Tom Bill, to find out; is the UK housing market…
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The roadmap back to the office: East vs West, Millennials vs Gen X
In this episode, Anna Ward, senior research analyst, talks to head of international residential research Kate Everett Allen and Lee Elliott, global head of…
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Cities move to reopen, inflation looms and what can we learn from Dolly Parton's investment in a vaccine?
This week Patrick Gower speaks to The Wealth Report’s editor Andrew Shirley and deputy editor Flora Harley to dissect the findings of the 15th annual edition…
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Budget 2021: The big unanswered questions for property
Knight Frank's research podcast is back after a brief hiatus and re-launching as a weekly podcast out each Friday co-hosted by Anna Ward and Patrick Gower…
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From pedal power to battery power: HRH Prince Michael of Kent’s eight decades of classic car adventures
Classic cars have been one of the top performers in our Luxury Investment Index, but how are they faring now, and what does the future hold as environmental…