The surprising impact of retail on property prices

This paper brings together a selection of economic and residential market data that can be used to assess how the housing market is performing.

Jennet Siebrits, our Head of Research, shares the latest Five Year Forecasts broken down by area, giving you insights on the residential housing market today and how we see it evolving in the next five years. 

The comparative costs of buying

Building up to accommodate population growth.

The second largest city in the UK, rich in history and scattered with hidden gems, Birmingham is a hub of culture and innovation. With influences from across the world, you can encounter anything from a English folk festival to Brazillian street art with a world of experiences in between. Divided...

Our annual Hot 100 report reveals the winners of London's residential market. By analysing the best performing boroughs in a number of categories, our report takes an in-depth look at the London housing market. Click on the blocks below to explore the lists.

What was the one deciding factor when you moved in to your home? Was it the location? Perhaps the distance to work, maybe the size of the bedrooms or were you looking to move into a property with unique interior design? We’ve all got certain things that we look for when it comes to renting or...

Conventional wisdom suggests that property markets slow down in light of an upcoming general election. General elections are uncertain, and the property market doesn’t like uncertainty. However, we have found that property markets are, in fact, pretty resilient when faced with an election, with...

One of the biggest factors for couples and young families when choosing a new home is the quality of nearby schools. Across the entire 33 boroughs of London there are currently 3,118 primary schools. In total 658 of these schools, equating to 21%, have been rated ‘outstanding’.

Millennials – defined as those born between 1980 and 2000 – make up a quarter of the UK’s current population. Our latest research examines how this often discussed, but little understood, group of people are shaping our society.

Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials have come of age during a rapid period of technological advances and political change. Typically viewed as the generation who want it all, and want it now, millennials have been described as ambitious and self-confident with high expectations. But are these...

Although the detail of the Government’s proposed ban on lettings fees isn’t yet clear, it will clearly impact the operating environment. It could feed through to higher landlord costs, which could feed through to rents. Alternatively, and more likely, letting agents may have to absorb the costs...

As the Government issue their Housing White Paper, Jennet Siebrits, Head of Residential Research at CBRE, comments:

Wellness isn’t simply about avoiding the latest strain of flu that is going around, rather it is about striving towards ‘physical, mental and social wellbeing’. So while it’s imperative one gets enough physical exercise, to ensure overall wellbeing one needs to attend to other aspects of life.

After an interesting year for the Capital, we take a look at reasons why the world still loves London.

Halifax have recently announced the introduction a new mortgage product with the cut off age of 80....

The thriving international financial centres of Hong Kong, London and New York have long been the most desirable residential markets on the planet. 

In the second half of 2015, the Government made two announcements that will fundamentally change the buy-to-let landscape: as from April 2016, investors will be subject to an additional 3% stamp duty levy and, from 2017, a reduction of tax relief on rental income will be phased in. These higher tax...

With prices in the capital forever soaring, commuter towns remain popular with families looking for space, proximity and value for money. But when you take into account the extra travel time and costs involved, you have to ask: is the move out of the city really worth it and, if so, what are the...

So here’s the scoop: Iranian sanctions are due to be lifted soon. Yes, the moment the International Atomic Energy Agency verifies that Tehran has upheld its side of the bargain and restrained its nuclear program to be in line with the international agreement (JCPOA), everything changes. That day...

The way people rent in London is changing. As more and more struggle to get on to the property ladder young professionals are now looking to rent in new builds.

Looking at lists and numbers in isolation can only take you so far when painting a cohesive picture of Global property markets. Indeed, sometimes one factor in isolation can be misleading; it is necessary to look at how everything hangs together to get a true feel.

With London Rugby fans anticipating the World Cup kick-off in September, we thought it might be interesting to compare house prices of the favoured teams to see if there was any correlation between winning teams and winning house prices:

With 70 towers currently under construction in London and another 102 with planning permission, the skyline of London is changing. Our trend towards residential towers cannot be denied, but why the strong move to tower-living?

In our latest regional development land report we investigate how the key land markets have been performing around the UK in Q2 2015.

The property market in outer London has heated up over the last year, with average growth of 16% in 2014, according to our recent Borough by Borough report. Despite these increases, you will find many areas around the 93 tube stations in Zone 3 still have a relatively affordable housing market. 

Buy to let borrowing has had a stronger and longer recovery compared to the mainstream housing market. The number of financial advances for buy to let borrowers began increasing consistently at the start of 2011, growing on average by 23% per year. 

Depending on the area you choose to live renting in London can often be expensive. This is rarely a shock to anyone, even if they’ve never set foot in the capital. 

People are continually looking to stay up to date with the latest technological trends. Here we look at the next design trends in the home... 

The 2015 General Election has been probably the most exciting and uncertain election of this generation. Up until the exit polls it was too close to call.