Intelligence Talks

This week, we take a look at the senior living sector, with Knight Frank Head of Senior Living Research, Lauren Harwood, and Mandip Bhogal, Associate and Development Consultant in Knight Frank’s Healthcare team. We're also joined by guest speaker Anne-Marie Nicholson, partner at PRP architects, and specialist in the field of design for older people and those with special needs. The episode lo...

This week, we're taking a closer look at our Commercial markets and finding out a little more about investment and strategy in a post-pandemic world. This conversation has been extracted from our Commercial Conversations webinar series, hosted by our Head of Commercial Research, Will Matthews. In this episode, Will is joined by Simon Marx an Investment Strategist and Managing Director at LaSalle....

This week, Anna chats to the London Borough of Hounslow's Council Leader, Steve Curran, about the future of West London's regeneration post-Covid. We're also joined by Oliver Knight, Residential Research Associate at Knight Frank, and James Barton, Residential Development Partner in the Knight Frank City & East Office, to look at the broader vision for London's property future and the plans fo...

This week we take a trip over to Asia Pacific (APAC) in the first of our 'Asia Pacific Focus' series, hosted by Head of APAC Research at Knight Frank, Nicholas Holt. Nicholas is joined by Kevin Coppel, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, and Sigrid G. Zialcita, Chief Executive of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association. In the episode our guests discuss the changes faced by real estate marke...

This week we take a look into the future of student property as young people start thinking about heading back to university in September. Anna is joined by Sarah Barr Miller, Head of Insight and Consultancy at UCAS; Matt Bowen, Head of Student Property Research at Knight Frank; Neil Armstrong, Joint Head of Student Property at Knight Frank; and Merelina Sykes, Joint Head of Student Property at Kn...

In the first of our Private Office specials, we hear from Rory Penn, Co-Chair of the Knight Frank Private Office; Sarah-May Brown, Private Office Partner; Anthony Duggan, Head of Global Capital Markets Research; and Flora Harley, Residential Research Associate. Our guests discuss the economy, the rise of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) and the key geographies HNWIs are focused on. This is a pre-...

In the latest of our guest specials, we're joined by Toscafund's Chief Economist, Savvas Savouri, to hear about the UK’s Coronavirus recovery and what it means for the property market. Anna also chats to Tom Bill, our Head of London Research, to hear his take on the latest market insights. Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Friday we...

This week, we hopped over to Spain to hear about how the Spanish property markets are faring as Europe moves out of lockdown. Anna chats to Kate Everett-Allen, our Head of International Residential Research; Javier Martin, Director of Development for Grosvenor in Madrid; Carlos Zamora, our Head of Residential for Madrid; and Pia Arrieta, Partner at Diana Morales Properties, about the future of cit...

This week, we're joined by not one, but two special guests to discuss out latest agricultural research from The Rural Report. Anna chats to our Head of Rural Research, Andrew Shirley; Clive Hopkins, a Partner in our Country Department; Tom Heathcote, an Associate in our Agricultural Consultancy team; Ed Brown, a Bioagriecologist at H L Hutchinson; and Roy Cox, Estates Director at Blenheim Palace....

This week, we're taking a closer look at our Commercial markets and finding out a little more about the rise in private investors. This conversation has been extracted from our Commercial Conversations webinar series, hosted by our Head of Commercial Research, Will Matthews. In this episode, Will is joined by Andrew Shirley, Editor of Knight Frank's Wealth Report, and Alex James, Head of Knight Fr...

The luxury investment landscape has fascinated economists, researchers and investors for decades; so, this week we take a deep-dive into the luxury handbags sector with Rachel Koffsky from Christie's. We also hear from Andrew Shirley, the Editor of The Wealth Report, on his latest research; and from Sebastian Duthy from Art Market Research on their latest handbag report: https://www.artmarketresea...

In the latest of our global episodes, he head down under to hear the latest insights from the Australian property markets. Anna chats to Ben Schubert, Head of Agency at Knight Frank Australia; Andrea Roberts, National Head of Leasing at Knight Frank Australia; and Ben Burston, Chief Economist at Knight Frank Australia, about the market impacts of returning to work and the wider factors affecting b...

As the retail sector re-opens in England, we spoke to our Head of Retail Research, Stephen Springham, to hear his take on how the first week went. We also spoke to Faisal Durrani, Head of London Commercial Research, about how the serviced office sector is changing amid new demand for flexible space. Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Frid...

A recent survey of our global network confirms an increasing number of expats are seeking a foothold back home. So, this week we hear from Kate Everett-Allen, our Head of International Research; Victoria Garrett, Head of Residential for Asia Pacific; and Shayne Harris, Head of Residential for Australia, on what this means in practice. To read the full article, please click here: https://www.knight...

This week we're joined by two special guests: Professor Tony Travers, Visiting Professor in the London School of Economics (LSE) Department of Government and Director of LSE London; and Sean Randall, Stamp Duty Partner at Blick Rothenberg. Tony and Sean join Anna and Residential Research Partner, Tom Bill, to discuss the options for Stamp Duty going forward and how it could be reformed as par...

This Friday we hear from two members of our Middle East and African Research team on where they see the markets going in a post-Covid world and how the pandemic has impacted individual nations in the regions. Taimur Khan, Associate Partner in Development Consultancy and Research and Tilda Mwai, Researcher in Development Consultancy and Research, chat to Anna Ward about the key developments in the...

This week we hear from our country experts on whether the recent increase in interest for country properties is merely a trend, or here to stay. Harry Gladwin, the Head of Cotswolds Region for The Buying Solution; Luke Ellwood, Regional Partner for the South West Region; and Julia Robotham, Associate in our Country Department, offer their insight on the latest country property trends and assess ho...

In our latest global episode, we hear from David Bailin, Chief Investment Officer at Citi Private Bank, on his take from the US on how international property markets will fare post-Covid. David and Anna were also joined by Flora Harley, an Associate in our Residential Research team. Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Friday we’ll be bring...

In our first "special guest" episode, we hear from Mark Prisk, former MP and Housing Minister on his views on how the property world will adapt post-Covid. Mark and Anna are also joined by James Keegan, a Partner in our Residential Development Consultancy team. Intelligence Talks, is a podcast from the Research Team at Knight Frank. Every Monday and Friday we’ll be bringing you the latest ins...

This week in our global episode, we take virtual trip over to Asia Pacific to find out more about how Covid-19 has impacted the Asian property market. Nicholas Holt, Head of Asia Pacific Research; Emily Relf, Capital Markets Director; and Neil Brookes, Head of Capital Markets for Asia Pacific, discuss core markets, defensive sectors and the winds of opportunity post-Covid. Intelligence Talks, is a...

After the excitement of the bank holiday, we settle back into the working week with a look at how the retail sector has been impacted by Covid-19 and what the future holds for landlords and tenants. Stephen Springham, Commercial Research Partner; and David Legat, a Partner in our Retail Agency, offer their expert takes on how we can best navigate the new world of retail. Intelligence Talks, is a p...

The pandemic continues to grip the world but across much of Europe, lockdown measures are slowly easing. In this episode, we discuss what is happening on the ground, how countries plan to open up their property markets and what investors should be looking out for over the next few weeks and months. Mark Harvey, Head of European Residential Sales; William Matthews, Head of UK Commercial Research; a...

As the property market reopens in England and the Knight Frank residential teams head back to their local offices today, we look at what this really means in practice. David Mumby, Head of Central London Lettings; Mark Proctor, Exeter Office Head; and John Rockel, Head of Strategy and Operations, explore the immediate and long-term implications of reopening the market and getting agents back into...

In the first of our Friday podcasts, focusing on the global markets, we discuss how Covid-19 has impacted property markets across the world and what the future of international real estate will look like. Liam Bailey, Global Head of Research; Flora Harley, Residential Research Associate; and Kate Everett-Allen, Residential Research Partner, explore the findings of our latest Global Outlook and ass...

As we head into another week in lockdown, we discuss the impact of Covid-19 is having on the London sales and lettings markets. Tom Bill, Head of London Residential Research; Head of Lettings, Gary Hall; and Head of London Sales, James Clarke, assess how the London market has fared throughout the pandemic and what the future holds for London residential. We also look at what might happen next, the...