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Diversification, income conviction and future-proofed assets: key capital market trends for 2021
Tim Pierce, a partner in our London Capital Markets team talks through how London has fared in the past 12 months and details his outlook for key capital markets trends in 2021.
2 years ago
What trends are we seeing in the commercial value add market?
As part of the London Report, Ollie Thornton and Andrew Harrison caught up to discuss the trends that have emerged across the value-add market and outlined their predictions for 2021.
2 years ago
London's resilience and the impact of wealth creation on property markets
Rory Penn, joint Head of Knight Frank's Private Office team, discusses wealth creation, its influence on global real estate and London’s resilience as a key investment hub with Flora Harley, Deputy…
2 years ago
The future of office design – and demand from emerging sectors
Rory Paton and Jonny Lee, partners in our London Office Leasing team, catch up to discuss the future of office design, the rise of healthy workspaces and the office demand from the life sciences…
2 years ago
The flight to quality and ease: How occupier demands are changing
90% of the global businesses we interviewed as part of our recently launched (Y)OUR SPACE report believe real estate is a strategic device. Leaders recognise that it matters and supports them in all…
2 years ago
What’s the outlook for the 2021 debt market?
Lisa Attenborough, a Partner in our Debt Advisory team and Marc Nardini, Department Head of our Restructuring and Recovery team, catch up about the current debt market, and discuss their forecasts for…
2 years ago
EU Financial Services Equivalence is not Working Assumption for UK
Despite an imminent Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and EU, a wider stand-off on financial services is likely to last for several more months
3 years ago

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The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us all that we need to re-think the way we live and work; but a clear message has emerged: the office still has a central role to play. As new hybrid working models…
3 years ago
An ongoing shortage of supply – particularly of high-end office space – is keeping vacancy rates relatively low, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
3 years ago
The impact of tenant release space is expected to be felt at submarket level. Overall, the supply of premium office space is likely to remain tight for the foreseeable future.
3 years ago
London is a world leader in innovation and education. These are key drivers of growth, fundamental to attracting and retaining the wealth and population needed for well-functioning real estate…
3 years ago
After a bumper Q4 2020, investment volumes are set to trend towards “normal” levels this year. We look at key themes shaping the market, and in particular at the increased demand for buildings with…
3 years ago
While the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many of us working remotely, a shortage of prime office space has protected the market from a slump in prime rents.
3 years ago
The recent debate about the future of the office has been fierce and extreme. 2021 will be the year when the tone moderates and the focus turns from revolution to evolution as our relationship with…
3 years ago
Using a bespoke “capital gravity” model, combined with our Knight Frank London investment data, we have forecast the likely source of flows of capital into London.
3 years ago
We speak to the developer and architect behind plans for one of London's most responsible towers yet at 60 St. Thomas Street, near London Bridge.
3 years ago