Does One Swallow a Summer Make?

Does One Swallow a Summer Make?

With a scintilla of good news in July’s inflation figures, the UK’s mainstream residential property market may just breathe a sigh of relief over the summer months. If the Bank of England decides to raise its base rate by only 25bps in August and September, and then...
A meeting of minds: London’s members’ clubs

A meeting of minds: London’s members’ clubs

We welcome the recent re-opening of George in Mayfair, which has long been enjoyed as a favoured breakfast meeting spot for the firm’s founders Richard and Sophie. Sharing news and discussing ideas within the art-decked walls of George’s formal but intimate setting...
Navigating a new normal

Navigating a new normal

As the year opened, and with the political turbulence of the short-lived Truss era behind us, we anticipated that 2023 would signal the birth of a new, benign, and possibly ever-so-slightly boring ‘normal’.    The ship had been steadied, the FTSE had passed 8,000 and...
Global businesses make London home

Global businesses make London home

With the opening of tech giant Apple’s headquarters in Battersea Power Station early this year and Google’s new head office set to open in King’s Cross next year, we take a look at other significant headquarters across the capital. Spanning spheres...
Will ‘global’ London break from the mainstream?

Will ‘global’ London break from the mainstream?

If a week is a long time in politics, then a year must feel like a lifetime to many economists.  In this edition of The Buyside, we will try to make sense of what the current political and economic landscape means for London’s prime residential markets in the months...
The Queen’s London.

The Queen’s London.

We culminate a collective period of mourning across London, the nation and globe, by reflecting on Queen Elizabeth’s interaction with the special properties that she called home before and during her long and devoted reign. In 2017, the Queen herself remarked that:...