All 2019 Predictions articles
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InsightHow real estate will fare in 2019
Despite the changing political landscape, 2018 was a strong year for many parts of the property industry, but what will the other side of 29 March look like? Freeths gathered a panel of experts to discuss what is in store.
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VideosVideo: the forecast for outlet centres in 2019
KLM Retail founding partner Ian Kitchen talks to Property Week about the outlook for outlet centres in 2019.
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Insight2019 forecast: Andrew Sim (Knight Frank)
“A sizeable share of private equity fund capital increasingly is being directed to European assets”
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Insight2019 forecast: Gavin Poole (Here East)
“I predict that 2019 will see a huge boost in the rise of the supercampus globally”
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InsightPoliticians dash high-street hopes
These are interesting times for the British consumer. Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe stated that the British were behaving as if they were in the midst of a recession. Yet consumers are living in a period with economic conditions most chancellors of the exchequer would die for.
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InsightRegeneration should be less toxic
In recent years regeneration as a concept has become toxic, a byword in the public mind for gentrification, social cleansing or some other negative practice. It is often thought of as something done to communities, not for them — and certainly not by them.
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Insight2019 forecast: Mike Watters (RDI REIT)
”The unfortunate reality is that political and economic volatility is likely to continue, coupled with the added disruption of global trade disputes”
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Insight2019 forecast: Rob Bower (Montagu Evans)
”The UK property market thrives on confidence and freedom - my hope is to see more of both next year”
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Insight2019 forecast: Mario Berti (Octopus Property)
”Attention is now focused on the potential of major regional cities in the South West, Midlands and north of England, as investors hunt for favourable yields and capital growth”
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Insight2019 forecast: Duncan Owen (Schroders)
”We need Brexit to be settled, the process for CVAs to be made more honest and trade wars to end”
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Insight2019 forecast: Tony Brown (M&G)
”We anticipate continued high demand for commercial real estate, spurred by low interest rates”
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Insight2019 forecast: Savannah de Savary (Built-ID)
“In 2018, proptech adoption progressed enormously. It’s no longer just a buzzword”
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Insight2019 forecast: Paul Sargent (Queensberry)
”My hope is that government, through local authority channels, fills the investment significant gap and seeks experienced development management support to facilitate this”
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Insight2019 forecast: Mark Anderson (Whitbread)
”I don’t expect 2019 to be easy - uncertainty in the economy also has an impact on demand for hotel rooms”
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Insight2019 forecast: Eduard Elias (Cycas Hospitality)
“Brexit presents opportunities, as a weakened pound could make the UK a more popular destination for travellers”
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Insight2019 forecast: Martin Perry (Edinburgh St James)
”We must all continue to breathe new life into our schemes for them to thrive and deliver ‘mixed-use’ schemes that truly befit the name”
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Insight2019 forecast: Jace Tyrrell (New West End Co)
”This will be the year technology and data take over large aspects in business - how businesses manage their data will be key to their evolution and survival”
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Insight2019 forecast: Bronny Wilson (Equiem)
More structure around the burgeoning proptech scene, driven by the likes of James Dearsley’s Unissu, should mean more companies have the confidence to use proptech.
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Insight2019 forecast: Adrian Barlow (Irwin Mitchell)
”Tech-focused cities will continue to grow and thrive - regional cities may be more immune than London to the continuing Brexit drama”
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Insight2019 forecast: Nick Cook (Gazeley)
”I hope more young people choose industrial and logistics as a place to develop their real estate careers”
