Allister Hayman's articles
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OnlineE-tailing driving surge in demand for sheds
The rapid growth of ecommerce is set to drive a huge surge of demand for industrial real estate, with as much as £20bn (£14bn) in investment required across Europe to meet retailers’ and distribution companies’ requirements.
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Markets
Need to know: government plans for ‘outdated’ prisons
George Osborne and justice secretary Michael Gove this week confirmed plans for the government to sell off a raft of outdated inner-city prisons, with the sites to be redeveloped.
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Markets
House prices forecast to rise by 17% over next five years
House prices are expected to rise by 17% on average across the UK over the next five years - so long as mortgages rates do not rise above 4.5%, according to Savills.
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News
Ageing population squeezes retirement homes market
The UK will need a total of 90,000 new retirement homes by 2020 to meet the rising demand from an ageing population, a Savills study has found.
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News
Q&A: Churchill Retirement Living's plans for expansion
In the debate around the UK housing crisis, the focus tends to be on affordability and difficulties first-time buyers have getting on the housing ladder.
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Markets
Housebuilders stay strong despite economic wobbles
Listed housebuilders have continued their stellar start to the year, with the sector outperforming every other equity market in the third quarter.
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Markets
Buoyant market prompts increase in scope of lending for residential developments
Funders are planning to increase the volume and geographic scope of their lending to residential developments over the next two years, according to a new report by Knight Frank.
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News
Peer-to-peer lender snaps up Pramerica’s UK resi head
Pramerica’s UK head of residential, Andrew Moffat, has joined peer-to-peer lender Wellesley Co as head of property finance.
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Insight
Fading light: Beirut's bold reinvention hit by regional strife
Beirut’s bold reinvention has been affected by the war in Syria. But amid the gloom there are signs of optimism.
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Markets
Media and tech businesses build up share of City office towers
Media and technology firms are increasingly snapping up the most expensive space in City of London towers, new research from Savills has revealed.
