Study Group: Residential Real Estate Experts (United Kingdom)
Council Members in this Study Group: 301
This study group may include experts knowledgeable on the UK residential market including brokers, agents, consultants and builders.
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPIPrincipal
Jon Watson Consulting
Jon Watson is Principal of Jon Watson Consulting in the UK, a consultancy that provides services to house builders, housing associations and government agencies in the fields of housing strategy, planning and procurement. Mr. Watson has 30 years' experience and a national reputation in the fieldsof...
- Liam Bailey
Head of Residential Research and Partner
Knight Frank LLPLiam Bailey is Head of Residential Research and Partner at Knight Frank and is based in the UK. He leads and co-ordinates projects for clients including: public sector organizations, developers, investors and funders. In recent months, Mr. Bailey has worked on projects offering support for residential...
Juan José TorrenteManaging Director
Spain Real Estate AdvisorsJuan Jose Torrente is a Managing Director at Spain Real Estate Advisors (SREA). Mr. Torrente has experience in providing decision making support and services to leading companies in the real estate market in Spain. He has advised in the residential sector, including building process, operations, marketing...
Nigel MarksDirector
Marks Consultancy ServicesNigel Marks is a Director at Marks Consultancy Services in UK. Mr. Marks currently provides expertise to town builders and homebuilders in the creation of new sustainable communities. He has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry and was previously a Director at Taylor Woodrow Construction,...
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Recovery in UK housing production could trigger further land bank write downs
August 6, 2009
Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson Consulting
Taylor Wimpey takes further £527m writedowns | www.ft.com
Taylor Wimpey's results (5 August) show a further write down of £527m on their land bank and work in progress. The following day, Bellway launched a £45m rights issue to finance further land purchases (http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3146488&origin=bldgdailynewsletter). These different...
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The Three T's: Transparency, Transparency and Transparency
December 8, 2008
Banks to defy Government and raise mortgages rates | www.timesonline.co.uk
Until a few months ago, real estate benefited from the trusting and often naively unquestioning acquiescence of investors. When property and financial markets start moving again, the strategic long-term investors will be much more demanding in what they require from their interlocutors and...
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SAFETY FIRST, BUT A RATHER HASTY DECISION?
October 10, 2008
Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson Consulting
Kier to focus on social housing | www.ft.com
Kier is one of the major housing contractors in the UK and a significant “second division” house builder. They have decided to exit house building and concentrate solely on building for housing associations (the main providers of affordable/social housing in the UK). In...
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Buy Or Rent? The Future Of The UK Housing Market
July 11, 2008
Persimmon, Savills hit by further housing weakness | www.marketwatch.com
Lowest Housing starts for Decades. Increasing redundancies. Improving Rental Figures. Potential Housing crisis as shortages of homes grow.
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Pretty painful, but not terminal
June 16, 2008
Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson Consulting
U.K. Homebuilders May Avoid `Armageddon,' UBS Says | www.bloomberg.com
Whilst there is no doubt that there will be significant write downs on some sites in most house-builders’ land banks, the nature of the land deals for many of the sites in those land banks means that much of the pain will be felt by the original vendors of the sites rather than the house-builders t...
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Brokerage/Agency
- Consulting Firm
- Operative Builder/Developer
- Property Management
- Architecture & Design
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Director
- Chief Executive Officer
- Consultant
- Principal
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