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1 week ago | knightfrank.com | Oliver Knight

Knight Frank’s review of the key investment and development themes in the UK Seniors Housing market Categories: Property Sector Development Living Sectors Senior Living World Regions UK Delivery picks up… Some 6,380 new seniors housing units were added to supply in 2024, across 119 schemes – representing a 4% increase on the previous year’s output. This growth occurred despite a decline in the number of standalone developments, reflecting a shift towards larger-scale projects. Around 10% of...

1 week ago | knightfrank.com | James Farrell

Your weekly dose of news, views and insight from Knight Frank on the world of farming, food and landownership Categories: Property Sector Agriculture Rural Matters The Rural Update Viewpoint If you find yourself in an unwelcome hole, the advice is to stop digging. It was extremely uncomfortable, therefore, to watch Defra Minister Steve Reed do the exact opposite when he was questioned at a terse and sometimes emotionally charged session with Parliament’s Labour-dominated Environment, Food and...

2 weeks ago | knightfrank.com | James Farrell

Your weekly dose of news, views and insight from Knight Frank on the world of farming, food and landownership Categories: Property Sector Agriculture Rural Matters The Rural Update Viewpoint Farmers, their representatives, advisors, and even their customers have all told Chancellor Rachel Reeves in no uncertain terms that her reforms of Inheritance Tax (IHT) are unfair, misguided and counterproductive. Now, even the government’s own MPs are telling it to think again. With admirable...

3 weeks ago | knightfrank.com | James Farrell

Your weekly dose of news, views and insight from Knight Frank on the world of farming, food and landownership Categories: Property Sector Agriculture Rural Matters The Rural Update Viewpoint A shrewd negotiating strategy to win favour by giving Donald Trump his first major trade deal win, or a capitulation at the expense of agriculture? Debate will continue to rage about the wisdom of the government’s new trade deal with the US, and, to a lesser extent, its recent agreement with India. In...

1 month ago | knightfrank.com | Anna Ward

In this episode, we explore how Britain could benefit from a rise in international students after Trump’s second presidency Categories: Media Podcast Property Sector Development Living Sectors World Regions UK We also delve into the latest UCAS application data for 2025, plus key investment and development trends. Anna is joined by Neil Armstrong and Merelina Sykes, joint heads of Knight Frank student property. This year we have seen 31,000 Chinese students which is a 9% increase on previous...