Opinion

Optimism Grows for 2024

15th January 2024

In light of the positive shift in sentiment at the close of 2023, the financial market now mirrors an increasingly optimistic outlook for 2024. SONIA swaps, instrumental in hedging real estate debt, have seen a decline, aligning with improved inflation sentiment in the UK. Consequently, many lenders are adjusting their fixed-rate offerings, with residential products featuring margins as low as 0.5% above the Base Rate.

Strong signs for the UK Housing Market in 2021

23rd March 2021

The UK housing market in 2021 will see growth of up to 4%. North of England and The Midlands will experience the strongest expansion, so says national estate agency Savills in their annual housing market report, covering the next five years.   Despite the catastrophe wrought on many sectors of the economy by Covid-19 and […]

Trends in property development

02nd March 2021

Understanding our approach to finding the key trends in Property Development. Like so many things in life, they say that the key to success in the property development sector is being in the right place at the right time. This statement applies ideally to Margate which has been our focus for the last four years […]

The Future of the British High Street

18th February 2021

Although Nexus SHL concentrates on developments in London and the South East of England, I recently came across a development in the North West which got me thinking about the future of the British High Street.   This project would see a former local shopping mall converted into an ‘eat from around the world’ concept. […]