https://www.scmp.com/rss/326368/feed John Slade is executive chairman of Evans Randall Investors en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As I write this, yet again political commentators tell me, we have entered the most important week in British politics. Is this the fifth time this year? We are still no clearer on when the UK will exit the EU with parliament providing unprecedented daily drama. This should be no surprise given the saga that Brexit has become, but it is disappointing for those who think that at last the UK has a prime minster who seems determined to take on the EU and deliver some sort of Brexit result, whether... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3026450/pound-unlikely-fall-any-further-event-no-deal-brexit-now-time-buy-uk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3026450/pound-unlikely-fall-any-further-event-no-deal-brexit-now-time-buy-uk?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:00:13 +0000 London has been the destination of choice for Hong Kong investors, particularly over the last two years. The known attractions of its market place have been bolstered further by potential currency gains from buying at a weak point in the sterling cycle caused, not least, by the Brexit vote and current uncertainty around any agreement on exit. The beginning of this year, however, has seen a slowdown in the pace of Hong Kong investment into the UK capital city. Whether this is a pause for breath... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2169614/hong-kongs-hunger-shorter-leases-and-flexible-working-spreads-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2169614/hong-kongs-hunger-shorter-leases-and-flexible-working-spreads-london?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Oct 2018 04:05:21 +0000 A year on from triggering Article 50, “uncertainty” remains a key buzzword across the UK real estate sector, but its impact on investor appetite looks overstated. Politically, the UK appears to have made limited progress, with leadership on both sides who could do with showing some strength, delivering a clear framework and answering “what next?” And as we know from the cyclical, and sensitive, nature of the global property markets, uncertainty in real estate promotes anxiety and undermines the... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2146018/impact-post-brexit-real-estate-investment-overstated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2146018/impact-post-brexit-real-estate-investment-overstated?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 04:04:08 +0000 In the last two years, investment from Asia – and Hong Kong in particular – into commercial real estate in London accelerated at a pace few anticipated. In 2015, investment into London commercial property represented 27 per cent of the total, according to CBRE. In 2016, the figure crept up to 29 per cent, but last year, the proportion increased to a quite incredible 43 per cent. While always interested in London property, Hong Kong investors historically felt that it was overpriced, particularly... https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/2132007/brexit-uncertainty-draws-increased-asian-capital-inflows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/2132007/brexit-uncertainty-draws-increased-asian-capital-inflows?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:02:29 +0000