Real Estate Committee

At this breakfast, Seb Warner from Knight Frank will provide a full update on the London residentail market and the Partners from Forsters LLP, a London based law firm, will share with you their analysis on the following aspects of the new UK budget:

•    the Stamp Duty Land Tax changes
•    the proposed annual charges and capital gains tax on sale of UK residential property
     owned by non-UK
     resident, non-natural persons - the consultation process
•    the implications for existing structures
•    how purchases of UK residential and commercial property should now be structured in
     order to minimise UK tax
•    update on the statutory residence test

In this presentation, Nick Axford will look at some of the broader economic and political themes dominating the global landscape and discuss some of the ways this is affecting commercial property investors and occupiers. The emphasis will be less on describing the current state of individual property markets and more on understanding how the current uncertainty in the world is influencing the behavior of major investors around the region, including flows of capital between regions.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. Please contact yammie@britcham.com for more information.

Mr Lynch joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in July 2011. He had a long and distinguished career in arts administration, serving as chief executive of the Sydney Opera House from 1998 to 2002 and then led the rejuvenation of London’s Southbank Centre where he was Chief Executive from 2002 to 2009.
In 2008, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours for his services to the arts.

 The presentation will focus on prime residential in London including: 

• Trends for 2012 and beyond
• The Rental Market
• Residential Investment yields
• Old Versus New
• Locations to consider
• Entry Levels

With an increasingly uncertain economic environment and declining markets in Hong Kong, will the city continue to buck global trends and outperform, or are we destined to be tarnished by the economic travails of Europe and the Americas.

Anne Marie Sage, Regional Director Head of Residential Leasing and Relocation with 17 years in the industry and Gavin Morgan, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Leasing at Jones Lang LaSalle, will outline their projections for the residential and commercial leasing markets in 2012. 
 

Singapore and Hong Kong are traditional rivals in many respects, from business competitiveness, to market and foreign investment; the rising cost of living and even food supremacy!
 
Hong Kong is often associated with high office and housing costs, an apparent lack of educational facilities, and a potential office supply shortage. But just how accurate is this portrayal? Is Singapore now an alternative, with its escalating cost of living and increasing office and housing costs, or is it just the ‘pit stop’ of the financial set?

Tim Murphy, Founder and CEO of IP Global has over 20 years experience in building profitable property investment portfolio. Author of “Turning Crisis into Profit: how to make money in Asian property”, Tim will give a candid reveal on why Asia can be the promised land for a properly prepared real estate investor.

Backed by statistics, colourful anecdotes and real-life investment successes, he examines how the different Asian macro-economic landscapes can yield opportunity for every type of investor – from the risk-taker to the prudent-minded. And his “10 steps to buying off-plan” property in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries where he has personally invested, serves as a methodical checklist for both first-time, and seasoned property buyers. 

In spite of the tragedy in Japan, broadly speaking Asia Pacific continues to rebound strongly from the global financial crisis. The region is characterized by accelerating growth, improving real estate fundamentals and buoyant investor sentiment.

But the real estate capital can move quickly. Where are investors heading and why? What sectors and geographies are popular, and which ones are not? What are the factors that drive cross-border investment and how have these changed over time?

 

London's status over the last three decades has changed from national capital to global city. This has led to out-performance in the city's residential property markets. Can this be sustained in the wake of the North Atlantic banking crisis?

Yolande Barnes, Head of  UK Residential Research at Savills , will discuss whether London's position as a residential location can be maintained and whether new development is sufficient and of the right type and in the right places to help sustain past performance.

 As the Asian economic revival gathers pace and China attracts ever more attention as the engine of global growth, Hong Kong has seen a significant strengthening of demand for office space.  This has been fuelled by the expansion of existing occupiers and the arrival of more international companies looking to use the city as a base for operations in the region.