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RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

EUROPEAN CITIES
REPORT 2018
ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
CONDITIONS ACROSS EUROPE’S KEY CITIES

 PAST PERFORMANCE V    CHANGING TIMES   DATA DASHBOARD
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018 - RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH - ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET CONDITIONS ACROSS EUROPE'S KEY CITIES - Naef Prestige
EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018                                                                         RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3.0m                                                                                                                 5%

EUROPE,                                                 FIGURE 1

                                                        TEN-YEAR PRICE CHANGE:                                                                                                                          3.0m                                                                5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2.5m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  FIGURE 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ECONOMY STRENGTHENS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  FIGURE 3 4%

TEN YEARS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  THE SUPPLY TAP IS TURNED OFF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  EU-28 GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL % CHANGE)
                                                        CITY VS COUNTRY                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.0m                                                                                                      EUROPEAN RESIDENTIAL COMPLETIONS (MILLION)

ON...
                                                        % CHANGE Q3 2008*                                                                                                                               2.5m                                                                                                                                                                                                 3%
                                                        TO LATEST AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                                                                                 4%          3.1%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1.5m                                                                            2.5%
                                                                                                                            16.6% 14.2%                                                                                                                                                                             2.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.2%

                                                                                                                                EDINBURGH                                                               2.0m                                                                                                               1.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1.8%

A decade on from the global                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3%
financial crisis Europe’s housing                                                                -11.0% -12.2%                                                                                                                                                                          1.0m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                0.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0.3%
markets look very different.                                                                                                                                                                            1.5m                                                                                               -4.3%                    -0.4%
                                                                                                                                                                                75.3% 31.9%                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2006
                                                                                                          DUBLIN
The last decade saw prices                                                                                                                                                            LONDON                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2%          0.5m                                                                                                                                                    2016*
slide lower, before a more                                                                                                                                                                              1.0m
recent recovery. In many housing                                                                                                                                                                               37.3%     1.7%
markets construction slowed to                                                                                  31.3%         31.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                109.2% 39.0%                                    0                                                                                                            0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                AMSTERDAM                                                   1%                        65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89                                                               90+
a virtual halt, in some interest                                                                                                                                                                        0.5m                                        BERLIN
                                                                                                                   BIRMINGHAM
rates entered negative territory,                        KEY
a stimulus of €2.4 trillion was

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Q2 2018
                                                                   CITY AVERAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                          0                                                                 0%                                                                                                                                           2.7m                   1.4m

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2007

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2009

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2012

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2013

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2014

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2016

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2017
                                                                   PRICE GROWTH
injected into the Eurozone                                                                                                                                                                                     65-69     70-74     75-79        80-84   85-89         90+
                                                                   COUNTRY AVERAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                 Source: Eurostat                                                                                               Source: European Mortgage Federation
economy and tighter lending                                        PRICE GROWTH                                                                    13.9% 1.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  *Latest available data

rules were imposed. With a                                                                                                                               PARIS                                                                                                                     FIGURE 4
number of European cities now                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      EUROPEAN RESIDENTIAL SALES PICK UP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  76.6%      39.0%
firmly in recovery mode this                                                                                                                                                                                           FRANKFURT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   NO. OF SALES
report delves deeper into the
data to understand where the                                                                                                                                                                                                                            80.1%    69.6%              8.0m

future opportunities lie.                                                                                                                                                  N/A         -17.5%                                                                VIENNA                 7.5m
                                                                                                                        -20.0% -24.3%                                                                                                                                               7.0m
                                                                                   N/A           2.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                  MILAN                                                                                             6.5m
                                                                                         LISBON                                                                                                                                    N/A     -17.5%
                                                                                                                             BARCELONA                                                                                                                                              6.0m

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.5m

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ROME                                       5.0m

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4.5m
                                                                                             -16.6% -24.3%
    This report was written in August 2018 and is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   4.0m
    based on the assumption that an agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3.5m
    will be reached on the UK’s withdrawal from                                                     MADRID
    the EU by the UK Government and EU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3.0m

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2005

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2006

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2007

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2009

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2012

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2013

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2014

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2016
    Commission in March 2019. In the event this
    does not occur our outlook and forecasts for
                                                      Source: HM Land Registry, INSEE, Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Spanish Ministry of Development, OeNB, Irish Central Statistics Office,                                                                              Source: European Mortgage Federation
    European residential markets will be subject
                                                      Statistics Netherlands, Statistics Portugal, Immobiliaire Italia.                                                                                                                                                            *Data based on 23 countries, 2016 = latest data available
    to change.                                        Q3 2008 = Lehman Brothers’ filed for bankruptcy

Of all the world regions, Europe’s housing
markets were arguably hit the hardest by
                                                    testament to how far the region has come
                                                          A last
                                                    over the     decade.     B BIRMINGHAM
                                                                                                     “S OME
                                                                                                  C EDINBURGH
                                                                                                               COUNTRIES
                                                                                                                D PARIS
                                                                                                                             WERE
                                                                                                                              E BERLIN
                                                                                                                                                       region’s economic outlook has improved.
                                                                                                                                                       The latest
                                                                                                                                             F FRANKFURT       G data   show GDP growth across
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      That said, the region’s performance both
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      now and over the last decade is polarised.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             cities and outline how the landscape is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             changing, assessing the likely risks and
                                                             LONDON                                                                                               MADRID
the global financial crisis, in part because
                                                    Knight77.7%   | 32.2%
                                                            Frank’s  Global House     | 32.2%
                                                                              29.5%Price               LARGELY
                                                                                          Index, 17.9% | 12.2%
                                                                                                                 UNAFFECTED
                                                                                                                13.9% | 1.5% 109.2% | 38.2% 76.6% | 38.2% -16.6% | -24.3%
                                                                                                                                                       the EU-28  reached     2.2% in the 12 months                                                                                                   As the map above illustrates, not only have                                                            opportunities for this diverse set of urban
in 2007/08 some of its key economies –
including the UK, Spain and Ireland – were          confirms   that prices across
                                                           H BARCELONA          I Europe
                                                                                   ROME are
                                                                                                       BY THE FINANCIAL
                                                                                                  J MILAN       K DUBLIN
                                                                                                                             CRISIS
                                                                                                                              M VIENNA
                                                                                                                                                       to Q2 2018 with employment, wages and
                                                                                                                                             N AMSTERDAM
                                                                                                                                                       consumerO spending
                                                                                                                                                                  LISBON all on an upward
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      most key cities outperformed their wider
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      national housing markets but some
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             residential markets.

building homes at their fastest rate on                       an average  rate of 5.3%  per            WHILST   AVERAGE     PRICES    IN
                                                         -20.0% | -24.3% N/A | -17.5% N/A | -17.5% -11.8% | -13.0% 80.1% | 69.6% 32.2% | 0.1%
                                                    rising at                                                                                          trajectory   | 2.3%2).
                                                                                                                                                              N/A(figure                                                                                                                              countries were largely unaffected by the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Despite the headwinds, cities look set to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             outperform as they become the hubs for
record and lending was at its peak.                 annum, up from a low of -4% in the final
                                                           PERFORMANCE KEY
                                                    quarter of 2009. In addition, residential
                                                                                                       OTHERS STILL SIT BELOW                          However, it is not just owner-occupiers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      financial crisis (Austria, Germany) whilst
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      average prices in others still sit below their
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             innovation, knowledge-sharing and creativity.
However, 2017 marked a turning point –
a year when Europe’s recovery came                  transactions across the region are up 21%          THEIR PRE-CRISIS PEAK.”                         who have been buoyed by the upturn in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      pre-crisis peak (Spain, Italy, Ireland).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Across the EU-28, 73% of the population
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the region’s economic fortunes, cheap                                                                                                                             live in either cities, towns or suburbs. By
into focus and this improved sentiment              since their
                                                           CITY low in
                                                                    CITY2012
                                                                        NEGATIVE according
                                                                                     COUNTRY to the
                                                                                                 COUNTRY NEGATIVE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           finance and rising rental demand has                       In this report we assess how far Europe’s                                                              2050, the United Nations forecasts this figure
has continued into this year.                       European Mortgage Federation (figure 4).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           meant investors are looking at residential                 housing markets have come. We set out                                                                  will exceed 80% bringing with it significant
The fact Greece exited its €86 billion              Buyer sentiment amongst owner-                                                                                                                                                         markets across Europe’s cities with                        the current and future housing market                                                                  repercussions for housing affordability,
bailout programme this summer is                    occupiers has strengthened as the                                                                                                                                                      renewed interest.                                          indicators for 14 of the region’s main                                                                 transport and social infrastructure.

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EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018 - RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH - ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET CONDITIONS ACROSS EUROPE'S KEY CITIES - Naef Prestige
EUROPE’S URBAN HOUSING MARKETS IN 10 CHARTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        EUROPEAN CITIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    EURO REPORT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CITIES 2018                                                    RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

      The charts below provide a snapshot of how each of the 14 cities compare in relation to economic growth,
      price trends, demand and supply indicators, both now and over the next 10 years.

      PAST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FUTURE
      FIGURE 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       FIGURE 6                                                                                                                                             FIGURE 11                                                                                                                   FIGURE 13
      AVERAGE PRICE GROWTH ANNUAL % CHANGE (TO Q1 2018)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DEMAND                                                                                                                                     FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH                                                                                                      GENERATION RENT2 AS A % OF TOTAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     5-YEAR % CHANGE (2013-2018)                                                                                                                          GVA GROWTH1 % CHANGE (2018-2028)                                                                                            POPULATION IN 2028
                                                                                                                                                                             10.3DRID
                                                                                                                                                                                  %                                                               8.2%
                                                                                                                                                                               MA                                                               BARCELONA
                                                                                                                                                 7%
                                                                                                                                             11U.BLIN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   9%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          32%
                                                                                                                                              D                                                                                                                                                       6.4%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LONDON 25.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  BIRMINGHAM
                                                                                               .8% RT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3.7                                                              8%                                                                                                                                                      EDINBURGH 22.7%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           30%
                                                                                             11 NKFU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PARIS%                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DUBLIN 19.9%
                                                                                               A
                                                                                             FR

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            28%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           3                            7%                                                                                                                                                      MADRID 18.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   VIEN.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       NA                                                                                                                                                                                       BIRMINGHAM 17.9%                                                            0.0%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         26%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           26%
                                                          DAM
                                                    AMS11.9%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AMSTERDAM 16.6%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         25%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         25%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         25%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   25%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6%
                                                       TER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BERLIN 14.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2.3                                                                                                                                                              PARIS 14.3%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 23%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   23%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   23%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 %      5%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       LIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                VIENNA 13.9%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           BO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               N

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   21%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   21%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BARCELONA 13.5%
                                            RGH
                                      EDINBU %

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4%                                                                                                                                                      MILAN 13.1%
                                 12.0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LISBON 11.2%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0.6 AN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MIL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3%                                                                                                                                                      ROME 10.5%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FRANKFURT 9.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -0.6%ON ROME
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LOND
       14.9%
       BERLIN

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -2.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          0
      FIGURE 7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -1%
      NEW SUPPLY NEW-BUILD COMPLETIONS PER 1,000 RESIDENTS¹
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             21.0%                                                                                                             7.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -2%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -3%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -4%
        BIRMINGHAM 0.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               AMSTERDAM 5.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BARCELONA 3.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             FRANKFURT 3.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       EDINBURGH 3.9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            EDINBURGH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             AMSTERDAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             PARIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LONDON

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        BERLIN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     BIRMINGHAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     DUBLIN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     FRANKFURT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   LISBON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MILAN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ROME

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  MADRID
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           VIENNA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    BARCELONA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                EDINBURGH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LONDON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     VIENNA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BERLIN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       DUBLIN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AMSTERDAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            FRANKFURT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        BIRMINGHAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MADRID
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PARIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LISBON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               MILAN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       BARCELONA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ROME
                                                                                                     LONDON 2.6

                                                                                                                                                           MADRID 3.2

                                                                                                                                                                        LISBON 3.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DUBLIN 4.5
                                                                                                                                VIENNA 2.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                            BERLIN 3.4
                                                                                 MILAN 2.2
                                                        ROME 1.6
                                    PARIS 1.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      FIGURE 14
      FIGURE 8                                                                                                                                                                   FIGURE 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                            FIGURE 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD GROWTH
      FINANCE                                                                                                                                                                    ECONOMIC GROWTH                                                                                                                                                                                                                     AVERAGE RENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    FORECAST HOUSEHOLD GROWTH
      REPRESENTATIVE INTEREST RATE BASED ON                                                                                                                                      GVA GROWTH 20183 (ANNUAL % CHANGE)                                                                                                                                                                                                  MONTHLY RENT € PER SQ M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          % CHANGE (2018-2028)
      NEW RESIDENTIAL LOANS 2016²
                                                                                                                                                         3.26%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LONDON                                                                                                              28.20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            14.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              EDINBURGH                                                                                                           19.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              DUBLIN                                                                                                              19.20
                                                                                                         2.59%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          FIGURE 12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PARIS                                                                                                               18.00                   AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
                                                                                                     2.34%
                                                                                                     2.34%
                                                                                                     2.34%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          % CHANGE (2018-2028)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BARCELONA                                                                                                           17.90
                                                            2.01%
                                                            2.01%
                                                            2.02%
                                                                                             2.02%
            1.92%
            1.90%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BIRMINGHAM                                                                                                          16.20
         1.76%
         1.76%
      1.62%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              AMSTERDAM                                                                                                           16.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MADRID                                                                                                              15.06
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 35.9%                 35.1%                  35.2%                 34.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     35%            33.1%    32.7%        32.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ROME                                                                                                                14.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              FRANKFURT                                                                                                           13.30                            BERLIN              BIRMINGHAM             EDINBURGH            AMSTERDAM        LONDON   BARCELONA     DUBLIN

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MILAN                                                                                                               12.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LISBON                                                                                                              10.60                          30.9%                 30.9%                  29.3%                 26.5%           25.9%    25.6%        21.2%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 BIRMINGHAM 7.0%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 EDINBURGH 12.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AMSTERDAM 6.4%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      BARCELONA .08%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       FRANKFURT 4.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BERLIN                                                                                                                   9.80

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   LONDON 12.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                     MADRID 3.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                   BARCELONA 2.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DUBLIN 2.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  BERLIN 2.4%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LISBON 2.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FRANKFURT 2.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 AMSTERDAM 2.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  EDINBURGH 2.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   VIENNA 1.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 BIRMINGHAM 1.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   MILAN 1.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PARIS 1.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             LONDON 1.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ROME 1.4%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  DUBLIN 15.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     MADRID 4.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LISBON 3.1%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   VIENNA 9.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        BERLIN 2.9%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MILAN 3.9%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ROME 6.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 FRANKFURT                MADRID                 MILAN                LISBON         ROME      PARIS       VIENNA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   PARIS 5.9%
                                                                                                                                             AMSTERDAM
      PARIS
                     BERLIN
                              FRANKFURT
                                          LISBON
                                                   VIENNA
                                                            BARCELONA
                                                                        MADRID
                                                                                   MILAN
                                                                                             ROME
                                                                                                      EDINBURGH
                                                                                                                  BIRMINGHAM
                                                                                                                               LONDON

                                                                                                                                                         DUBLIN

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              VIENNA                                                                                                                   9.40

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Note: Birmingham and Edinburgh: Data as at Q4 2017 based on Asking Rents

      Source: National Sources, Oxford Economics, MHCLG, INE, CBS, Istat, Scottish Government, Ministerio de Fomento, Deloitte Advisory, Rightmove, European Mortgage Federation, HM Land Registry as at 13 June, CGEDD, Irish Central Statistics Office,
       4
      Immobiliare   Italia, Registers of Scotland, VDP Research Source: Dublin Chamber, Scottish Government, Statistics Austria, United Nations, Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. ¹ New-build completions: Vienna: private dwellings only, Frankfurt: data as at 2016.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Source: Oxford Economics. ¹ Based on constant prices in local currency. ² 20-39 years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         5
      ² National figure. Annual weighted average based on monthly figures. Includes initial fixed period rates from 1 to 10+ years. ³ Based on constant prices in local currency, 2018 figure = Oxford Economics forecast.
26%
EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018                                                                               RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

                                          CHANGING TIMES
                                                                                                                                                                            FIGURE 16                                                                                frontrunners in establishing these new                                   are expected to boost connectivity and
                                                                                                                                                                            WHICH CITIES HAVE SET LIMITS ON                                                          rules (figure 16).                                                       revitalise key districts.
    TIGHTER                                                                                                                                                                 HOLIDAY LETS?
    MONETARY POLICY                                                                                                                                                         AS AT AUGUST 2018                                                                        The rate at which new homes are being                                    Our analysis shows property values within a
    Rising interest rates & removal of    The investment landscape is changing. From monetary policy to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       10-minute walk of Crossrail stations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     delivered has also slowed. In 2006 Spain
    Quantitative Easing (QE) stimulus     demographics, and from property market regulations to currency                                                                                                                                                             alone built over 735,000 homes, fast                                     outperformed Knight Frank’s prime central
                                          shifts and transport plans, investors need to monitor multiple                                                                                                                                                             forward a decade and that figure had                                     London index by 40% between 2008 and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              the end of 2016. The new Elizabeth Line
    CROSS BORDER
                                          indicators to identify where the best opportunities lie.                                                                                                                                                                   shrunk to 55,000. Despite government
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Crossrail 1) is expected to open in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     incentives for developers to build more
    INVESTMENT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (UK, Germany and Ireland) net additions to                               September 2019 and plans for Crossrail 2
    Set to rise further
                                          Many of the factors that have defined the                           price inflation, is now firmly in the political                                                                                                        stock are falling short of targets and failing                           are progressing.
                                          economic landscape over the last decade;                            arena too.                                                                                                                                             to keep pace with household growth.
                                          low inflation, historically low interest rates
                                                                                                              The desire amongst policymakers to                                                                                                                     Not immediately, but over time, the cost
    PROPERTY =                            and quantitative easing are shifting as we
    MORE POLITICAL                                                                                            monitor and control capital flowing into                                                                                                               of finance across Europe will rise, as a
                                          see the normalisation of monetary policy.
    Rules and regulations on who can                                                                          their property markets is one of the key                                                                                                               result capital growth will moderate putting
    buy what and where on the rise        The European Central Bank is expected to                            characteristics that sets housing markets                                                                                                              pressure on yields. We expect the
                                          shut down its bond-buying programme by                              of today apart from those a decade ago.                                                                                                                spotlight for investors will shift from
                                          the end of 2018 and the IMF is urging                                                                                                                                                                                      capital to rental growth.
                                                                                                              Nearly all of the 14 cities under analysis
    AFFORDABILITY                         policymakers to “seize the moment to
                                                                                                              have seen either a hike in property taxes,                                                                                                             In response, some investors may chase
    CONCERNS                              rebuild room for fiscal manoeuvre and
    Ageing population, gap between                                                                            restrictions on holiday lets, tighter lending                                                                                                          greater returns by increasing their risk,
                                          push forward with reforms to boost
    prices and rents/wages rising
                                          growth potential.”
                                                                                                              rules or rent caps introduced over the last
                                                                                                              decade and the volume and scale of such
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     either looking to emerging residential
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     investment markets in Southern or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “IT IS NOT ONLY THE
                                          But aside from monetary policy, other                               measures is only set to increase.                                                                                                                      Eastern Europe or by broadening their                                      ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
    SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS
    Construction rates below target,
                                          long-held fundamentals are also changing.
                                                                                                              With incomes failing to keep pace with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     asset class, from mainstream residential
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to specialist markets such as retirement or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE,
    planning process protracted
                                          As highlighted in our latest Active Capital
                                          Report the world is getting smaller, the
                                                                                                              house price growth and rents accelerating
                                                                                                              in many cities, concerns surrounding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     student housing.                                                           PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR
                                          volume of cross border investment has                               affordability are mounting.                                                                                                                            Major infrastructure projects such as                                      PRICE INFLATION, IS NOW
    LOWER CAPITAL
                                          increased by 80% in the last five years.
                                          The latest data from Real Capital Analytics
                                                                                                              Added to this are concerns that disruptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Crossrail in London, the Metro extension
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     in Paris and Milan’s new Linea 4 are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FIRMLY IN THE POLITICAL
    APPRECIATION
    EXPECTED                              show that more than half of the investment
                                                                                                              such as Airbnb, HomeAway and FlipKey
                                                                                                              are expanding their market share, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     reshaping some of the region’s key cities.                                 ARENA TOO.”
    Investors will focus more on          (residential and commercial) that took place                                                                                                                                                                               Areas close to new stations, tramlines and
    rental growth                                                                                             reducing supply for end users, be they
                                          in Europe in 2017 involved a buyer from a                                                                                         Source: Knight Frank Research, Airbnb ⁴                                                  large-scale regeneration projects will
                                                                                                              owner-occupiers or tenants. The rules                         ¹ Most cities operate a license or registration system for short-term lets as
                                          different country with intracontinental trade                                                                                     well as penalty fees. In some cases Airbnb collects a tourist tax on behalf of           outperform their wider city markets. Below
                                                                                                              around holiday rentals are changing as                        the local authority. Rules vary according to whether the entire property or              we highlight a selection of the planned
                                          in Europe reaching US$65 billion.                                                                                                 individual rooms are being let. 2 If let more than 140 days the property is
                                                                                                              cities set up registries or set limits on the                                                                                                          infrastructure projects in each city which
    CLAMPDOWN ON                                                                                                                                                            subject to business rates.
                                          But it is not only the economic landscape                           number of consecutive nights a property
    HOLIDAY LETS
    To regulate disruptors such as        and the resulting capital flows that is                             can be rented. Although a global trend,
    Airbnb (rental days limited,          unpredictable, property, in particular                              European cities have been amongst the                            INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY CITY
    registration required)                                                                                                                                                                Amsterdam                        Barcelona                               Berlin                  Birmingham                        Dublin                    Edinburgh                   Frankfurt

                                          FIGURE 15
                                          END OF AN ERA
    CITY CONNECTIVITY                     ECB AND UK BASE RATES VS. EUROZONE QE ASSET PURCHASES (€)
    SET TO STRENGTHEN
    Cities will be more synchronised
    with other cities, less in common     7                                                                                                                            90
                                                                ECB BASE RATE (LHS)      UK BASE RATE (LHS)          EUROZONE QE ASSET PURCHASES (€ BN) (RHS)
    with wider national market                                                                                                                                                       New north/south metro           Possible extension of metro         New Berlin Brandenburg       HS2, Midland Metro Extension   LUAS Tram line extension     New Queensferry Crossing,      New third terminal
                                                                                                                                                                       80             line, new terminal at           Line 3 and the Trambaix           Airport, Berlin TXL (Tech &    (34km new tram network),             MetroLink                Edinburgh Gateway              at Airport
                                          6                                                                                                                                              Schipol Airport                  light rail network           Innovation Park), Europacity      Snowhill and wider city   New Runway at Dublin Airport     Rail/Tram Interchange
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           centre regeneration
                                                                                                                                                                       70
                                          5
    THE KNOWLEDGE GAP                                                                                                                                                  60
                                                                                                                                                                                              Lisbon                          London                               Madrid                       Milan                         Paris                       Rome                        Vienna
    Cities with a high concentration of                                                                          MAR 2015 QE
                                          4                                                                      COMMENCED
    universities, technology and                                                                                                                                       50
    start-ups will outperform                                                                                                                                     DEC
                                          3                                                                                                                      2018 40
                                                                                                                                                                QE TO
                                                                                                                                                                 HALT
                                                                                                                                                                       30
    TRANSPORT                             2
    INVESTMENT =                                                                                                                                                       20
                                                                                                                                                                                       New Lisbon Airport,           Elizabeth Line (Crossrail),             Regeneration of Centro         New Metro Line 4          Metro extension ahead       Fiumicino Airport upgrade,   Third runway planned,
    Drivers of growth (London:            1                                                                                                                                            upgrading of metro            potentially Crossrail 2 and                 Canalejas and           (including 21 stations)        of 2024 Olympic              Expansion of metro,       aspern Vienna’s Urban
                                                                                                                                                                       10
    Crossrail, Dublin: Tram & Metro                                                                                                                                                                                   Bakerloo line extension,                  Castellana Norte                                       Games, EuropaCity               lines A, B and C        Lakeside development
    extension, Paris: Europacity)                                                                                                                                                                                   HS2, new Heathrow Runway
                                          0                                                                                                                            0
                                                 2007       2008          2009   2010   2011     2012         2013     2014      2015      2016      2017       2018
                                          Source: ECB , Bank of England                                                                                                     Source: Knight Frank Research

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EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018                                                    RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

EXPERT VIEW
Knight Frank’s teams in Frankfurt, Lisbon and Dublin share their expertise, highlighting                                                        by the lifestyle and the tax incentives for
                                                                                                                                                non-habitual residents (NHRs). Introduced in                                    QUALITY OF LIFE*     EASE OF DOING         RESIDENTIAL RENT
what sets their city’s housing market apart and what is going to sustain it in the long term.                                                   2009, if employed NHRs can benefit from a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1 = GOOD            BUSINESS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1 = GOOD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PER SQ M PER MONTH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (€)
                                                                                                                                                flat 20% income tax rate and retirees can
                                                                                                                                                receive foreign income, including pensions,        FRANKFURT                                 7            20                       14.7
                                               What is going to sustain the market in
                                                                                                however, Portugal’s housing market has          tax-free.
                                               the long term?                                   been, until recently, markedly less mature                                                         LISBON                                   38            29                       10.6
                                                                                                and transparent. Like we saw in Madrid          Added to this is the Golden Visa scheme -
                                               At 23%, Frankfurt has one of the lowest          and Barcelona, commercial activity led          offering residency for non-EU residents in         DUBLIN                                   34            17                       19.2
                                               home ownership rates in Europe and the           the way in Lisbon and confidence has            return for a €500,000 property investment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                Source: Deloitte, Mercer, World Bank, INE
                                               city’s residency and commuter profile is         filtered through into the residential market.   This is popular with buyers from China,         * Out of 231 cities
                                               changing. Home to only 732,000 residents         A number of factors then coincided;             Brazil, South Africa, Morocco, Turkey, Iran

FRANKFURT                                      but with 2.8 million residents within a
                                               40-minute drive, workers used to commute
                                                                                                a realisation that average values were
                                                                                                low and highly competitive, economic
                                                                                                                                                and Iraq.
                                                                                                                                                                                                city centre, these opportunities are now
                                                                                                                                                                                                running out and we are seeing a number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Are there any major redevelopment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       projects or transport improvements
DOROTHEA METASCH                               into the city centre but live in the suburbs.                                                    What is going to sustain your market in
                                                                                                indicators shifted higher and tourism                                                           of new modern riverfront apartment                     planned in your city?
                                               The delivery of iconic projects in the city                                                      the long term?
                                                                                                numbers surged.                                                                                 projects emerging.
                 Frankfurt has been            centre, of a high build quality is injecting
                                                                                                                                                Portugal’s tourism industry is booming,                                                                The LUAS, Dublin’s light rail, has been
                 lined up as a potential       new life into Frankfurt’s CBD.                   What does €600,000 buy in the city?             registering a 22% increase in arrivals in                                                              extended in the city, significantly improving
                 Brexit beneficiary.
                                               Are there any major redevelopment                                                                2017. The city centre and historic waterfront                                                          the city’s connectivity and transport
                 What evidence is                                                               A one-bedroom apartment in the upmarket
                                               projects or transport improvements                                                               in particular have seen huge investment and                                                            network. The new 6-kilometre extension to
                 there to date of banks                                                         area of Avenida da Liberdade, a two-
                                               planned in your city?                                                                            the creation of exciting new initiatives such                                                          the Green Line opened in December 2017.
                 relocating and stronger                                                        bedroom apartment in the Embassy district       as the transformation of an old farmer and
                 housing demand?                                                                of Lapa or a three-bedroom apartment in the     fish market to create the Time Out market, a
                                               Frankfurt’s transport network is exemplary,                                                                                                                                                             Which overseas nationalities are
                                                                                                residential area of Restelo.                    hub of restaurants, bars and start-ups.                                                                currently buying in your city?
                                               the journey time from the CBD to the
To date we have seen announcements
from Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Nomura,        airport takes just 12 minutes. There are         Which area do you think is                      Are there any major redevelopment
                                                                                                                                                                                                DUBLIN                                                 Asian interest is strengthening, in the last
Standard Chartered and Goldman Sachs,          several new developments which look set          up-and-coming?                                                                                  RENA O’KELLY
                                                                                                                                                projects or transport improvements                                                                     year we have registered a high volume
all of which are planning to increase their    to redefine the city’s skyline, these include:
                                                                                                                                                planned in your city?                                                                                  of enquiries from Chinese nationals, in
                                               FOUR and Omniturm.                               The main city centre areas of Liberdade,
presence in the city as banks spread their
                                                                                                Principe Real and Chiado remain the key                                                                                     What does €600,000         particular from Shanghai and Beijing,
operations throughout the European bloc.                                                                                                        Lisbon’s new Airport is due to open in 2019
                                               How has the new development market               target for investors today, however, as                                                                                                                as well as buyers from Hong Kong and
Such decisions are estimated to result in                                                                                                       and the metro is earmarked to receive                                       buy in the city?
                                               changed in the last few years?                   more restaurants and bars open up in                                                                                                                   India. With the economy in robust health,
5,000 jobs, some moving from elsewhere                                                                                                          investment of €684 million, including two
                                                                                                areas such as the Baixa, Alfama, Graça,                                                                                                                there is also a large number of Irish ex-
in Europe, others newly-created roles.         German purchasers still account for around                                                       new stations and a new cycle network.
                                                                                                Restelo and Belém these districts are on                                                                                                               pats moving back to the country having
                                               70% of enquiries but the city is on the          the radar of investors.                         Added to this, is the new Nova University       A top floor three-bedroom 110 sq m
What does €600,000 buy in the city?                                                                                                                                                                                                                    spent a number of years abroad.
                                               radar of global buyers in a way it wasn’t                                                        site development in the centre of Lisbon.
                                                                                                                                                                                                apartment in Gandon House in the north
                                               previously. The quality of the projects being    Which overseas nationalities are                                                                                                                       What is going to sustain your market in
A one-bedroom apartment on the tenth                                                                                                                                                            Docklands, Dublin 1 with dual aspect and
                                               delivered has improved immeasurably with         currently buying in your city?                  How has the new development market                                                                     the long term?
floor at FOUR Frankfurt. Located in the                                                                                                                                                         a terrace.
                                               additional facilities such as a concierge and                                                    changed in the last few years?
Central Business District (CBD) the four                                                                                                                                                        However, for those seeking Dublin’s
                                               gym now provided as standard.                    The majority of buyers are coming from                                                                                                                 The Irish economy expanded by 7.3% in
high-rise buildings, up to 228 metres in                                                        western Europe in particular from France,       In the last five years the focus has been       premier address of Dublin 4 it would buy
height, will deliver 500 new apartments.                                                                                                                                                                                                               2017 making it the fastest growing
                                                                                                the UK, Switzerland and Sweden, all drawn       on refurbishing period buildings in the         a 81 sq m two-bedroom apartment in a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       economy in Europe for the fourth
                                                                                                                                                                                                niche development in a popular mews on
Which area do you think is                                                                                                                                                                                                                             consecutive year. Positive demographic
                                                                                                                                                                                                Wellington Lane.
up-and-coming?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         indicators are supporting this economic
                                                                                                                                                                                                Which area do you think is                             expansion. Unlike other cities that are
Both the CBD and the inner city district                                                                                                                                                        up-and-coming?                                         forecast to see a decline, Dublin’s
of Bahnhofsviertel (literally: train station                                                                                                                                                                                                           population of 20-34 year olds is forecast to
quarter) are undergoing a revival. Good
transport connections, along with new          LISBON                                                                                                                                           Smithfield in Dublin 7 has seen renewed
                                                                                                                                                                                                vigour from purchasers priced out of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       rise by 17% over the next decade.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       How has the new development market
restaurants and galleries are attracting a     ALEX KOCH DE GOOREYND                                                                                                                            Docklands and the area registered double
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       changed in the last few years?
trendy crowd that mix alongside the bankers                                                                                                                                                     digit price growth in the year to June 2018.
from the neighbouring financial district.                        Lisbon is buzzing but                                                                                                          Other areas that have become popular
                                                                 its emergence as a                                                                                                                                                                    Dublin has seen the arrival of large
                                                                                                                                                                                                with purchasers are Dublin 6W and
Which top three overseas nationalities                           potential investment                                                                                                                                                                  institutional landlords and publically-listed
                                                                                                                                                                                                Harold’s Cross.
are currently buying in your city?                               hotspot seems to have                                                                                                                                                                 developers such as Glenveagh Properties,
                                                                 been rapid. Why?                                                                                                               In my view, Clonee is an undervalued                   Cairn Homes and Kennedy Wilson, these
Alongside German buyers we are seeing                                                                                                                                                           commuter village. It is not far from the               are bringing scale to the market which
strong enquiries from UK, Chinese and          Spain’s recovery has been well-                                                                                                                  very established and sought after village              should help ease the lack of supply that
Middle Eastern buyers.                         documented in the last few years,                                                                                                                of Castleknock.                                        has built up in recent years.

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EUROPEAN CITIES REPORT 2018                                                                              RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

DATA DASHBOARD
Data is now the world’s most valuable resource, below we set out the key economic, demographic and
housing market indicators needed by our clients to help make informed investment decisions.

ECONOMICS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            INVESTMENT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           AVERAGE MONTHLY                      GROSS RENTAL                    HOME OWNERSHIP                  INVESTMENT VOLUMES                         NO. OF                     SHORT-TERM RENTAL
                                                                    GVA GROWTH 2018¹                               AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD PERSONAL DISPOSABLE                              REPRESENTATIVE INTEREST RATE BASED ON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          RENT PER SQ M 2017                     YIELD 2017                          RATE1                        ($) 12 MONTHS TO                      UNIVERSITIES                  LIMIT³ (NO. OF DAYS)
                                                                   (ANNUAL % CHANGE)                                     INCOME PER ANNUM 2018 (€)                                         NEW RESIDENTIAL LOANS 2017²
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (€€)                                                                                                  Q1 20182

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         AMSTERDAM                                   22.3                              4.7%                             29.0%                         5,646,000,000                              4                                60
 AMSTERDAM                                                                   2.2%                                                             45,843                                                           2.59%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         BARCELONA                                   17.9                              5.4%                             71.9%                          823,000,000                              11                        License needed
 BARCELONA                                                                   2.5%                                                             45,578                                                           2.01%

 BERLIN                                                                      2.4%                                                             38,753                                                           1.76%                                     BERLIN                                      9.8                               4.9%                             15.0%                         6,336,000,000                             11                                90

 BIRMINGHAM                                                                  1.8%                                                             48,886                                                           2.34%                                     BIRMINGHAM                                  16.2                               N/A                             54.0%                         1,020,000,000                              6                            No limit⁴

 DUBLIN                                                                      2.5%                                                             66,321                                                           3.26%                                     DUBLIN                                      19.2                              5.1%                             63.0%                         2,529,466,900                              7                             No limit

 EDINBURGH                                                                   2.0%                                                             53,477                                                           2.34%                                     EDINBURGH                                   19.5                               N/A                             52.7%                          765,000,000                               5                         45 (Proposed)
 FRANKFURT                                                                   2.2%                                                             52,018                                                           1.76%                                     FRANKFURT                                   13.3                              4.1%                             20.0%                         4,394,000,000                              4                                42
 LISBON                                                                      2.3%                                                             37,004                                                           1.90%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LISBON                                      10.6                              4.6%                             74.8%                         1,174,000,000                              8                             No limit
 LONDON                                                                      1.6%                                                             73,045                                                           2.34%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LONDON                                      28.2                              3.7%                             49.0%                        17,371,000,000                             33                                90
 MADRID                                                                      3.2%                                                             48,803                                                           2.01%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         MADRID                                      15.1                              5.2%                             73.0%                         9,423,000,000                             18                             No limit
 MILAN                                                                       1.8%                                                             52,844                                                           2.02%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         MILAN                                       12.0                              4.0%                             72.9%                         2,375,000,000                              9                             No limit
 PARIS                                                                       1.8%                                                             48,863                                                           1.62%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         PARIS                                       18.0                              4.5%                             33.0%                         2,514,000,000                             20                               120
 ROME                                                                        1.4%                                                             44,017                                                           2.02%

 VIENNA                                                                      1.9%                                                             49,328                                                           1.92%                                     ROME                                        14.0                              4.8%                             72.9%                         1,295,000,000                             11                             No limit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         VIENNA                                      9.4                               2.8%                             23.0%                         2,965,000,000                              8                             No limit
Sources: Oxford Economics, Eurostat, European Mortgage Federation, Statistical Office of Brandenburg.
All data corresponds to latest available. Exchange rate calculated as at 29 Dec 2017. ¹ Based on constant prices in local currency (real) ² National figure                                                                                          Sources: Deloitte Advisory, Experian, Eurostat, RCA, Times Higher Education, ABF Research, Ziegert Immobilien, INE, Idealista, AM/Pararius, Catella
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Home ownership rates for Rome, Milan and Lisbon are national rates. 2 Commercial and residential investment. Paris and London corresponds to central area only. ³ Most cities operate a license or registration system for short term
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     lets as well as penalty fees. In sme cases AirBNB collects a tourist tax on behalf of the local authority. Rules vary according to whether the entire property or individual rooms are being let. 4 If let more than 140 days the property is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     subject to UK business rates
HOUSING MARKET
                                                  PRICING                                                             DEMAND                                                                                 SUPPLY                                      FORECASTS
                                            AVERAGE PRICES                   5-YEAR HOUSEHOLD                        AVERAGE                    NO. OF INTERNATIONAL             NEW-BUILD RESIDENTIAL                  NEW-BUILD                                                        GVA % CHANGE (2018-2028)¹                     FUTURE HOUSEHOLD                         FUTURE HOUSEHOLD                         GENERATION RENT2                      AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD
                                          (ANNUAL % CHANGE)                        GROWTH                           HOUSEHOLD                    VISITORS/TOURISTS                COMPLETIONS, 2017³               COMPLETIONS PER 1,000                                                                                               GROWTH (2018-2028)                       GROWTH % CHANGE                        POPULATION AS A % OF                PERSONAL DISPOSABLE INCOME
                                               Q1 2018                           (2013-2018)                         SIZE 2018                           2017²                                                        RESIDENTS 2017                                                                                                                                               (2018-2028)                        TOTAL POPULATION 2028                   % CHANGE (2018-2028)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         AMSTERDAM                                     16.6%                                     48,900                                   6.4%                                    30.2%                                    34.0%
  AMSTERDAM                                        11.9%                              5.1%                               2.00                              6.6m                              4,922                               5.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         BARCELONA                                     13.5%                                     14,600                                   0.8%                                    21.4%                                    32.7%
  BARCELONA                                         8.2%                              0.6%                               2.47                              7.6m                              5,612                               3.5

  BERLIN                                           14.9%                              5.5%                               1.81                              5.8m                             12,785                               3.4                     BERLIN                                        14.5%                                     72,500                                   2.9%                                    24.7%                                    35.9%

  BIRMINGHAM                                        6.4%                              4.9%                               2.45                              1.2m                               710                                0.6                     BIRMINGHAM                                    17.9%                                    113,100                                   7.0%                                    25.1%                                    35.1%

  DUBLIN                                           11.7%                              5.5%                               2.77                              5.0m                              6,009                               4.5                     DUBLIN                                        19.9%                                    106,800                                   15.9%                                   25.0%                                    32.3%

  EDINBURGH                                        12.0%                              8.3%                               2.11                              1.6m                              1,999                               3.9                     EDINBURGH                                     22.7%                                     34,300                                   12.3%                                   31.5%                                    35.2%
  FRANKFURT                                        11.8%                              5.1%                               2.04                              2.5m                              2,865                               3.9                     FRANKFURT                                      9.5%                                     53,600                                   4.0%                                    24.8%                                    30.9%
 LISBON                                             2.3%                              1.6%                               2.39                              3.3m                              1,654                               3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LISBON                                        11.2%                                     38,600                                   3.1%                                    23.0%                                    26.5%
 LONDON                                            -0.6%                              7.4%                               2.44                             19.8m                             22,790                               2.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LONDON                                        25.3%                                    800,000                                   12.7%                                   26.4%                                    33.1%
 MADRID                                            10.3%                              3.3%                               2.48                              5.6m                             10,176                               3.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         MADRID                                        18.6%                                    130,100                                   4.8%                                    21.3%                                    30.9%
 MILAN                                              0.6%                              1.1%                               2.16                              7.4m                              2,866                               2.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         MILAN                                         13.1%                                     84,600                                   3.9%                                    22.6%                                    29.3%
 PARIS                                              3.7%                              2.7%                               2.37                             14.3m                              3,338                               1.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         PARIS                                         14.3%                                    318,300                                   5.9%                                    28.1%                                    25.6%
 ROME                                              -2.2%                              -3.0%                              2.18                              9.6m                              4,636                               1.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ROME                                          10.5%                                    139,000                                   6.7%                                    22.7%                                    25.9%
 VIENNA                                             3.5%                              5.7%                               2.11                              6.0m                              5,000                               2.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         VIENNA                                        13.9%                                    137,000                                   9.0%                                    26.1%                                    21.2%
Sources: National sources, Oxford Economics, MHCLG, INE, CBL, Istat, Scottish Government, Ministerio de Fomento, Deloitte Advisory, Rightmove, European Mortgage Federation, HM Land Registry as at 13 June, CGEDD, Irish Central
Statistics Office, Immobiliare Italia, Registers of Scotland, VDP Research GmBH, Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg
¹ Where city-level data unavailable national average used. ² Arrivals refers to international tourists, i.e. any person visiting another country for at least 24 hours, for a period not exceeding 12 months, and staying in collective or private
accommodation. 3 New-build completions: Vienna: private dwellings only, Frankfurt: Data as at 2016.                                                                                                                                                  Sources: Oxford Economics. ¹ Based on constant prices in local currency. 2 20-39 year.

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                                                                    due to its transparency, stable governance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                demand is likely to increase further as a larger
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                                                                    raise its game in terms of investment and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 against being overly bullish on Europe given                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Astrid Recaldin
                                                                    infrastructure. The region has a long way                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 the headwinds on the horizon, namely                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              +44 20 7861 1182
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                                                                    world’s largest infrastructure project; China’s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           regulations and a rising cost of finance.
                                                                    Belt and Road Initiative. China is expected to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            However, economic output remains the key
                                                                    have between 30 and 40 cities of more than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                driver of property markets and the region’s
                                                                    10 million people by 2030. Latest forecasts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               GDP sits above its long-term average.
                                                                    suggest Europe will have only two cities of a
                                                                    comparable size by 2030; London and Paris.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Although the focus amongst investors to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              date has been on Europe’s large cities with
                                                                    The region’s demographic fundamentals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     highly-transparent property markets, we
                                                                    remain sound. Europe’s cities have some                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   expect second tier markets to see
                                                                    of the lowest purchase and ownership
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              investment activity strengthen. The focus
                                                                    costs globally and it boasts some of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              will be on core central neighbourhoods as
                                                                    most youthful, educated and qualified
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              opposed to peripheral areas with long-term
                                                                    workforces in the world.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              regeneration plans which may or may not
                                                                    Although rental demand has expanded –                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     come to fruition. New transport links,
                                                                    in part due to affordability constraints –                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                universities and technology hubs will be
                                                                    available rental stock has shrunk in some                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 the future engines of growth.

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                                                                                                                                   FRANCE INSIGHT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ITALY INSIGHT                                                                                                                                                                       SWISS LAKES
                                                                                                                                   2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2018                                                                                                                                                                                INSIGHT 2018                                                                                                                                                                            any way. Although high standards have been used in
                                                                        The global perspective on prime property and investment
                                                                                                                                   MARK HARVEY, HEAD OF KNIGHT FRANK’S EUROPEAN SALES,
                                                                                                                                   SHARES HIS INSIGHTS ON FRANCE’S PRIME RESIDENTIAL MARKET.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AMY REDFERN, OF KNIGHT FRANK’S ITALIAN DESK, SHARES HER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                INSIGHTS ON ITALY’S PRIME RESIDENTIAL MARKET.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ALEX KOCH DE GOOREYND, HEAD OF KNIGHT FRANK’S SWITZERLAND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DESK, SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT ON THE SWISS LAKES’
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PRIME RESIDENTIAL MARKET.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HOW IS THE MARKET PERFORMING?                           WHERE ARE THE HOTSPOTS?
                                                                                                                                   HOW IS THE MARKET                                values – perhaps the key reason as to why                                                                                                                                                                                                   The first quarter of 2018 has brought with it           Italy’s cities are en vogue. Florence, Rome          AMY REDFERN                                                            WHAT DO BUYERS WHO ARE                              WHAT TRENDS ARE YOU NOTICING
                                                                                                                                                                                    real estate demand continues to grow in              MARK HARVEY                                                                                                                                                                            encouraging signs following a muted 2017.               and Lucca currently account for around 40%           Senior Negotiator, Italian desk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    CONSIDERING PURCHASING IN                           IN 2018?                                                ALEX KOCH DE GOOREYND
                                                                                                                                   PERFORMING?                                      these destinations (with enquiry numbers up          Head of European Sales                                                                                                                                                                 Super-prime sales (€10m+) have increased                of our enquiries.                                    +44 20 7861 1057                                                                                                                                                                   Head of the Switzerland Desk
                                                                                                                                   Over the last 24 months we have seen                                                                  +44 20 7861 5034                                                                                                                                                                       significantly and this is expected to filter down                                                            amy.redfern@knightfrank.com                                            SWITZERLAND NEED TO KNOW?                           Residents that work in Geneva are showing               +44 20 7861 1109
                                                                                                                                                                                    100% compared to 2016).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Tuscany, the embodiment of Italian charm,                                                                                                                                                                                               alex.kdeg@knightfrank.com

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                                                                                                                                   a remarkable reversal in France’s prime                                                               mark.harvey@knightfrank.com                                                                                                                                                            to lower price bands in the coming year.                                                                                                                                            There are two distinct markets in Switzerland,      a greater willingness to commute to the city
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        remains high on many wish lists, along with
                                                                                                                                   residential markets stemming largely from a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      those where non-residents can buy (largely          from areas in the Canton of Vaud such as La
                                                                                                                                                                                    WHAT TYPE OF PROPERTY IS IN                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In Italy, homeowners have displayed a                   the Northern Lakes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Côte and even from Lausanne where property
                                                                                                                                   strong Paris market (where prices increased                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      confined to ski resorts as well as the immediate
                                                                                                                                   by some 12% in 2017). Against a positive
                                                                                                                                                                                    GREATEST DEMAND?                                                                                                                                                                                                                            reluctance to acknowledge the reality of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Waterfront homes (Portofino and Costa                                                                                       areas surrounding Montreux, Lugano,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        prices and municipal taxes are lower. The Swiss
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                softening prices over the last decade, which has
                                                                                                                                   economic and political backdrop, France is       The popularity of different kinds of property       “FRANCE AND ITS RICH                                                                                                                                                                    boosted stock levels and drawn out the market’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Smeralda in Sardinia) saw an uptick in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Interlaken and Lucerne - see figure 2) and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Riviera (stretching from Montreux to Vevey)             “RESIDENTS THAT WORK IN
                                                                                                                                   now experiencing a buoyant and incredibly        depends a great deal on location. In Paris,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         demand in 2017, with the super-prime                                                                                                                                            boasts excellent schools and views across Lake           GENEVA ARE SHOWING A
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         CULTURAL TAPESTRY                                                                                                                                                                      recovery. Despite this, Knight Frank’s Italian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        market notably active.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    those where non-residents cannot buy, which
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Geneva, and sits within a 75-minute train ride of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GREATER WILLINGNESS TO

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            for any loss or damage resultant from any use of, reliance
                                                                                                                                   exciting residential market rebound. “L’effet    traditional properties with grand proportions                                                                                                                                                                                               Prime Residential Index confirms that the rate of
                                           THE WEALTH REPORT 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    includes the cities of Geneva and Zurich. This
                                                                                                                                   Macron”, as witnessed since the summer of        and period features are most in demand,              REMAINS AN ATTRACTIVE                                                                                                                                                                  luxury price declines is now bottoming out with                                                                                                                                     clear distinction, established by a law known as
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        the city itself.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 COMMUTE TO THE CITY FROM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WHAT TYPE OF PROPERTY IS IN
                                                                                                                                   last year, has caused a ripple of optimism
                                                                                                                                   from Paris to the internationally sought
                                                                                                                                                                                    while the preference in the south of France
                                                                                                                                                                                    is typically for a local architectural vernacular
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         AND COMPELLING                                                                                                                                                                         Liguria, Chianti and Milan registering positive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                price growth in 2017.                                   GREATEST DEMAND?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lex Koller, results in two very distinct property   Switzerland’s super prime market has become
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        polarised. From CHF20m to CHF40m vendors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 AREAS IN THE CANTON OF
                                                                                                                                   after regions including the Côte d’Azur,         with a more contemporary interior twist.             INVESTMENT AND                                                                                                                                                                         Our enquiry numbers for Italian homes, up 133%          The type of property is dependent on the city
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    markets operating along very different lines.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        face strong competition making pricing and a             VAUD SUCH AS LA CÔTE
                                                                                                                                   Provence, the Alps and South West France,        Budgets vary accordingly, albeit the majority        LIFESTYLE CHOICE.”                                                                                                                                                                     in 2017 year-on-year, suggests any uncertainty          or region. In Italy’s cities, international buyers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Where non-residents can purchase a home,            property’s condition critical. At the ultra-prime        AND EVEN LAUSANNE.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            on or reference to the contents of this document. As a
                                                                                                                                   all of which have witnessed a strong             of our buyers look between €2 and €5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            they can only buy a single property where the       level (above CHF40m), demand remains stable,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                on the political or economic stage – the general        are seeking two or three-bedroom apartments
                                                                                                                                   turnaround in sentiment, buyer interest          million and seek elegant, turnkey ready                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         official living space does not exceed 200           with those properties offered in an immaculate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                election, banking crisis and Brexit negotiations –      in central locations but critically these must be
                                                                                                                                   and transactional activity.                      accommodation with manageable gardens                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           square metres. However, buyers still need to        condition generating the strongest interest.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                have not influenced buyers’ decision-making.            finished to a very high specification, in a prime
                                                                                                                                                                                    and ideally a breath-taking view.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   location and a ‘hassle-free’ purchase requiring       FIGURE 1                                                              be aware of the Lex Weber law which places a        Although the Swiss Franc dipped against key             FIGURE 1
                                                                                                                                   WHO’S BUYING IN FRANCE?                          In contrast, in the Alps demand is frequently
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The only notable impact has been at the very            no additional work.                                   TYPICAL PRIME RESIDENTIAL PRICES                                      20% cap on second homes in key communes.            currencies in the last year it remains strong by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SWITZERLAND’S DEMOGRAPHIC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                top end of the market where wealthy buyers,
                                                                                                                                   International buyers continue to be the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    € per sq m, Q1 2018                                                                                                       historic standards. While this can influence buyer
                                                                                                                                                                                    focused on new-build properties, with off-plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In Venice and the Northern Lakes, those                                                                                                                                                                                                 PROFILE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            general report, this material does not necessarily represent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                although still active, have reduced their budgets                                                                                                                                   In contrast, Swiss residents face less
                                                                                                                                   driving force of prime residential sales. The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        sentiment in all Swiss markets, buyers in the lakes
                                                                                                                                                                                    developments representing 80% of the Alpine         FIGURE 1                                                                                                                                                                                to mitigate risk and currency exposure.                 buyers with deep enough pockets want                                                                                        restrictions on where or what they can
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        tend to focus more on the long-term gain and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  0     5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
                                                                                                                                   lull following the EU referendum proved only     homes sold across our network last year.            PARIS RECORDS STRONGEST PRICE                                                                                                                                                                                                                   direct canal or lake frontage to maximise                                                                                   purchase, although non-European passport
                                                                                                                                   momentary; with the British demographic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              lifestyle benefits. Here, a property boasts year-                               Non-residents
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GROWTH IN 2017…                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 their investment, both from a lifestyle and
                                                                                                                                   once again accounting for up to one in four
                                                                                                                                                                                    The advantages of buying off-plan in France                                                                                                                                                                                                 WHO’S BUYING IN ITALY?                                                                                        Costa Smeralda
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    holders are restricted to one primary residence.    round appeal, offering summer by the lake
                                                                                                                                                                                    are multiple and might include staggered            Prime residential prices, annual % change, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                 rental perspective.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The lifestyle on offer in Italy remains the primary                                                                       Rome                                                                                                          whilst some of the top Alpine resorts sit within
                                                                                                                                   prime residential purchases. The remaining
                                                                                                                                   75% of buyers typically stem from northern
                                                                                                                                                                                    payments, the most advanced construction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                motivation for most international buyers. A             Finally, in rural parts, a stone-built farmhouse                                                                            HOW DO RESIDENT AND NON-                            an hour’s drive.                                                                    55,022

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the view of Knight Frank LLP in relation to particular
                                                                                                                                                                                    techniques and materials, a 10-year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 with a few hectares, an attractive pool and                   Portofino
                                                                                                                                   Europe (Benelux, Switzerland, Scandinavia)       guarantee, and a possible VAT rebate of up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                second home located within a short flight of their                                                                                                                                  RESIDENT BUYERS DIFFER IN
                                                                                                                                   along with French domestic buyers who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        primary residence, which offers strong rental           rural views of vineyards and olive groves             Forte dei Marmi                                                       THE SWISS LAKES?                                    WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR                                                         Foreign-born
                                                                                                                                                                                    to 20% for those open to a rental solution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         appeals to family buyers seeking the full
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                prospects and the promise of a good climate,                                                                                                                                                                                            THE MARKET?                                                                        residents
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                                                                                                                                   account for around one in five of our prime                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Milan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                culture, and landscape acts as a strong pull.           Tuscan experience.                                                                                                          Resident buyers tend to have larger budgets;
                                                                                                                                   buyers. Buyers from the Middle East, the US                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The market slowed post 2016 when the OECD’s
                                                                                                                                   and even Asia are also displaying a greater      WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Venice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    they will be in possession of their residency
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2,063,428
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Northern Europeans are active, particularly those                                                                                                                                                                                       convention on Swiss banking secrecy was first
                                                                                                                                   appetite for French real estate.                 FOR 2018?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   from within the Eurozone who have been able
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR 2018?                                                                                               permit, be aware of the different cantonal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        mooted, but in 2017 we saw renewed interest as

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s prime property markets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Opportunities abound. Buyers are arguably
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Lake Como                                                        tax rules and usually have a clearly-defined
                                                                                                                                                                                    The confidence that was cultivated in the                                                                                                                                                                                                   to take advantage of moderating prices without                                                                                                                                                                                          education, lifestyle and personal security moved to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    search area. Interest in recent months is
                                                                                                                                   WHERE ARE THE HOTSPOTS?                          market during 2016 continues to gain                                                                                                                                                                                                        being penalised by any currency shift.                  facing the best quality stock for some                        Florence                                                                                                          the fore as key motivations amongst buyers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        years and where prices have plateaued                                                                                       strongest within the CHF2m and CHF8m
leverages market-leading research                                                                                                  France is fortunate to have many hotspots        momentum and as France celebrates a                                                                                                                                                                                                         The love affair with all things Italian continues for                                                               Argentario                                                      price bracket. Previously, the upper end of         Lugano and Montreux, as well as other areas that
                                                                                                                                                                                    record 2017 when over one million properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        we expect the market to gain traction as
al service to our global private clients                                                                                           – from beautiful cities and charming hilltop                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 many Americans. In the three months to March                                                                                                                                        the price bracket would have extended to            offer lakeside views and dual season appeal, will
                                                                                                                                                                                    changed hands, we expect transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                inventories diminish.                                 Western Liguria
                                                                                                                                   villages, to glamorous beaches and award-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2018, online property viewings by prospective                                                                                                                                       CHF10m but this has reduced slightly, partly        increasingly come under the spotlight. Although                                 Population

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            or in part is not allowed without prior written approval of
                                                                                                                                   winning ski resorts. Our carefully considered    volumes to rise further. Against a backdrop                                                                                                                                                                                                 buyers in the US accounted for 11% of all               Currency matters. Where UK vendors are                                                                                                                                          the properties currently on offer are of good quality
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Chianti                                                     because of the more stringent assessment of
operty, perfectly.                                                                                                                 associate network of offices across France,      of historically low interest rates, rising house                                                                                                                                                                                            searches on Knight Frank’s website.                     looking to return home we are seeing a greater
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Vald'Orcia and                                                      lump sum taxation, which came into force on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        in these areas, there is limited volume, which is                               8,482,200
                                                                                                                                                                                    price inflation, growing economic and political                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     flexibility on price as the recent strengthening
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           St Remy de Provence 5.0%

                                                                                                                                   covering Paris, the Côte d’Azur, Saint Tropez,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            southern Tuscany                                                                                                           putting pressure on prices.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Of note is the uptick in interest from Australia                                                                                                                                    1 January 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Courchevel 1850 0.4%

                                                                                                                                   the Luberon and Alpilles, Gers, Espace Killy,    stability, France looks to attract global wealth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of the pound provides them with some room
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and New Zealand. Many applicants are semi-                                                                     Lucca and Pisa                                                                                                           The Swiss Franc remains a go-to safe haven
                                                                                                2018                                                                                that will allow its real estate markets to thrive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   for manoeuvre.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            St Tropez -5.0%

                                                                                                                                   Les 3 Vallées, Megève and Chamonix, are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Val d’Isere 3.0%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The budgets of non-resident buyers are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Chamonix 4.5%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Megeve -0.5%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                retired couples with children working in Europe                                                                                                                                                                                         currency and despite its strength a number of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Evian -10.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Cannes 2.7%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Meribel 1.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Paris 12.0%

                                                                                                                                                                                    through 2018 and beyond. Indeed, as global
                                                                                            12th Edition                           the local experts in these very hotspots. The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Maremma                                                         significantly lower at around CHF1m to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                seeking a long-term summer base to use for              Ease of access. Northern Italy is appealing                                                                                                                                     buyers cite a desire to hold an asset in a non-US

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Knight Frank LLP to the form and content within which it
com                                                                                                                                international appeal of these destinations       uncertainty prevails, France and its rich                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       CHF4m. Most make their first acquisition at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                family get-togethers. City apartments in Florence       to buyers keen to explore Switzerland and                       Umbria                                                                                                          dollar and non-Euro denomination as a key
                                                                                                                                   ensures a constant flow of eager tourists        cultural tapestry remains an attractive and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     this price but then increase their investment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and Rome are popular; particularly those easy to        France, either for ski breaks, outdoor pursuits                                                                                                                                 motivation behind their purchase. I don’t see this      Source: Swiss Federal Statistics Office, State Secretariat for Migration.
                                                                                                                                   which helps to underpin the underlying market    compelling investment and lifestyle choice.         Source: Knight Frank Research                                                                                                                                                           maintain as well as lock up and leave.                  or for cultural reasons.                             Source: Knight Frank Research                                          having familiarised themselves with an area.        changing any time soon.                                 As at 31 March 2018

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