Jeremy is the founder of Mercury Homesearch, a leading expert on acquiring property in prime central London and author of 'The Prime London Property Puzzle.' He has acquired hundreds of millions of pounds worth of property in prime central London for his select list of clients. Jeremy has featured on Bloomberg Television and in numerous publications including The Financial Times, Businessweek, MoneyWeek, Forbes, The Times and The Telegraph, to name but a few.
“You’ve got to remember that someone a day out of prison with no qualifications or ethical compass can set up an estate agency and sell your home": Property Industry Eye.
There is a widely held belief in Britain that Conservative governments are good for property prices, but this view is completely incorrect.
If you believe that London will continue to be one of the dominant cities of the world, then now will prove to be a great time to buy.
Well that was not what the bookies were expecting. Yesterday they were offering 1/9 that we would vote Remain and 6/1 for Leave.
As prices keep going up even in the face of bad news, most commentators and people who are not “in the market” decry the increases and become more vociferous. Their negative stance is being proven to be wrong by the market but in their mind they are right.
It’s like watching a bad soap opera (are there any good ones?) or episode of Jerry Springer: One group of fairly thick people holds one point of view. Another group holds the polar opposite.
The history of the world’s tallest mountain is vital to understand if you want to appreciate London property statistics and human psychology.
The opportunity arises when the owners of the best properties feel they have to sell.
Why am I bullish on prime London property? Well there are a number of factors, but, put simply, there is still an awful lot of money targeted at our small island and at London in particular.