Global Market Insight
We aim to give our clients all the facts, figures, information and insight that they need to make properly informed decisions when it comes to property around the globe.
Dubai Market Report, Q2 2020
July 2020 Dubai's residential sector faced a challenging second quarter, with social distancing measures, coupled with Covid-19's economic impact, affecting market performance.
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Dubai Market Report, Q1 2020
April 2020 Q1 saw a notable slowdown in new project launches, the fall in new projects bodes well for a market where oversupply has long suppressed values.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q1 2020
April 2020 Abu Dhabi witnessed a 22% increase in combined real estate transaction and mortgage values over Q1, totaling AED 19.2 billion, up from AED 15.8 billion in Q1 2019.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q4 2019
January 2020 Read the latest Chestertons MENA report on the residential market in Abu Dhabi for Q4 of 2019. With details of the current economy, sales and rental prices, transactions and an outlook for 2020.
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Dubai Market Report, Q4 2019
January 2020 Read the latest Chestertons MENA report on the residential market in Duabi for Q4 of 2019. With details of the current economy, sales and rental prices, transactions and an outlook for 2020.
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Dubai Market Report, Q3 2019
December 2019 Read the latest edition of the Chestertons MENA Dubai Observer Q2 2019 which reports on the performance of the Emirate’s residential market, tracking quarter-on-quarter movements in the sales and rental sectors.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q3 2019
December 2019 Read the latest edition of the Chestertons MENA Abu Dhabi Observer Q3 2019 which reports on the performance of the Emirate’s residential market, tracking quarter-on-quarter movements in the sales and rental sectors. Understand the future predications of property for investment in the capital of UAE.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q2 2019
July 2019 The Abu Dhabi Government has recently changed its real estate laws to allow foreign nationals to own freehold property in designated investment zones; a privilege previously enjoyed only by UAE and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q1 2019
April 2019 Abu Dhabi’s residential property market saw further downward adjustments in the sales and rental sectors as witnessed throughout Q4 2019; mainly due to new supply and reduced levels of demand.
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Observer Dubai Market Report, Q1 2019
Dubai in Q1 seems to be further in decline in prices for apartments compared to villa prices. However, off-plan projects such as MBR City is experiencing greater demand. Additional stock of properties is the key factor causing prices to decline as there is limited available.
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Observer Dubai Market Report, Q4 2018
The UAE government have announced new initiative to mitigate the disparity in supply and demand. Removal of the 20% cap on an individual bank’s real estate lending as a percentage of its total deposits. Another change is in the rental sector, to focus on the holiday let market which has been legal in the Emirate since 2016.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q4 2018
January 2019 Conditions in Abu Dhabi’s residential property market remained relatively unchanged in Q4 2018 as the sales and rental sector continued to undergo downward adjustments as witnessed throughout Q3 - due to new supply and reduced levels of demand.
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Observer Dubai Market Report, Q3 2018
Dubai has experienced further decline in both sales and rental values like the previous quarters. However, there has been a key trend where the market for completed units has been more resilient to the decline in transaction volumes and values compared with the off-plan market.
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Observer Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q3 2018
In Abu Dhabi, residential sales continue to drop across the boards in Q3 with apartment and villas going down by 3% from Q2. However, we have started to see some residents purchasing properties rather than renting due to drop in sales prices.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q2 2018
July 2018 The latest edition of the Abu Dhabi Observer reports that sales and rents continue to decline in the Capital. Government investment potentially to temper further declines over the next three years.
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Dubai Market Report, Q2 2018
July 2018 The Dubai Observer reports that Dubai's residential market will remain soft throughout the remainder of 2018 as new supply continues to outstrip demand.
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Dubai Market Report, Q1 2018
April 2018 Q1 witnessed continuing corrections in sales prices with apartment and villa prices falling by 5% on average representing the highest quarterly decline in apartment sales prices since 2014.
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Abu Dhabi Market Report, Q1 2018
April 2018 Abu Dhabi’s real estate market experienced a further drop of 1% in the sales prices of apartments and a 2% decline in the sales prices of villas.
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Cardiff Report
June 2017 Cardiff is the administrative and financial capital of Wales, with a population of 362,000 and a wider metropolitan area population of nearly 1.1 million - it accounts for nearly 20% of Welsh GDP.
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Manchester Residential Research Report 2016
November 2016 Manchester benefits from excellent transport links both nationally and internationally... Manchester is the economic engine of the North West and the regional centre for finance, commerce, retail, culture and leisure.
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The UKs top university cities to invest in property
August 2016 Chestertons has ranked the UK's top university cities to reveal the best prospects for those looking to invest in student accommodation – whether they be landlords, students and their families or recent graduates.
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Chestertons Overseas Research and Lifestyle CORAL Spring 2014
November 2014 Although house prices have dropped throughout France there is a growing optimism that 2014 will prove to be a turning point for the wider property market Nick Barnes, Head of Research Overview Following one of the wettest winters on record spring has sprung and the focus of the second home market steers away from ski chalets in the Alps and winter sun retreats in Barbados and towards the Medit
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Chestertons Overseas Research and Lifestyle - Summer 2014
August 2014 We are pleased to announce the launch of our new office in Marbella. Read our full research and lifestyle report on the following areas: Marbella, Sotogrande, Barcelona, Gibralter amd the Balearic Islands (Mallorca & Ibiza).
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Important changes to Capital Gains Tax for UK non-residents
December 2013 It is important to understand what is meant by 'resident in the UK'. There is no special definition of the word 'residence' for tax. Nick Barnes Following on from the Autumn Statement, Nicholas Barnes, Head of Research for Chesterton Humberts comments on the important changes to CGT on UK Residential properties held by UK non-residents: In his Autumn Statement delivered on 5th December, the C
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