“Could harnessing institutional investment fix our broken housing market?” Anna shares her thoughts in the Cambridge University Land Society’s annual magazine

Anna Chairs the first Cambridge University Land Society Residential Forum’s event in partnership with CFCI

On Tuesday the 6th of December, I chaired the first event of the Cambridge University Land Society (CULS) Residential Forum. We talked about the implications of the new Building Safety Act. The Act is designed to drive quality and has huge implications for everyone in real estate, and for our ability to come close to […]

Anna’s comments featured in Daily Mail, Evening Standard and The Independent

House prices grew by 13.6% in the year to August, fuelled by shortage of supply and long-term growth in demand. This data is the most reliable of all house price indices since it reflects the whole of the market from official government figures. However, it’s also the slowest of the house price indices, and as […]

Anna comments on the three-pronged problem in the private rental sector for Financial Times Adviser

The problem of affordability: – Average house prices are more than 10 times average household incomes. This problem is at its worst in high-demand areas such as London, which have always been expensive. The problem of falling supply: – With 168 laws and regulations governing residential property and its management, small landlords are re-evaluating, with […]

Anna speaks on BBC Radio 5 Live offering advice about rising interest rates

Click here to listen in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUdjvLoinss

The Telegraph Money Makeover features Anna’s advice to couple on where to invest their c. £250k saving from downsizing their home

Anna’s advice to Mr and Mrs Edwards as featured in the Daily Telegraph: In the bank, this money will lose value to inflation. In stocks and shares, value can be eroded in the space of a day. Residential property, however, tends to hold and grow its value, making it an attractive investment option to protect […]

Anna comments on the latest house price data and interest rate changes in The Daily Mail and Evening Standard

    According to Halifax, house prices fell marginally by 0.1% in July to £293,221, meaning annual rate of growth of 11.8% (down from 12.5% the previous month). This rate of growth means that houses still made more (£31,021) than the average person, at c. £25,000. This slight cooldown will be welcome by those struggling with […]

Anna comments on property market trends for Financial Times Adviser

I wrote a piece for the Financial Times recently on key trends and problems in the residential market, including:– Massive inequality between generations – a problem getting worse not better despite rhetoric and policy shifts– Flatlining real estate emissions – despite a lot of conversation and growing reporting/compliance requirements.Solving #housing market problems is no easy task. Arguably one of […]

Anna comments on the latest housing market trends: transactions down c.12%, and house prices up c.11%

Anna commented in industry and national press on two interesting data releases this week: Housing transactions were 12.1% lower in April 2022 than in April 2021 and 3.8% lower than March 2022, according to HMRC May saw the tenth successive monthly increase in house prices, keeping price growth in double digits at 11%, according to […]

Anna comments on house price growth for Financial Times, The Telegraph & Financial Reporter

According to Halifax, house prices rose to a 15 year high this month at £272,992, despite the recent end of the temporary SDLT reduction.This strong growth may seem surprising since transactions fell to a 9 year low in October 2021.Going forward, it is likely that the pace of growth will slow, in particular through the […]

Anna comments on the latest house price growth figures

Thanks to FT Adviser, Financial Reporter and Mortgage Solutions for sharing my thoughts on the latest house price growth figures. With double digit growth in the last month, house prices are now 15% above March last year. Full analysis linked below. House price growth returns to double digits – FT Adviser House price growth rises […]

Anna’s thoughts featured in multiple publications

It’s been an interesting week for the property market, with the latest data showing UK housing transactions declined sharply to a 9 year low following the end of the stamp duty holiday. However, house prices are unlikely to fall any time soon due to supply shortages, and the wide availability of cheap finance. Thanks to […]

City AM shares Anna’s thoughts on a key driver of house prices in the coming years.

Thanks to City AM for sharing my thoughts on a key driver of house prices in the coming years.   Construction projects are suffering from a barrage of issues. In the last 18 months, lockdown has inspired a huge rise in homeowners’ desire to upgrade their surroundings through refurbishments and extensions. Meanwhile, Brexit- and Covid-related […]

Anna’s comments featured in multiple publications

It’s been an interesting week for the property market, with the latest data showing UK housing transactions were up by 20% in August and the #Evergrande crisis in China raising concerns about the use of debt in some parts of the real estate market. Thanks to the Financial Times, Mortgage Strategy, Property Reporter, Mortgage Finance […]

RESI Awards Finalist

So honoured that SPI Capital has been shortlisted as a RESI Awards finalist alongside such brilliant companies. Since starting the business, mid-pandemic, it’s been a wild ride… We’re so proud to be supporting such amazing clients to grow their residential portfolios, one year in! Thank you so much Property Week!

FT shares Anna’s comments on housing transactions and the stamp duty holiday

Housing transactions fell by 62.8% between June and July 2021, and it’s no surprise or concern. Investors, homeowners, solicitors and banks pushed hard to get transactions done in time for buyers to complete before the end of June to make the most of this temporary relief, creating a bumper month. Check out the full commentary […]

FT Adviser shares Anna’s comments on house prices and the current market

Thanks Financial Times for sharing my thoughts on what’s happened, and what’s next with house prices and the current market. With house price growth significantly outpacing wage growth, some fear a crash – but demand is growing and supply constrained. We need 340,000 new homes up to 2031 and remain well below this, at around […]

FT Adviser shares Anna’s comments on two interesting news stories this week

FT Adviser shared my comments on two interesting news stories this week:

1. House price growth is cooling off
2. The government’s green homes initiative to cost landlords £21.5bn

There is so much to say on the second of these. 

35 Women Under 35 2021: Anna listed amongst Britain’s brightest young business leaders

I’m honoured to have been included in Management Today’s list of 35 Women Under 35!

As part of a minority of business founders who are women, I’m proud to be doing my bit alongside such an incredible group of women. 

SPI Capital advises Telegraph reader in their Money Makeover feature

Thanks The Telegraph for asking my business SPI Capital to advise on a reader problem for the Money Makeover feature.

In many ways, the reader’s problems were similar to the clients we work with day to day: he wanted to improve the performance of his existing investments, and grow a passive income to supplement his pension.