Adam Challis

Head of UK Residential Research

adam.challis@eu.jll.com

Adam joined JLL as Head of UK Residential Research in January 2013. He holds an MSc Urban Regeneration from the Bartlett, University College London and a BA Economics from Western University (London, Canada).

His experience spans more than a decade of property research in the UK and Canada, working with both public and private sector clients on residential development and investment opportunities. Adam is the author of numerous reports on market-facing issues and is a regular presenter and market commentator in UK and international media.

Blogs by  Adam

What’s in a name? New insights on the creation of the Private Rented Communities asset class

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We have had very good and interesting feedback on our recent Building Private Rented Communities (PRC) paper from February 2014. One of the more frequent questions I have been asked is on the rationale behind the new PRC terminology that we are actively encouraging in the market to replace Build-to- Rent. First and foremost, PRCs better reflect the […]

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Bubble Talk in the Housing Market

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The words ‘bubble’ and ‘housing market’ are enough to make many people pretty uncomfortable, especially with the global financial crisis still fresh in many minds and the UK economy having just begun a slow and gradual recovery. The housing market is showing relatively strong signs of improvement, with house prices recording growth of 0.8% in England […]

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Who Should be Digging the UK out of Housing’s Affordability Hole?

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With the cost of owning a home in the UK prohibiting many people from ever becoming owner-occupiers I would like to kick-off the following discussion: should the national government be assuming more responsibility for housing supply, and therefore, pricing dynamics across the UK?  Socially, economically and morally I see an argument for the government stepping […]

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