In January 2017 the Dentons UK Real Estate practice formed a panel of three real estate experts comprising Nick Leslau, Chairman at Prestbury; Morgan Garfield, Managing Director at Ellandi LLP; and David Phythian, Regional Head of Real Estate, London at HSBC. We asked them what their predictions for the coming 12-18 months were, which after 2016 was branded "the year of the unexpected", it seemed we may be asking the impossible. But as the end of the year approaches some significant events have unfolded – the start of Trump's presidency, Article 50 being triggered, more terrorism and tragedy, and Theresa May's snap general election which left the UK as far away as possible from the promised "strong and stable" governance.

So what impact have these events had on the real estate market and what predictions would the expert panel dare to make for the remainder of 2017 and beyond?

Download our UK Real Estate Predictions 2017-18 here to read the panellists and our views in full.

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