Residential property management is broken
16th September 2019
Proper regulation is needed, while far-reaching leasehold reform must accompany changes to the building safety regime
Residential property management is... Read More >
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Thatcher – my part in her downfall…
3rd July 2019
Listening to the Today programme a voice from my past comes over the airwaves. Lord, Kenneth of old, Baker was explaining how the toppling... Read More >
All change in the countryside
2nd August 2019
Farming in the UK is changing faster than anyone realises. There will be winners – and losers…
The UK farming industry is facing a period of radical... Read More >
IS BREXIT A BLESSING IN DISGUISE FOR THE UK’S REAL ESTATE MARKET?
12th September 2019
By Richard Barkham, Global Chief Economist; Neil Blake, Global Head of Forecasting; Wei Luo, Associate Director, CBRE.
The UK’s long-term average... Read More >
Blain's Morning Porridge
13th September 2019
“Sophisticated investors buy negative yielding bonds – are you not a sophisticated investor?”
What madness will today bring?
From up in... Read More >
The case for reforming wealth taxes
13th September 2019
With an election on the way, all parties will be looking for ways to fund their pledges. The IPPR has a proposal that should appeal to parties on both the... Read More >
Access-ibility
11th September 2019
Since the 1950s, accessibility using some form of time/distance measure has been considered a determinant of land use in American city and transportation... Read More >
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Did government covertly restrict mortgage availability?
19th June 2019
Post war British economic policy and house-building
Macroeconomic policy frameworks followed by governments have definite impacts on all sectors of the... Read More >
RESPONSE TO THE TRUTH IS OUT ABOUT THE REAL COST OF HS2
13th September 2019
Alex Green responds to John O'Connell's HS2 article.
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The CAP doesn’t fit – why the EU’s farm subsidies are ripe for reform
23rd August 2019
With the support of the Atlas Network, CapX is publishing a new series of essays on the theme of Illiberalism in Europe, looking at the different threats... Read More >
The wine market is slow – but stirring
15th August 2019
Burgundy continues its slide, but Bordeaux might be coming into its own.
In the same way the media in March was completely dominated by Brexit, so was... Read More >
White Collar Factory: the best of old and new
13th September 2019
Derwent London, the company I have worked for over the last 34 years, have built a variety of office buildings over that period. So, on this... Read More >
An interview with Jim Harding
31st July 2019
Jim Harding is Finance Director and Company Secretary at Eskmuir Properties Ltd, a private UK property investment business. Eskmuir is also asset manager... Read More >
Don’t forget the role capitalism played in winning World War II
4th September 2019
Today marks 80 years since the UK and France declared war on Nazi Germany following the invasion of Poland. Much is rightly said about the heroism of our... Read More >
What would happen if a large object hit the Earth?
14th June 2019
So that we don’t take Real Estate, economics and investing too seriously and to keep our daily lives in perspective, here is our very own Property... Read More >
Stroll your troubles away
13th September 2019
A good walk is a tonic, but it must meet certain criteria – and here’s one that ticks all the boxes
There’s plenty of evidence linking walking... Read More >
