How Much of a Threat is Build to Let to the SME Landlord?
12th November 2019
At face value, high quality purpose-built units – complete with gyms, communal areas and concierge services – would appear to offer what the rental... Read More >
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Prop. Notes: Our Proprietor ruminates on Enoch Powell vs Roy Jenkins vs Tony Benn, negative interest rates and the crassness of BA
24th September 2019
Back in sticky, sweaty July, discussion over lunch turned to techniques for getting back to sleep at 4am. I confessed that my trick is to watch old... Read More >
Can Boris Johnson live up to Lord Palmerston?
11th November 2019
The new PM shares his 19th-century predecessor’s charm, but on statesmanship skills it’s another matter
Our new prime minister is said to be... Read More >
Politicians could use a lesson in neuroscience
24th October 2019
“Daddy, Daddy. Can we clean your car?”My then three and five-year-olds came bouncing up full of enthusiasm.
“How much?” I... Read More >
Goldman Sachs’s $1.6 – 2.3 trillion valuation range for the Saudi Aramco IPO is insane!
11th November 2019
I literally laughed when I heard that Goldman Sachs put a valuation range of $1.6 to $2.3 trillion on the Saudi Aramco IPO. One, a valuation range of $700... Read More >
There’s more to low pay than just the minimum wage
6th November 2019
The governmental art of calling for an independent study is making sure you’ll get the answer you want before it begins.
Much of that depends, of... Read More >
It’s all about MEES, MEES, MEES: the new rules on energy efficiency will change property forever
1st November 2019
UK legislation enforcing minimum emissions standards for existing buildings can no longer be ignored
“A change in the weather is sufficient to... Read More >
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Media and the British Railway Mania of the 1840s
19th September 2019
A Prediction
Not yet the railway mania flags, All are agog for speculation;But such a multitude of stagsMay terminate in a... Read More >
Trains and Gains: The Impact of Public Transport on Property Rents – September 2019
8th October 2019
Today is my little boy’s sixth birthday. And as I sit here waiting for him to get home from school, ready for the joy and the chaos of his party, I... Read More >
UK farming can flourish outside Europe
6th November 2019
Unleashing innovation is the key to a new, improved British agricultural policy
As discussions on the future of UK agriculture continue, many have... Read More >
A wine of elegance but not fashion
8th November 2019
Hermitage is the supreme expression of the Syrah grape, but little recognised – making it a bargain among the Rhônes
There’s a regular tale of... Read More >
How Will Alsop put architecture in its place
7th November 2019
While his buildings were strikingly modern and fun, he was keen to connect them to their context and the past
One of the most colourful members of the... Read More >
An interview with Benn Zemek
5th November 2019
Benn Zemek is the Chief Financial Officer of the Battersea Power Station project. Benn joined the project in early 2013, shortly after acquisition by the... Read More >
Was that the bond market tantrum of 2019?
8th November 2019
Sometimes economics and financial markets provoke a wry smile. This morning has already provided an example of that as Germany’s statistics office tells... 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 >
Ten artists to invest in this year
12th November 2019
From blue-chips like Damien Hirst to rising stars like Sterling Ruby, these are the names whose values are on the rise
The global art market reached... Read More >
