Fight or business class flight? The WHO needs to get its priorities straight
12th November 2018
Expensive hotels, beach resorts, and staggering travel costs: the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) would have some tough questions to answer, if only... Read More >
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Has the time come to properly consider Fracking in the UK?
12th November 2018
For some time now, the UK Government has taken an open-minded approach to the potential development of UK shale gas, stating that it has the capacity to... Read More >
What does your choice of breakfast say about your politics?
11th November 2018
“What did you have for breakfast this morning?” That’s something that broadcast media guests get asked surprisingly often. It’s also the reason why... Read More >
Do we get more Eurosceptic with age? That all depends…
10th November 2018
It’s a truism that people get more conservative as they get older. A corollary of that is that older people tend to be more Eurosceptic – something... Read More >
An interview with Sally Doyle-Linden
9th November 2018
Sally is one of the five founding partners at Clearbell Capital LLP, a niche real estate fund manager and advisory business with three... Read More >
REIT Investing Around The Globe
9th November 2018
In a recent interview with NAREIT Scott Crowe said that “year-to-date the global real estate market has been relatively flat; however Europe has been... Read More >
The Conservatives would be rewarded at the ballot box for making work pay
9th November 2018
If the Conservatives want to win the next election, then they are going to need a story to tell voters that will appeal not only to their minds but also to... Read More >
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PropTech in Block Management
8th November 2018
Surveying is not an industry generally renowned for perching on the cutting edge of technology. You would be hard pressed to find many established... Read More >
People want to live in town centres – finally the Government is letting them
7th November 2018
A lesser spotted announcement in the recent Budget was a commitment to ensure that empty lots on high streets — flats above shops and disused malls —... Read More >
What is the risk reward calculus for Emaar Properties?
7th November 2018
2018 has been a difficult year for GCC and Dubai real estate. Rents and capital values continued to fall in the third quarter, albeit at different rates in... Read More >
QE apologetics: the vampire strikes back!
6th November 2018
Quantitative Easing (QE) has come under fire from many sides; it is charged with lowering capital expenditure and productivity, inflating pension costs,... Read More >
CAMBRIDGE DIARY 2
6th November 2018
As I loaded up the boxes full of kitchen utensils, clothing and work, there was a different, more certain feeling about returning to Cambridge to start my... Read More >
Richard Rogers’ house for his parents in Wimbledon
5th November 2018
I have met Richard Rogers on a number of occasions and I can say for a fact that he is an utterly charming man. When my wife and I were courting, many years... Read More >
Bavaria’s election shows the good old days of German politics are over
3rd November 2018
Under long-time Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany had always been used to stability. Regardless of which political crises would hit its neighbours and other... Read More >
Bringing the Greater Bay Area to the World Stage
2nd November 2018
Southern China is experiencing a once-in-a-century transformation. The change will be societal. The transition will be economic. The outcome will forever... Read More >
Britain should take the global lead in the fight for biodiversity
2nd November 2018
I have a pair of lucky underpants. They were acquired during an encounter with a Sumatran rhino called Rosa who had become accustomed to human contact. A... Read More >
