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In the summer 2023 issue of The Property Chronicle, we discussed the gathering stranded asset storm in commercial real estate, with one factor being the impact of energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings on the UK’s commercial real estate market. A question naturally follows as to what other...
What do investors want right now? Which are their preferred opportunities, and what do you need to know about them? This new series sums up what one investment adviser has...
Libya, more than any other province of the kingdom of black gold apart from Iraq, has been a tragic victim of the “oil curse”. Libya possesses 48 billion barrels of proven crude...
The looming crisis in list stocks and bonds is driving interest in alternatives – but their inherent illiquidity can defeat risk managers’ comprehension. Alternatives is becoming...
The inter-generational transfer of wealth is a trend that has taken many analysts by surprise. With the asset-rich, baby-boomer generation slowly approaching retirement, their...
WeWork, with its space-as-a-service model, began a chain reaction that will have a lasting impact on the commercial property market The term ‘smart building’ first appeared in an...
What a difference a year makes! And why should the calendar matter so much, if at all? Many investors began 2019 with their performance in shreds, bracing for the worst. They...
UK average house prices have risen by over 160% in real terms since the middle of 1996. Home ownership remains around its lowest level for a generation. Among political leaders,...
A different model is poised to take over the British market, with brands that are personal rather than corporate If you are looking to buy, sell, let or rent, how important is...
Hyped-up, high-profile risks can distract from more serious but mundane threats to business Social media and the 24-hour news cycle are putting businesses at risk as hype-up...