Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Summary of Yolande Barnes’s contribution to “Where Next for House Prices” (with some additions) at FT Weekend Festival, 2 September 2023. Where will house prices be this time next year? I think it’s inflation that’s going to strip out the value of housing over the next year by about 5%, and...
I have been thinking a lot about the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger in 2019 – and why not? Spot gold has generated a stellar 17% profit in 2019 to date, despite King Dollar,...
With so much capital chasing anything with a decent yield and without excessive risk, property remains attractive – but are these shares as cheap as they look? The property...
The rise of co-working and northshoring, along with increased infrastructure investment, are benefiting regional cities at the expense of London While continental European real...
Following the deaths of property tycoon Charles Rudd and his CEO Nick O’Keeffe in a sailing accident, William Rohm has travelled to Liverpool to sign-off the life insurance...
Anyone under the age of 40 will have little experience of the nationalised British Rail and few people know which parts are now in private hands and which parts are either...
Watch share prices, brace for a bang. “If something is true, no amount of wishful thinking will change it. - Richard Dawkins Real estate currently beats any but the riskiest...
Oliver Fenn-Smith has almost 30 years’ experience in the commercial and residential property sectors in the West End of London and is chief executive of The Portman Estate. The...
Among the maelstrom of election news stories that broke yesterday was one that will be music to the ears of many free-marketeers. Responding to a question from a member of the...
It’s time for another revitalising stroll, enjoying the stunning views and butterflies of this southern English isle It’s not every day that you head to the station and buy a...