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One of the key issues that asset allocators (particularly Defined Contribution Pension Funds) have wrestled with is how to construct a real estate weighting that combines the traditional investment benefits of diversification and security of income with the structural elements now required e.g.,...
Have we got the policy settings right? In modern societies action against crime is un-coordinated. Strategies to deter crime are a jumble of public resources (largely funded by...
The tokenisation of real estate is a hot topic. It describes a process of digital fractionalisation that purports to confer substantial advantages on investors. However, despite...
Housing market commentary is full of received wisdom which is not all that wise. There are issues that remain unconsidered, even taboo.
As UK Government deadlines approach, the topic of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) has featured more prominently in industry commentary. Some in the sector may have sensed...
Steven Reid, Secretary of State for the Environment, said at the recent Oxford Farming Conference that food security is national security. Unfortunately, government policies are...
In teaching property market economics, we try to emphasise the importance of dynamic interactions across markets. In the occupier market, businesses compete for space, with...
Like all economies, the UK needs better infrastructure in order to function more efficiently. It also needs more infrastructure in order to provide more people with essential...
Discounted cash flow (DCF) modelling seems to be emerging as a mainstream valuation procedure in the United Kingdom. The November 2023 RICS paper “calls for…greater consideration...
“The only constant is change, everything else is a variable” Heraclitus, 535 BC. The mantra above is one of my favourite quotes which I have referenced throughout my real estate...