Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Reflections on estate agency, today and in past times
I n my opinion, there are three books that all Chartered Surveyors should read. “Property and Money Paperback” (1998), by Michael Brett, “Real Estate Investment: A Strategic Approach” (2022), by Andrew Baum, and “Measuring America” (2002), by Andro Linklater. The first two are wonderful in placing...
"Is New York okay?" That was the refrain I heard repeatedly on a recent trip back to London. Perceptions of New York have become profoundly negative in the wake of COVID-19;...
Originally published in September 2020. The answer is clearly no. I asked the question to get your attention and, perhaps, surface prejudice. It irritates me that property...
Originally published August 2017. About 30 years ago I remember my stepfather, a well-known man of considerable standing, surprising me by telling me I was in a ‘gentleman’s...
Originally published October 2020. For those about to emerge from university and enter the world of property, a few words of advice. As we enter 2020, I find myself engrossed in...
This article was originally published in November 2020. It’s all change in the residential property market as estate agency business models are reshaped and players come and go....
Originally published June 2022. Our writer set out to find out if this is actually true. “Daddy, why are you writing about women’s boobs?” I turn puce as my 11-year-old...
Originally published September 2017. This November I clock up 50 years as an estate agent - and what have I learnt or gained from this experience? Well, I have tried alternative...
Originally published September 2017. This November I clock up 50 years as an estate agent - and what have I learnt or gained from this experience? Well, I have tried alternative...
With almost 40 years’ experience in the industry, Ed Mead looks at what estate agents were like ‘back in the day’.