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650 monkeys walk into the commons.

650 monkeys walk into the commons.

by | Feb 26, 2024

The start of an incredible joke or the subject of Banksy’s 2009 Devolved Parliament. Either way we’re losing patience, across party lines, of the chimpanzees in suits who are running this government. The art of debate was once considered an intellectual battleground...

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What have farmers got to do with it?

What have farmers got to do with it?

by | Feb 2, 2024

Ask anyone what a farmer does, and the answer is usually quite simple; we grow food. Filling people’s plates three times a day (or more) is what farmers are famous for. However, as the world faces the looming triple threat of the climate, biodiversity and health...

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Overheard in the pub

Overheard in the pub

by | Feb 1, 2024

The super-active Knight Frank (KF) LinkedIn team would have been frightfully happy the day they posted a photo of their Senior Partner, William Beardmore-Gray (Ampleforth and KF Lifer), on the steps of Number 10 at a gathering to discuss diversity in real estate. So...

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Local authorities as property developers

Local authorities as property developers

by | Jan 29, 2024

The property papers over the festive period made for interesting reading. Really, they did! There were glad tidings of course and the usual jaunty optimism prevalent amongst Real Estate people; reports of big money acquisitions and disposals, possible company mergers...

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Why have estate agents become scared of the phone?

Why have estate agents become scared of the phone?

by | Jan 29, 2024

I’ve operated as an estate agent for over fifty years and seen a lot of change, not all of it for the better. In this series of articles, I shall explore why technology has largely failed to improve the home selling and buying process which sees sales transactions now...

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The flexible morality of the S in ESG

The flexible morality of the S in ESG

by | Jan 29, 2024

Following one of the most turbulent geopolitical whirlwind years of recent times, a recurring theme that is rarely discussed is the flexibility of the “S” within the ever-present headline topic of “ESG.” The S of ESG is a loosely defined term, with a large number of...

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Real estate’s real perception problem

Real estate’s real perception problem

by | Jan 29, 2024

"What exactly is it that you do?” It’s a question that will be all too familiar to anyone working in real estate. Readers, I’m sure, will be armed with plenty of words to describe your vocation and sector to friends, family and neighbours: built environment, real...

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Have we passed peak ESG?

Have we passed peak ESG?

by | Jan 29, 2024

When Larry Fink, the head of BlackRock, announced "I don't use the word ESG anymore, because it's been entirely weaponised [...] by the far left and weaponised by the far right," some interpreted it as a signal that investors had lost interest, considering ESG as a...

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Now for something completely different…

Now for something completely different…

by | Jan 28, 2024

“A new magazine? Are you stark-raving mad?” That was the response of most of my “commercial” mates when I launched The Property Chronicle seven years ago. In some ways they were right; publishing is a tough old business and the traditional...