

ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 5TH 2017 In 2008, financial institutions across the globe were engulfed by waves emanating from an over-extended US property sector. The problems surfaced in the ‘shadow’ banking sector, where much of the exposure to the US sub-prime...
The story of the secondary banking crisis 1973-1975

Blue or red – now it matters
For some 30 years, since the implicit defeat of socialism in the UK, there has been a relatively fine differentiating line between the policies of the Tory blues and the Labour reds, both encircling the capitalist centre ground. When one of the parties has threatened...
Blue or red – now it matters

A tale of two parties
What a contrast between the Labour and Conservative party conferences. One was more like a rock concert, the other a dull business convention. Labour members scent power and they are high on it. A palpable wave of excitement sweeps across the room as Jeremy Corbyn...
A tale of two parties

The politics of residential property investment
With the season behind us, now is a good a time to consider what we gleaned from this year’s political party conferences in Bournemouth, Brighton and Manchester, and the implications for residential property investors. Aside from the usual political theatre, there...
The politics of residential property investment

The View from Berkeley Square
Two months ago the view from Berkeley Square was cautious, particularly on Brexit and retail, but one could see ‘clear blue water’ (even if bitter tasting!). After a disastrous Tory manifesto and even worse campaign, the waters are muddied and in...
The View from Berkeley Square