

People in the UK say the economy and inflation are currently the most important issues facing the country. But do Britons actually know much about how the economy works? My colleagues, Dan Kenealy and Hayley Bennett, and I used a survey to study public...
We quizzed 4,000 people on the economy – here’s who knew the most

M&S Oxford Street: A bullet dodged?
When it comes to the planned redevelopment of its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street, Marks & Spencer is not taking Michael Gove’s intervention lying down. Many years ago, I was having lunch with a London office agent who mentioned in passing that he’d just...
M&S Oxford Street: A bullet dodged?

‘You’ve got bricks, I’d love a brick!’ – why house building is an existential issue for the Conservative Party
My generation is set to be the first in 100 years to be poorer than our parents, yet we have a political system that funnels money into the hands of the old. The most obvious, and perhaps most egregious manifestation of this is the triple lock on pensions. Spending on...
‘You’ve got bricks, I’d love a brick!’ – why house building is an existential issue for the Conservative Party

Listed real estate companies not yet ready for the CSRD
More and more real estate funds are reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their annual reports, because investors consider the non-financial performance of these funds to be important. To map this development, BDO has analysed the ESG...
Listed real estate companies not yet ready for the CSRD

Five reasons why European CRE isn’t out of the woods yet
Recent European valuations data from MSCI for Q2 confirmed that capital values are still falling, but at a slower pace than they were last winter. This raises the question as to whether we have reached a turning point in this downturn. Our view is...
Five reasons why European CRE isn’t out of the woods yet