

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 a hint of reprieve when the government issued its 48-question public consultation on the...
Has UK CRE entered a “panic retrofit” era?

UK policy will lead to food insecurity
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 heading the UK towards food insecurity. The way the country uses its land is the central...
UK policy will lead to food insecurity

UK resi set to be international safe asset of choice
In these ever more so “uncertain times” on both sides of the Atlantic and in parts elsewhere, there is a great deal of international capital seeking safety. There is also so much wealth desirous of diversification from the traditional destination of the dollar; and...
UK resi set to be international safe asset of choice

The problem with UK REITs
Trying to understand the state of the UK listed commercial real estate investment market seems to get more complicated by the day. The most recent boom in UK commercial property markets can be directly traced back to the QE programmes following the GFC of...
The problem with UK REITs

UK pension reform and Real estate
This article is a brief update on the one in the previous edition, Challenging times for UK institutional capital. Even before the change of government in July, UK institutional capital had been undergoing a period of dramatic change. The incoming Labour government...
UK pension reform and Real estate