This article was originally published in April 2020. Activists who condemn all livestock agriculture indiscriminately might want to consider the ecological benefits of pasture. At Montague farm we raise organic, grass-fed, single-suckled beef cattle as well as naturally reared lambs. The animals spend their entire life on our grasslands – permanent pastures teeming with the […]
There’s one question above all that, in the real estate industry, we are constantly asked: ‘Is now a good time to put money into property?’ The consensus is, despite the uncertain environment, residential property in particular is still a fantastic asset – tried, tested, tangible and trusted. People will always need to live somewhere. There’s […]
The nation is bouncing back faster than most in Europe and is increasingly attractive to investors. Those looking for a glimmer of success amid global difficulty – and a good jurisdiction in which to invest – could do worse than Poland. The country has not just been weathering the storm well but seems set to […]
Chancellor Sunak will need a Plan B. The coronavirus pandemic has hit public finances like a war. Across the world governments have scrambled to offset the economic and social impact of the virus. Huge, and necessary, rises in public spending have pushed government deficits to levels not seen since the two world wars of the […]
Holland’s much earlier exit from lockdown makes it somewhere the UK can look to for a hint of our own future. I have done it many times before, but this time flying across the North Sea felt like crossing Checkpoint Charlie: from a dark, angry Heathrow into a bright, vibrant Schiphol. Mid-June we had had […]
This article was originally published in Housing shortages in Europe’s cities are driving a rise in tenant protections such as rent control, but that needn’t be a bad thing for investors. Europe’s best cities are booming. With their active environments, dynamic economies and attractive employment opportunities, people across the continent are flocking to nest in […]
Last week in parliament, Matt Hancock explained to the house why, “on the substance”, the central claim of the Great Barrington Declaration was “emphatically not true”. “Many diseases never reach herd immunity – including measles, malaria, AIDS and flu…,” he said. “Herd immunity is a flawed goal – even if we could get to it, […]
As the outline of a new property landscape appears through the settling dust, investment professionals can start to do their jobs again. When the UK moved into lockdown, inaction became the preferred strategy of many investors, and the investment market saw trading drop sharply. Doing something – buying, selling or lending – was like trying […]
The UK needs a more nuanced approach to agricultural trade – let’s ditch the kneejerk reactions, for a start. I argued for Brexit. Don’t get me wrong: I could see the arguments on both sides, but working in agriculture, I knew the folly of area-based payments to farmers. They neither improved the wellbeing of those […]
Assessing value is no easy task, even in normal times. But we believe that assessing the relative value of commercial property against a range of alternative asset classes, including government and corporate bonds, and equities, is a useful approach. To do this, we consider current property pricing in the context of its relationship with alternative […]
