Global | The Property Chronicle

Are we really wealthier than before the Covid-19 pandemic?

by Shaun Richards | Dec 9, 2021 | The Economist, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

The news on 2 December will have brought a beaming smile to the person responsible for the morning meeting at the Bank of England. They will have been able to leave all the house copies of the Financial Times open at this page. UK household wealth reaches record high...

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 20: Captain Hook, the social pirate

by Norman Harker | Dec 9, 2021 | Investor's Notebook, zOtherDiversions

In this very special series of exclusive articles for The Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate. He will pull no punches partly because, as he freely admits, Norman has a limited life...

A new idea emerges at COP26

by Christopher Barnard and Connor Tomlinson | Dec 8, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article, zNewsletter

In November 2021, 180 world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations’ annual climate summit. But once the wheels of their private jets had touched down on domestic tarmac, it was unclear what exactly this fortnight of doomsday...

Be a setter, not a taker

by Paul Stewart | Dec 7, 2021 | Head Of Research, zOurWriters1

It always comes back to supply and demand. Inflation in small doses can stimulate property markets, diverting investor demand out of fixed income, but harmful should it lead to rate hikes. Property offers long-term core investors considerable inflation protection, but...

The march of beds

by David Hutchings | Dec 2, 2021 | Golden Oldie

Originally published January 2021. The European real estate universe grows ever move diverse by the year, with the constant geographical expansion of previous times now replaced by a push into new sectors and, more fundamentally, new ways of investing, with an...