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Retirement living – the next crisis and opportunity

by Robert Fowlds | Nov 20, 2017 | Investor's Notebook

A key priority for government is to build new homes, particularly social housing, but the demographics point to another major shortfall over the next 20 years. According to McCarthy & Stone (MCS), the retirement living sector leader, of the UK population of 65.6m,...

Housebuilders’ share prices have broken new ground

by Tony Williams | Jul 7, 2017 | The Analyst

The Peak District became the UK’s first national park on 17 April 1951; albeit the National Trust owns a 12% minority. Geographically, it forms the southern end of the Pennines and much of the area is uplands above 300 metres (984 feet) with a high point on Kinder...

We should be able to control land prices more efficiently

by Jonathan Davis | Jun 30, 2017 | Face to Face

Professor Andrew Baum is one of the UK’s leading property academics, currently Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Oxford University’s Said Business School, responsible for developing the school’s real estate and real assets initiative. He is also chairman of...

The View from Berkeley Square

by Robert Fowlds | Apr 17, 2017 | Investor's Notebook

The West End has been a joy to drive around this Easter as half of London (and most of the property industry) has been away! As well as being able to secure reservations in some fine restaurants, it has also provided some time to reflect… On Brexit I get asked every...