All articles by Andrew Jones
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Insight
2019 forecast: Andrew Jones (LondonMetric)
”The liquidity window remains open for well-let, long-leased assets that generate reliable, predictable and certain income”
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Professional
Housing white paper is welcome but does not go far enough
The measures outlined in last month’s much-anticipated housing white paper should go some way towards tackling what the government describes as the UK’s “broken housing market”.
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Professional
Unlocking land for small developers will not be without its challenges
The government’s new move to unlock land for small developers by taking a direct commissioning approach to the building of homes on publicly owned land is welcome.
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Insight
Christmas was a surprise success story
Yet again it was the demise of high street retailers that dominated the post-Christmas headlines, as Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster all entered administration.
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Insight
Don’t discount bargain retailers’ positive effect on high street
There is no shortage of doom and gloom about the retail property market.
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Insight
I dare you to step back on the British high street
When will it be safe to go back into the high street?
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Insight
Retail renaissance will begin when rents hit the shop floor
Early indications suggest an OK Christmas, as trading statements were not as bad as many had feared.
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Insight
Fortune will favour brave in retail development
Poor economic data, tenant defaults and rising vacancies have dominated headlines about the retail sector so far this year
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Insight
Prime club isn’t the only place to find retail’s star performers
There is a growing feeling that the retail property market is in the middle of a material dislocation between asset pricing in the investment market and what is happening in the occupational market
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Insight
Lease expiries will drive retail development too, says Andrew Jones
The recent development boom for offices within the City of London – such as the “Walkie-Talkie”, “Cheesegrater” and Pinnacle – has, we are told, been predicated on the raft of lease expiries that will occur in 2013, 2014 and 2015