Opinion
Debt-bound banks: better to give than to receive
Property Week was among the loudest voices speaking out against soaring bank lending to real estate in the mid-2000s.
I dare you to step back on the British high street
When will it be safe to go back into the high street?
It’s business as usual, in or out of the limelight
I’ve become used to seeing my picture in the papers over the last 10 years or so, and it’s neither bothered me nor excited me much because it has all been factual, pretty accurate and, for the most part, favourable.
Try deploying LPA receiver before nuclear option of administration
We may not have seen the volume of administrations that many anticipated during this recession, but evidence suggests a recent rise, particularly in the retail sector.
Don’t rely on the market: asset managers need to be proactive
I read two quotes recently, which I felt had some resonance to the commercial property sector: the first was from Peter Lynch, a renowned US fund manager.
Business rates continue to rise and confuse
The new rating year arrives on 1 April, as businesses are struggling not just to meet their increased liabilities, but also simply to keep on top of all the changes to the rating system, both implemented and planned.
Take an executive decision — reward REIT bosses for company performance
The Peltzman effect is named after the professor of economics at Chicago Business School. It is the tendency for people to react to regulation by increasing other risky behaviour.
Listen to the sound of the 1970s and you could still have a smash hit
In the present precarious economic climate, I am often asked by younger property dealers how it is possible to survive and even make a profit in these difficult times.
Know value of location and good asset management to be local hero
With prime areas of London potentially looking overpriced, where is value to be found?
British politicians are poster boys for excessive advertising spend
For an enormously successful businessman, Conservative co-treasurer Peter Cruddas still managed to make a complete fool of himself when he was secretly filmed making extravagant promises of access to prime minister David Cameron, in language more suited to a bookies’ runner.
CBRE puts its bonus pool money where its mouth is
When he unveiled CBRE’s 2011 results last month, CEO Brett White said the company’s senior management bonus pool would be significantly lower than it was in 2010, despite net profit increasing by 19% to $239.2m.
If you are looking for a light touch but tough framework, this is it
Although delayed by a few days, the announcement about the future of the planning system in England was tied to the Budget, and has provided conclusive evidence that this government believes a reformed process can help economic recovery.
Cracking conditional break clause conundrum will be Pyrrhic victory
Try to explain the law of break clauses to the uninitiated.
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Property’s head should rule its heart at Heathrow
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Why your brand could be the biggest asset
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Adrian Wyatt: Sustainable business is the only business
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A new era for retail as Amazon and Google get physical
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The Shard and pylons: two tall tales of conservation lobbies
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Global Perspective
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"Independence is not the end, but the means to an end"
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Portas plan is flying flag for high streets at heart of communities
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Mismatch mayhem is putting property recovery in peril
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Banks drag their feet over buy-in to NewBuy
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Debt markets remain tight, but REITs may ride to rescue
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Another property boom and bust is inevitable
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Britain has no immunity from threat of eurozone contagion
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Developer's View
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Mayor must up his game after shambolic debate
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The number’s up for Britain’s housing shortage
