Opinion
Let no valuation office put these properties asunder
The ongoing saga of a business rates assessment for accountancy firm Mazars finally reached its conclusion last month.
Global capital flows are now what move markets
Overseas capital has for a long time played a significant role in the key property markets of Europe, but rarely has it been as noticeable and important as it is today.
Both investors and supermarkets will gain from marriage of convenience
In the last few weeks, we have had strategic updates from all of the big food retailers and the shift in their attitude towards new stores has been marked.
Property savvy Middle Eastern women have investment instinct
The CBRE residential team in London is constantly exploring new markets.
They don’t like the French and they don’t care about returns
It has been quite a year so far. We all came back into work in January with huge enthusiasm for the challenges in front of us and generally the level of confidence was high.
Marry up empty rates and green policy to prevent demolition of vacant property
Despite its absence from the recent Budget, the subject of business rates remains a hot topic.
Portas and policy makers' high street headache
“Portas is a legacy of Blair’s celebrity culture, but she’s not Sir Bob and the high street isn’t Africa. She’s a distraction not a solution,” — @tpfv23, aka Jones Lang LaSalle head of retail Tim Vallance.
We’re working our asanas off on asset management
My latest life-changing acquisition is a piece of luggage on wheels.
Your solutions to London conundrum
It’s the conversation that won’t go away. No matter what the starting point, it always ends up in the same place.
Beware fallout from Japan’s economic policy
Question: “How do REIT CEOs count?”Answer: “One, two, three … trend.”
Leave it to business to revive economy, rather than government
The longer the central banks persist in quantitative easing (QE), the more sceptical people become about the impact on the real economy.
Industry must show government its worth
It is time the property industry made a proper case for its contribution to the UK economy.
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The private lives of housing associations
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Unhappy reality of United Kingdom is that it is not united at all
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Do the maths: Google pays its dues at King’s Cross
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That’s entertainment: leisure defies economic trends
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Industry: Thatcher drove change
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Driving the green agenda through a sustainable supply chain
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In property, as in sport, we must return to basics of good teamwork
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After historic woes on stock markets, institutional investors play long game in property
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Legionella menace may be irreparable
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Brave new digital world is redefining shopping
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Stagflation raises spectre of 1981 — but this time opportunity knocks
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Help to Buy: another boom and bust in the making
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The Look of Love: King of Soho’s life between sleaze and property
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Thatcher's era holds lessons good and bad
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Do not discount the success of discounters — they are here to stay
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Thatcher's property legacy has enabled millions to own their own home
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Tide is turning in favour of private-rented sector
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Do the maths: €500bn of non-core assets will sell for €200bn
