All articles by Roger Hollis
-
Blogs
A public-private rented sector?
Following the news that some of property’s best-known names are actively investing in the private rented sector, comes a further interesting development. As reported on Wednesday by www.publicpropertyuk.com , Property Week’s public sector property website, Birmingham City Council is next month expected to approve the establishing of a private rented ...
-
Blogs
To raise or not to raise . . .
Early-rising listeners to The Today Programme this morning will have heard the segment looking ahead to today’s interest rate decision and what course of action would be best for UK Plc. Fathom Financial’s Danny Gabay made the case that not only had historically-low interest rates of 0.5% saved us all ...
-
Blogs
How Furniture Could Save Us All Some (MPs’) Expenses
As the MPs’ expenses scandal continues to rumble on, I’ve been thinking about second homes and furniture and how the system can be changed to offer better value to the taxpayer. MPs from outside of the South East should of course be reimbursed for their London pied-à-terres, but with second ...
-
Blogs
Giving tenants peace of mind . . . achieve more with less!
Housing minister John Healey’s proposals for increasing the practical help and protection available to tenants, as outlined yesterday in the Communities & Local Government report “The Private Rented Sector – Professionalism and Quality”, have got me thinking. The plans, including the introduction of a housing advice hotline, a ‘tripadvsor.co.uk’ style ...
-
Blogs
British Land but a very American Model
My biggest surprise this morning was not opening the curtains to see unforecasted snow, but rather opening my copy of the FT to see that British Land is planning to manage a £300 million buy-to-let fund. The CR Property Fund will be launched this week with a small investment from ...
