Anne Kavanagh
InsightInvestors will need compensation for the ride associated with Brexit
Yes, the pollsters were wrong - again! After voting for Brexit, there was a collective gasp of surprise in the UK and tears in London as the reality set in.
InsightAs UK real estate slows, a long-term approach is key
While other asset classes have suffered, thanks to weak global demand and financial market volatility in recent years, UK real estate has enjoyed a great run.
InsightCarbon emissions in the building sector
As many of us venture to Cannes, I thought it worth reflecting on a very different gathering in France that took place back in December.
InsightNavigating the cycles of real estate
Real estate over the last five years has offered many opportunities, investing with equity when the debt markets were closed and offering senior debt to fill the void in the market.
InsightThere is a growing opportunity for UK healthcare investors
A recent hospital visit with my ageing father provided me with first-hand experience of how a wider adoption of technology (eg. sharing of electronic medical records) could help to accelerate healthcare innovation.
InsightTiming is right for further office development in central London
We are living through a period that, in economic and possibly property terms, may well prove to be unique in our lifetimes.
InsightCity view: Rail schemes will shape the development of London
London largely developed in an era of laissez faire, when the government’s role was seen as preventing evils rather than regulating or stimulating business activity.
InsightEconomic conditions are creating a new golden age for property
Almost since the end of the 2008/2009 recession, economists have been forecasting that interest rates are going to rise in around 18 months. Even as the years progressed, so the period seemed to remain at a constant 18 months.
InsightCalculation of risk will be key characteristic of this recovery
A dramatic rise in UK consumer and business sentiment in the second half of 2013 has not only heralded a rise in quarterly GDP, to just about the highest in the western world, but it has also sent economists back to their models to revise dramatically upwards their forecasts for ...
InsightThe development window is open, but 2016 will be too late
The elevated aversion to risk means most investor interest is for prime properties let on long leases to impeccable tenants.
