All articles by John Welsh – Page 4
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InsightWhatever happened to Greycoat?
Greycoat went private three years ago. While its portfolio is liquidated, the management is busy using its expertise to forge a new life with City Offices, a development management company.
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Agony, but still no ecstasy
Eighteen months after the agony started, what is the mood of the M25/M4 market?
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InsightDéja vu all over again?
Are you relying on the booming investment market to carry you through next year?
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Back Ritblat's solid growth
If you were a shareholder in British land, how would you vote on the Laxey resolutions at next week's annual general meeting?
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Caught in the net
One of my senior editors came into my office the other day looking very sheepish indeed.
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InsightRetail's quiet confidence
Lucky you if you own a shop on Newcastle's Northumberland Street or in the City of London.
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When a dip is good news
It is not often that you hear property people wishing for values to fall. But more and more private-property owners are hoping for some sort of dip, if not decline.
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RICS gets a reality check
Big Ben began to chime as I started a telephone conversation with someone at the RICS.
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New Labour's big promise to small business
If ever a year fit the 'annus horriblis' tag then 2001 was it for UK business.
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InsightToo little, too late from EH
When English Heritage chairman Sir Neil Cossons arrived at the Property in the City conference on Tuesday morning, he came in a mood of reconciliation.
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Banking on innovation
It is not every day that the Bank of England turns its attention to the commercial property sector.
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InsightA Budget Peace offering
Like many of us, Liz Peace was watching the budget live on TV last week.
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InsightCharity begins at home
Since this government seems incapable of leaving the property industry alone, perhaps it should turn its attention to charities and indirect property investment.
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Out of town and in fashion
If only the rest of the property industry was like the retail warehouse sector. What a wheeze we would all be having.
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InsightChampagne Ken
Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, was not at MIPIM just to celebrate his new-found love of the property industry. He was also there to talk about his goals for his second term. We sparred with him in Cannes
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InsightByers faces sack of letters
A big thank you to all those who sent in their views on the government's plans to revive the Development Land Tax.
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