Consultant Alastair Stewart on how John Lewis misjudged the BTR basics
JLP’s failed BTR venture is not proof of market maladies but of the retailer’s own lack of property expertise.
Alastair Stewar has almost 30 years experience of the construction industry as equities analyst, journalist and columnist. He writes a monthly column on the residential market for Property Week and sits on the housebuilding panel of the Experian Construction Forecasting Committee. He Tweets voraciously (@BuildInsight).
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