Investors will need compensation for the ride associated with Brexit

29 September 16

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.

As UK real estate slows, a long-term approach is key

19 June 16

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.

Carbon emissions in the building sector

11 March 16

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.

Navigating the cycles of real estate

23 October 15

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.

There is a growing opportunity for UK healthcare investors

24 July 15

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.

Timing is right for further office development in central London

23 January 15

We are living through a period that, in economic and possibly property terms, may well prove to be unique in our lifetimes.

City view: Rail schemes will shape the development of London

12 September 14

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.

Economic conditions are creating a new golden age for property

16 May 14

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.

Calculation of risk will be key characteristic of this recovery

7 February 14

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…