Welcome to the silly season. No, not the heady mix of garden parties, speech days, top hats and strawberries and cream which gives the UK its unique appeal.
In the end, 2013 turned out pretty well for investment agents. We’re not exactly back to the Harold Macmillan “You’ve never had it so good” era but, for those armed and ready for battle, it has been a good 12 months.
As we look forward to the new slimmed down, austerity affected BCSC in London, it is perhaps slightly ironic that the shopping centre investment market finds itself in very rude health.