Comment
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Don’t forget the out-of-towners
Modern business parks are well-placed to meet the increasing demand for decentralised office space
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Talk of a commercial property bubble increases
Sharp rises in sales and values over the past year, combined with weak growth in rents, have led to increased talk of a commercial property bubble.
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Chris Coleman Smith: Long-term gains of unusual buildings
Picasso’s Women of Algiers sold for £116m in New York. While the painting saw price growth of 462% from 1997, London’s property market is not far behind, up by 334%…
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Human factors driving paradigm shift to Brum
The agency fraternity has often said that you can count the number of major inward investments into Birmingham on one finger, once every five or 10 years
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Crowning certainties for the next five years
Solum certum nihil esse certi. Pollsters could have taken heed of Pliny the Elder’s maxim (“the only certainty is uncertainty”) in the run up to the election – a vote…
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Editor’s comment: Japan eyes London
More and more Japanese investors are eying London. Just don’t expect them to act quickly
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Bourgeois: Consumer confidence remains fragile
Capital & Regional is expecting to see retailers step up their expansion plans thanks to the political certainty brought by the election result and the improving economic outlook.
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A bigger s106 role is needed for the mayor
London’s housing shortage has traditionally been put down to a 30-year failure to build enough homes. Some have claimed it is “all the fault of the planners”, while others see…
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Sourcing an investment for your pension pot
At 55-plus, being able to meander past your own investment gives some self-gratification. But how to source such an investment can be daunting
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Comment: The sunny uplands won’t last forever
A large pool of debt capital, combined with low interest rates, has created unprecedented lows for the all-in cost of financing for real estate.
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Editor’s comment – 16 May
It’s the biggest by value. It could prove the hardest to execute. And it’s almost certainly the most remarkable.
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Election 2015: property reactions
“With the mansion tax threat off the agenda, government should now focus on creating more equitable council tax upper-rate bands across the country.