Centuries are a bit like late-blooming teenagers; they don’t really develop their full character until their mid-twenties. The electric, modern age of the 20th century didn’t...
About Yolande Barnes
The Professor
Radical proposal to spread property wealth
In 1604, the English judge Sir Edward Coke declared that “the house of everyone is to him as his Castle and Fortress.” The intervening years turned the saying to “and...
The Professor
Where next for UK house prices?
Summary of Yolande Barnes’s contribution to “Where Next for House Prices” (with some additions) at FT Weekend Festival, 2 September 2023. Where will house prices be this time...
Golden Oldie
Green infrastructure means business
Originally published August 2019. Why we need to encourage innovation and holistic solutions to the challenges facing real estate. “Silo busters unite!” is becoming a...
My World 2021
The London professor (and ex-head of research at a major agency)
My world: June 2021... This is part of a series of articles where our contributors describe how they think things will look a year from now. Both the offices and residential...
The Professor
Time for AAT
Around the world, landlords of all types are being asked by tenants, or even required by governments, to waive rents, grant rent holidays or write off arrears as tenants struggle...