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The Guest Essay

One-off features from property experts

Golden Oldie

David Baddiel is wrong – anyone should be able to play Jews

by Adam Solomons | Sep 3, 2023

Originally published March 2021. David Baddiel’s polemic Jews Don’t Count has proved surprisingly controversial. He seems to have gone out of his way to rile political opponents – mostly antisemites, and their enablers and apologists. Rightly so. There will never be a surplus of books lambasting...

The Guest Essay

The pest that demonstrates Africa’s need for GM crops

by Tirzah Duren | Mar 15, 2021

This article was originally published in March 2018. Fall armyworm infestations in large portions of southern and sub-Saharan Africa are threatening the food supply of over 200...

The Guest Essay

An English village revival – the pandemic’s silver lining

by Campbell Paget | Feb 1, 2021

We have been inundated. Well, that is perhaps an exaggeration, but there has been a very noticeable acceleration in the number of new young and youngish families buying property...

The Guest Essay

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 3: Strawberries at twenty paces

by Norman Harker | Oct 27, 2020

In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....

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Confessions of a valuer, chapter 2: Yearning for a moustache

by Norman Harker | Oct 15, 2020

In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....

The Guest Essay

Malaysian meanderings

by Paul Lowden | Sep 18, 2020

Hoteliers from Venice to Malaysia are paying a heavy price as their guest rooms languish emptily, but the locals can at least enjoy the return of some serenity. ‘What news on the...

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Idealism and enthusiasm of this country’s youth is very much alive

by Campell Paget | Jul 3, 2020

As a former infantry officer, then international businessman, Parish Priest, and Chaplain to both metropolitan and county Police Forces, I have seen much of what works and what...

The Guest Essay

The Parisian skyscraper that’s a bit like Forrest Gump

by Andrea Carpenter | May 21, 2020

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 10th MAY 2019 European commercial property has changed a lot in the last 30 years, and this building had a front-row seat for it all A recent ride up in the...