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Originally published February 2021. In a year of ‘special advisers’ falling on swords, the tale of Thomas Becket, martyred on 29 December 1170, can read like an overdramatized telling of Dominic Cummings’ resignation – sacrificing himself for his colleague, though comparing Lee Cain to Canon Law...
New research shows that lending at the end of a cycle always leads to disaster. The industry just can't seem to help itself The CRE property lending industry seems to be...
Most large funds hate development risk – but there are real success stories out there. You just have to avoid the more spurious schemes… Monday morning’s first call is from an...
SUMMARY ‘There is always an easy solution to every problem – neat, plausible, and wrong.’ HL Menken Act one: Amend Compulsory Purchase Order law to allow authorities to buy land...
Summary Free market ideals should not be limited to esoteric debates about what could be achieved in theory. Indeed, competition, decentralisation, accountability and choice can...
In October, on International Day of the Girl, women’s and children’s charities took to the media and social media channels to highlight the ongoing challenges that girls face...
A couple of weeks ago I found myself deep in the Cotswolds. Two middle-aged neighbouring couples on a very pleasant estate of modernish detached houses had fallen out over the...
Why mediate? Won’t a settlement meeting be just as effective? A recent case got me thinking... At the end of last year, I mediated a case between a bank and a married couple who...
Collaboration: a central factor in many property construction projects. But what price collaboration, when a project's smooth running threatens to hit the buffers? Picture the...
How can the sector overcome the challenges of Brexit?