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The Analyst

The Orwellian Nightmare of Central Bank Digital Currencies – And Why It Won’t Happen

by Dominic Frisby | Dec 10, 2024

The idea of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), money that governments and their planners will be able to programme, rightly fills many of us with an Orwellian sense of dread. “Did you not have the vaccine? Oh, well then you don’t qualify for the next payment.” “Have you been saying wrong...

Head Of Research

ESG 2.0: Sustainability data and valuation

by Andrew Baum, Luke Graham and Jimmy Jia | Oct 23, 2023

In the summer 2023 issue of The Property Chronicle, we discussed the gathering stranded asset storm in commercial real estate, with one factor being the impact of energy...

Head Of Research

Five reasons why European CRE isn’t out of the woods yet

by Mark Unsworth | Oct 16, 2023

Recent European valuations data from MSCI for Q2 confirmed that capital values are still falling, but at a slower pace than they were last winter. This raises the question as to...

The Professor

The speakable truth about housing

by Andrew Baum | Oct 9, 2023

I enjoy reading good journalism, whether it chimes with my political view or not. Sometimes, however, I wonder whether I am reading something which is deliberately misleading –...

The Analyst

Freefallin’

by Alan Carter | Oct 2, 2023

A lousy summer, an unsatisfactory conclusion to The Ashes, for us, wrapped up warm for the first day of the football season, and a job following the quoted real estate sector....

The Professor

Where next for UK house prices?

by Yolande Barnes | Sep 25, 2023

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...

The Economist

Housing – to die for

by Savvas Savouri | Sep 18, 2023

The Housing Act of ‘80 isn’t something many are likely to be overly familiar with. Yet, throughout the ‘80s, it "acted" to polarise public opinion like few other policies; of...

Investor's Notebook

The self-serving employee survey

by John Gallagher | Sep 11, 2023

A recent article by Knight Frank titled "The Secret to a Happy Workforce: Unveiling the Most Valued Office Perks" delves into the enticing world of workplace benefits. From...

The Storyteller

Sunday morning, back in the fourth pew

by Garrison Keillor | Sep 4, 2023

One good reason to travel around America is to meet American people, all the more so if you’re one of them yourself. I went out West for ten days and rediscovered what I always...

Investor's Notebook

Young professionals to companies: prioritise pay, not play

by John Gallagher | Aug 22, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern corporate culture, there's a new demographic speaking out: young professionals. In the race to attract the best and brightest, companies...