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Our professorial contributors illuminate the latest academic research in real estate and economic policy

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Will the Bank sabotage Labour’s growth ambitions?
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by Peter Warburton | Sep 23, 2024

The decision by the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee to reduce Bank Rate from 5.25% to 5% on 31 July was clearly a nail-biting affair, succeeding by the narrowest of margins: five votes to four. The most recent consumer price inflation print of 2.2% in July, implies a real short-term...

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Property Valuations for Secured Lending – Don’t rush the sale!

by Nick French and Chris Thorne | Apr 19, 2023

Introduction Sadly you often hear of banks asking for a valuation based on a “forced sale” or on the special assumption that the period allowed for marketing is restricted. More...

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Where are we heading and where do we stand?

by Dr Mohamad Hassan Shahrour and Dr Ryan Lemand | Feb 9, 2023

An economic outlook. The global economy is constantly in motion, with various factors influencing its trajectory. From inflation to trade relations and political events: where...

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Corporate debt and the global economy

by Aymen Smondel and Mohamad Hassan Shahrour | Dec 8, 2022

A global economy at a standstill, populations confined and hospitals overcrowded are the consequences of an unprecedented health crisis. A rescue plan is needed and recovery...

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Entering the brave (not so) new world

by Alex Moss | Nov 22, 2022

So…It has finally happened. A mere decade later than initially expected, the real estate industry is coming to terms with the inevitable end of quantitative easing, ie, 'normal'...

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Solvency II – SCR for real estate

by Malcolm Frodsham | Nov 14, 2022

A guide to the requirement. Solvency II is a comprehensive programme of regulatory requirements for insurers. One of the two financial requirements of Solvency II is the Solvency...

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Bankers need to be personally liable to avoid future financial crises – new research

by David Blake | Nov 10, 2022

Most financial crises have plenty in common. They tend to start in the banking sector and involve excessive borrowing, together with an asset bubble, usually related to property....

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How family offices invest in real estate

by Thomas Wiegelmann and Morten Bennedsen | Nov 8, 2022

These are important drivers of real estate market activity today and are likely to be even more important ones in the future. Family offices invest and manage assets with the aim...