YIELDS – AN ANDREW BAUM APPROACH
In my time of studying property and property finance, one of the neatest equations I came across was introduced to me by Andrew Baum. He is a big advocate for thinking about property yields in the...
View ArticleAPC BONANZA
With APC season fast approaching, we’re going to be uploading a series of blogs that will hopefully be of use to those of you guys who are sitting – and maybe a refresher to some of you for who RICS...
View ArticleDO I NEED TO “KNOW” THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT?
This is a question asked by every APC candidate, at some point during their preparation. Weirdly, even if it’s not a competency at all, you do need to know some of it. I’ll pick up some key points...
View ArticleSWAPS – A beginner’s guide in a property context
A swap is a swap, as you know it – exchanging one thing for another. In a plain vanilla world, you might expect the cost of a loan to be, say 7% per annum. However, banks look to match their income to...
View ArticleEXIT YIELDS – Myths dispelled
Myth 1. Growth is explicit in the cashflow. Therefore use a growth explicit exit yield. Myth 2. You should not forecast – it is not your job. Myth 3. You can only go on property market evidence today I...
View ArticleBUILDINGS AND PRODUCTIVITY – the life-cycle benefit of good commercial...
Margaret Thatcher always said she was most productive when she was slightly cold, and slightly hungry. Her working environment had a great impact on the amount that she achieved on any particular day,...
View ArticleOFFICE TO RESI: how to make an asset out of dead space
prptblog tackles the problem of wasted “dead” space in office to resi conversions. We took to the streets today to ask end users how developers could turn a liability into a social and financial asset....
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