...Ziade Hailu; Gerrit Rooks Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the provision of formal land and building rights provides incentives to poor households to invest in their property in urban Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach – To test the hypothesis a natural quasi...

... landlords. These case studies included interviews with both policy staff and staff responsible for individual investment projects. Findings In the Dutch non‐profit housing sector, models based on principles of strategic business planning and similar models have been applied to structure...

...Michael Ross Jayne; Glynn Skerratt Ethical and environmental investment criteria, now known as socially responsible investment (SRI), are increasingly commonplace in the market today. Some investors have specifically set themselves up as ethical investors. Consequently, ethical considerations...

...Karl‐Werner Schulte Investigates the role of investment and finance in real estate education and researches the programs of the conferences of the American Real Estate Society (ARES), the European Real Estate Society (ERES), held in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001, and the program...

...Sheng Chengmao; Fang Zhida; Yu Xiaohong Using the quantitative analysis method, this paper studies the property investment differentia in areas such as East China, Middle China and West China, as well as the characteristics of property investment based on the relevant economic index in different...

... of Grosvenor Estate Holdings said: © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> By demonstrating that listed office buildings can be a good investment, I hope that this research will encourage developers and investors to think sensibly about contributing to the vibrancy and sustainability of our towns and cities...

... with more confidence and to attract further investment. "Creating Quality Dialogue" will be distributed to all listed companies shortly by the London Stock Exchange. The full text of the report can be accessed on the Innovation Unit's Web site, www.innovation.gov.uk Further copies of the report can...

...John R. Mansfield The residential private rented sector (PRS) represents a major investment opportunity for individuals, corporates and institutions following the sector’s deregulation in 1988. Yet the sector retains historic perception problems by institutions. The development or expansion...

...Patrick McAllister; John R. Mansfield A previous paper (Vol. 16 No. 3) examined the potential contribution of derivative products to the mitigation of some of the problems and risks associated with direct property investment. This paper analyses the property‐related derivative products that have...

... or support specific business activities. The results of a survey carried out using a sample of investment properties and their tenants within the City illustrate the existence of these variations. In particular, the difference between tenant organizations’ perceived supply and demand for individual building...

... Robert Weaver of FPDSavills Residential Investment Portfolios comments: "The survey highlighted growing evidence that major residential investors are starting to appraise portfolios on the same investment performance basis as they use for commercial property." A third of the major investors...

... © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Investment Property market Institutional investment bulletin Keywords Investment, Property market The property investment market has reached levels of activity not seen since the heady days of the late 1980s. Rising rents and growth...

... Although the average yield on property has stayed static (due to rounding), it underlines the fact that demand is concentrated in pockets, and not evenly spread across the market. The market is more analytical and focused. The main points of the ONS findings are: Total net investment...

... © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Investment Property companies Property ­ Top 1000 industry (Plimsoll Publishing) Keywords Investment, Property companies Of all companies in the Property ­ Top 1000 industry, 47 per cent, increased their level of borrowings...

... of the North generally, examines the tenurial issues and land management practices of the region and their implications for investment mobilization. The evidence suggests that the chequered history of land tenure not only resulted in social unrest and the displacement of helpless villagers, but also induced...

...Neil Martindale The total capital value of the tenanted non‐residential property of English and Welsh local authorities is immense, more even than the total holdings of the top eight, UK‐based, property companies. However, while property investment companies own tenanted property for financial...

... property Investment Planning OFFICE DESIGN THE WAY FORWARD Richard Bennett In recent years new office buildings have been built and existing space refitted at an unprecedented rate. Office space is no longer merely a neutral environment for office workers, but has become a reflection...

...John Harrison Reviews the first year of the Business Expansion Scheme (BES). Concludes that it was not an unqualified success. Adds that the 1989 budget offered a good opportunity for investment in assured let tenancies. Assesses the possibilities by region. Discusses demand and opportunity...

..., whether as an individual or as some other person, is likely to seek a yield on the investment in the form of an annual net rental income together with long-term capital appreciation. The investor holds property as a capital asset: not as stock-in-trade. The duration of ownership is likely to be lengthy...

..., mainly because of the strategic advantages of their location between the M25 and the continent. © MCB UP Limited 1989 France Investment Property markets United Kingdom THE CHANNEL TUNNEL CORRIDOR Katherine Allcock 1993 will be the first time for over 5,000 years that Britain will have...