The iconic Orbis #Italia90 ring binder - The 🐐 Didn't know it at the time, but looking back, this 1989 Christmas present was probably the most influential present I ever received as a kid Turned my love of football into an obsession

My colleague Mark Faithfull and I took a deep dive into the world of green building certifications and sustainability ratings. These certifications are creating billions of dollars in value for real estate owners - but they're not cutting carbon bisnow.com/london/news/su…

Interesting news from the UK retail market - ADIA has ended its £350M sale of a majority stake in the Liverpool One shopping centre because rents are improving, but buyers aren't factoring that in to the price they are offering bisnow.com/london/news/re…

Once a symbol of Britain's global might, the London Stock Exchange’s waning strength is now a worrying emblem of decline for the City of London. politico.eu/article/britai…

Royal Mail takeover talks puts one of UK's most valuable property portfolios in spotlight Royal Mail Takeover Talks Put One of UK's Most Valuable Property Portfolios in Spotlight costar.com/article/210893…

Dominus: The £2.4 billion real estate family company built by a refugee Dominus: The £2.4 Billion Real Estate Family Company Built by a Refugee costar.com/article/348454…£24-billion-real-estate-family-company-built-by-a-refugee

No new Chelsea stadium at Earls Court it would seem bisnow.com/london/news/mi…

Presenting this year's Bisnow Women Leading Real Estate list, 24 for '24. Having produced this list five times now, we decided to revisit the first iteration, to find out how the industry has changed. You can find out here. bisnow.com/london/news/wo…

Mammon 1, God, nil. A bitter tale of how a Church pension fund backed the grandson of circus owner Bertram Mills to take down Steve Smith, the founder of PRS REIT, which has built 5,400 family homes for rent in seven years. Result: the death of public market PRS start ups.

Arriving 22 April is The Underground, a new twice-a-week Bisnow newsletter going deep into the major stories in UK commercial property, written by yours truly. If that sounds interesting (it will be), sign up here: bisnow.com/subscriptions/…