SITE VISIT: SLUM REGENERATION, AGRA, INDIA

September 12, 2014

North Kachpura and Yumuna Bridge, Agra, India

Short clip montage of some footage filmed whilst working in Agra as part of a slum upgrading scheme.

Shop vacancy rates fall in UK but regions vary wildly

February 10, 2014

North-west bears brunt of empty shops with vacancy rate of 17.3% compared to 12.2% average with small towns performing best

Retailers in the north and south of Britain face dramatically different conditions despite a slight fall in the proportion of empty shops across the country last year, new data released shows.

Shop vacancy rates fell below 14% for the first time since July 2010 to 13.9% in December last year, according to the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC). That compares to 14.6% in February 2012, suggesting that an improving economy and widespread efforts to help town centres are paying off.

Bank of England director hails shift in property bubble policy

December 20, 2013

/ Katie Allen

Andrew Haldane says there is hope next property cycle will be different, and welcomes discussion on more realistic valuations

The prospect of decades of damaging property booms and busts coming to an end has been raised thanks to proactive policymakers and more realistic valuations from the real estate industry, a top Bank of England official has said.

Against the backdrop of a crash that left commercial property prices 37% below their peak, Andrew Haldane, executive director for financial stability at the Bank said there were reasons to hope the next cycle could be different.