All posts tagged "1984"
Advertising
(1984 Dec) – Now that solicitors (and accountants) are allowed to advertise, it is interesting to observe how a professional group responds to the challenge. Advertising in the property market is so much a part of the furniture that it is difficult to remember that corporate advertising is still relatively novel. To market an intangible […]
The Future for Secondary Shops
(1984 Dec) – The historic development of shopping centres makes fascinating reading. Originally, as people went to market, so came permanent shops. In the post-war housing boom, shops started going to the people and even today, new council housing estates boast a block of shops. The radical change in socio-economic patterns, and the real decline […]
Company News
(1984 Dec) – It cannot come as much surprise to learn that Motorist Discount Centre, with some 300 shops selling motor accessories, has gone into receivership. With the notable exception of Kwik-Save, the northern-based supermarket group, nominal capital commitment to shop fitting is often a sign of a short-term trading philosophy. The acquisition of Cullens, […]
Research or Gut-Feeling?
Dec 1984 – In an increasingly complex economy, research is rapidly intruding upon the traditional province of the valuer: gut feeling. The mixing bowl, into which statistics, “informed” opinions, records of past transactions and trends are all technically blended, creates a science out of prediction. An objective appraisal from a source with influential but vested […]
December 1984 – No.2
Dec 1984 – Thank you for your kind comments about the first issue of ‘QC.’ Activity in the property year always seems to be squeezed into these last three months. A year starts with a lull as the effect of Christmas and New Year celebrations rub off and the cold weather sets it. Spring arrives, […]
Warning Signs
(1984 Sep) – News is coming through that the banks are tightening up on their lending to Asian buyers for grocery businesses. Asians tend to treat their business interests as family concerns, injecting sizeable capital funds from consortium or family sources, with bank loans over 5-10 years, in exchange for an income level which would seem derisory to […]
Research or Gut Feeling
(1984 Sep) In an increasingly complex economy, research is rapidly intruding upon the traditional province of the valuer: gut feeling. The mixing bowl, into which statistics, ‘informed’ opInIons, records of past transactions and trends are all technically blended, creates a science out of prediction. An objective appraisal from a source with influential but vested interests […]
September 1984 – No.1
(1984 Sep) – Many people know that I am a regular contributor to the correspondence columns, so circulating a commentary of this nature to Clients must look like an ego trip to a captive audience – it has crossed my mind that you may not read it! The objective is to keep in touch with […]