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Mar 15, 2013
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©Chris Rice
Mar 15, 2013
©Chris Rice
Mar 8, 2013
Prefab dreams and the meaning of life
Imagine being able to upload a program and sit back as the machine constructs a bespoke dwelling
©Chris Rice
Feb 15, 2013
Super-prime’s invisible driver
To overpay for real estate at least secures you relative value, a positive yield and a perch above Hyde Park
©Chris Rice
Nov 30, 2012
Undemocratic developments
Time and again residents claim that consultations are carried out in name only
©Chris Rice
Nov 2, 2012
Small plan syndrome
Europe uses history as far too much of an excuse for turning down visionary ideas
©Chris Rice
Oct 19, 2012
Extensions are no substitute for new homes
Sending us off to play about with shovels might be easier than tearing up the greenbelt
©Chris Rice
Oct 12, 2012
Locked in the security cycle
A new report aims to examine the impact of increasing security on fear and trust in British communities
©Chris Rice
Oct 5, 2012
The rise of the high-end flat-pack
With the stigma hanging over prefab now cleared, whole homes created in such a way could help solve a global problem
©Chris Rice
Sep 21, 2012
Ghetto super-prime
The best areas have become bespoke airport lounges for the transitory super-rich
Sep 14, 2012
A hole in the property plot
Politicians need look only as far as Spain to see the perils of valuing building over cost
Sep 7, 2012
Loosen the green belt at our peril
A sell-off would be private profit created out of public loss
Jul 13, 2012
Who’s ripped off now?
Sponsors get very, very angry about other people being allowed to play with words
Jun 29, 2012
Housing crisis finds its own Bob Geldof
Shane Filan has the power to raise awareness of the struggles of millions of non-famous speculators
Jun 22, 2012
Public land should remain so
Developments associated with the Olympics could yet pioneer the alternative models needed around Britain
Jun 15, 2012
In defence of my realm
Like all romances, the relationship between owner and home is about what feels right
Jun 2, 2012
Haven can wait
Monaco requires those who claim residency to actually live there for a substantial fraction of the year
May 26, 2012
In a race to nowhere
Estate agents have devised crafty ways of keeping eager buyers on their toes
May 12, 2012
Monopoly and the real property game
The 100-year-old diversion has almost no resonance with today’s housing market
May 5, 2012
Keep your house above water
It is impressive how some coastal communities threatened with erosion have been taking matters into their own hands
ABOUT PERSPECTIVE
The Perspective column gives a tangential view of the property world. It is written, mostly, by the FT’s Property Correspondent Ed Hammond.
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