Investors need to have confidence in the maturity of the market in terms of transparency of returns and risks. Information on property returns is normally available for prime markets whereas urban regeneration locations to varying degrees are characterized by an opaque rather than a transparent...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) on Public Private Partnership (PPP) markets around the world. Specifically, it aims to highlight the extent of over reliance on debt finance, as well as the conditions needed to attract...

Purpose – This research aims to provide an insight into large-scale real estate projects in Europe and how they are using a more innovative blend of finance. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology involved a mix of desk-based study, interviews and case studies. Interviews were held...

Purpose – Property performance indices have invariably focused upon prime markets with a variety of approaches used to measure investment returns. However, there is relatively little knowledge regarding the investment performance of property in regeneration areas. Indeed, there is a perception...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the merits of using projects bonds to finance infrastructure investment projects and considers the pricing of such bonds and the level of risk premium demanded by the market. Design/methodology/approach – The research used a mix of...

The financing of urban regeneration and levering of private-sector investment remains a major policy issue. This article, utilising the results of a behavioural survey, analyses the motivations of investors and their participation across a range of regeneration initiatives. The pattern of...

Initially, this paper reviews the relationship between the private housing sector and the macroeconomy. Attention focuses upon the divergent behaviour of the housing market at a regional level, using the case of Northern Ireland, relative to that for the national United Kingdom market....

Urban regeneration has been an integral focus of central government policy in the UK for more than three decades and has played a pivotal role in enhancing the competitiveness of the UK economy, repositioning cities and city regions as the mainstays of economic growth. Utilising IPD data, this...

The operation of the property market is constrained by an absence of information with barriers to data transparency arising from several sources. This paper reports upon research commissioned by the RICS into the concept of data sharing within the surveying profession with particular reference...