The paper explores the reasons for the persistence in the UK of significant relative interregional variations in office property investment in the face of economic theory and empirical evidence that would support its more even spatial distribution. The argument is made from a cultural economy...

Studies on UK and US property investment markets have historically been portrayed the decision-making process as an exercise in rational analysis. This notion is fundamentally flawed because the concepts of a perfect market and of perfect information used in modelling decision making in the...

This study aims to explore the influence of external actors on investment decision-making and the potential to subsequently prejudice investment outcomes in the UK office market. Research to date on decision-making processes in real estate has focused on the field of valuation. Work by Diaz (1990a;...

‘Sustainable’ or ‘green’ commercial buildings are frequently seen as a growth sector in the property investment market. This research examines the emergence of sustainable commercial buildings in both the UK and overseas. The empirical part of the paper is based on a telephone survey of...