All articles by Christopher Walker – Page 3
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Special Reports
The UK water security crisis is bigger than Thames Water
The UK water industry is in serious crisis. Christopher Walker explores the urgent need to restore trust for consumers and investors
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Analysis
On the move: Global migration and real assets
Migration can boost economies but also put a strain on infrastructure and society. Christopher Walker looks at the future implications for real assets
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Special Reports
Energy transition powers up infrastructure asset class
Energy transition is the fastest-growing part of the infrastructure asset class, fuelled by demand from governments, companies and investors. Christopher Walker reports
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Interviews
Parag Khanna: Mass migration will lead to ‘winners and losers’ among cities
Mass migration will lead to ‘winners and losers’ among cities, according to Parag Khanna. Christopher Walker reports
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Analysis
BPF calls for partnership between UK property industry and government
CEO Melanie Leech tells Christopher Walker what the real estate industry wants from a new government
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Analysis
Is the UK housing market facing the prospect of rent controls?
Christopher Walker investigates whether institutional investors are becoming spooked
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Special Reports
Unstable connection: investors reconsider headlong rush into fibre networks
Investors have been rushing to roll out fibre broadband. But do rising costs, ‘overbuilding’ concerns and ‘altnet’ failures spell trouble? Christopher Walker reports
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Special Reports
Climate Investment: ‘Focus on where the emissions really are’
Climate Investment, founded by oil and gas companies, is investing in technology that can decarbonise the hardest-to-abate sectors. Christopher Walker speaks to CIO Josh Haacker
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Special Reports
Smart energy race: the tech is here but it needs more venture capital
The world will not get to net zero without new technology, but venture capital is needed. Christopher Walker reports
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Interviews
Michael Brand on the ‘next generation of assets’
Mercer has appointed its first head of real assets in a sign of the times. Christopher Walker speaks to Michael Brand about the move
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Special Reports
Metro versus machine: AI and the office market
The office sector is already reeling from a post-pandemic fall in demand. Could AI accelerate the decline? Christopher Walker reports
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Analysis
Analysis: What the Baltimore Bridge collapse means for real assets
Other US ports set to benefit, but local real estate and transport inflation unlikely to be affected
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Interviews
GIIA membership surpasses 100 as investors court governments
With elections due on both sides of the Atlantic, the role of the group becomes critical
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Special Reports
US student housing: Investors need to do their homework
The outlook for student housing in the US looks good, but the sector comes with some unique challenges. Christopher Walker reports
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Special Reports
The UK life-science real estate market evolves fast
The market is being led by the ‘golden triangle’ – and potentially emerging regions within the country. Christopher Walker reports
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Interviews
Q&A: Oxford University Development
Christopher Walker talks to Anna Strongman, Chas Bountra and Wes Erlam about the joint venture between Oxford University and Legal & General
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Special Reports
Kadans Science Partner: The trailblazing specialist developer
After buying a Dutch university subsidiary in 2009, Kadans has grown to become a trailblazing European developer. Christopher Walker talks to CEO Michel Leemhuis
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Special Reports
European student housing: Markets divided by rent control
Investment opportunities across Europe are enormous, but Christopher Walker finds a market divided by levels of rent control
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Special Reports
European life-science real estate: a market catching up fast
The sector in Europe is some way behind that in the UK and US, but Christopher Walker reports that the gap is narrowing
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Special Reports
Q&A: Bruntwood SciTech
Bruntwood SciTech aims to support the UK’s ambition to become a global science and technology superpower. Christopher Walker talks to Ciara Keeling, Wes Erlam and Kevin Etchells