A Review of the Local Economic Landscape
A Review of the Local Economic Landscape A few issue ago, I looked at some of the issues likely to affect the pound on our pocket (thank you, Harold Wilson) over the coming [...]
Articles by Jonathan Browne
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High Farce In Hornsey… The Hornsey High St Development.
High Farce In Hornsey. The Hornsey High Street Development No, everyone, the title of this piece – very regrettably – does not refer to a new theatrical venture [...]
A Sunny Economic Outlook…Or Will The Housing Market Whip Up A Storm?
Over the past few months, since I made a few forecasts last summer and certainly until the last few days as I write in mid-May, it’s been unrelenting good news – the [...]
Business Rates – Fit For Purpose??
You’ll have seen in the press recently that there’s been a lot of debate as to whether the current way of calculating and levying business rates is fair, and indeed – [...]
Interesting Developments…………
So – it’s official. Following a decision by Haringey’s Planning Committee at a meeting on 3rd February Hornsey Depot development really is going to happen, with a [...]
So You Want To Open A New Shop…..
Over the past few issues, I’ve talked about “big picture” issues like the economy, changing shopping habits and how leases work, and also tried to put local issues like [...]
Don’t Believe The Headlines….And Don’t Take Your Eye Off The Ball…..
A few issues back, I talked about the folly of taking sound bites like “greedy landlords” at face value, often whipping up in the process a frenzy of what I believe is [...]
So what does the future hold?
In the last three issues I’ve talked about some of the challenges that have been facing our high streets in recent times and I hope contributed to people’s understanding [...]
In another major development…….
On 15th and 26th November I attended meetings – the first called by Lynne Featherstone, and the second hosted by Haringey’s planners – to discuss and seek views [...]
So What Now?
In the last two issues, I’ve touched on some of the challenges facing our high streets, and whether these are a consequence of uncertain economic conditions, changing times [...]