Reflections from the Operational Real Estate Festival, held at the end of June 2024, which acknowledged the growing interest from investors in businesses linking a property element with the business that goes on inside that property. Capital is waiting to deploy, but the event heard there is still plenty of uncertainty, tempering the pace of deployment.

And some thoughts on the UK and French elections, one terribly orderly and the other less so. While the outcomes are different, both had the input of a very broad spread of voter support - and a low turnout from a population tired of politicians.