This is a thorough exploration of the evolution of the commercial property investment and development markets from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

List of tables. List of figures. Acknowledgements. Glossary of abbreviations and technical terms. Introduction. Section One: The evolution of the British commercial property market since 1800. The emergence of a commercial property investment market 1800-1918. The growth of a national commercial property market, 1919-1939. Property investment, development and the capital market between the wars. War and recovery 1939-1954. The property boom 1955-1964. From Brown Ban to Barber Boom 1965-1973. The property crash, aftermath, and recovery 1974-1980. The best of times and the worst of times - the commercial property market since 1980. Section Two: A statistical analysis of the commercial property market. A statistical overview of the property investment market. An econometric analysis of property returns and the volume of institutional property investment. Conclusions. Bibliography. Index. Tables.