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Commercial Property Markets

Key information

Funding
Self-funded
School
Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
Location
Edinburgh
Delivery type
Full-time, Part-time
Start date
September

Research interests focus on the economics of property markets and investment but also assess the implications for government policy. Particular interests can be broadly classified as the spatial dimension of real estate markets, property cycles, investment and policy issues.

Research on the spatial dimension of real estate markets ranges from the internal structure of cities through to links with the macroeconomy. Papers have included topics as diverse as:

  • Intra-urban rental patterns of offices and industrial property
  • Office submarkets
  • Differences in commercial and industrial rental trends between towns and cities
  • The nature and structure of spatial industrial property markets
  • Spatial variations in rental depreciation/obsolescence
  • A predictive model of city office rents
  • Valuation accuracy and spatial variations in the efficiency of the property market
  • The role of the commercial property market in the sustainability of cities

Project supervisor

Staff contributing to this research area include:

Colin Anthony Jones

Professor

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Neil Dunse

Professor

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Entry requirements

Candidate criteria

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Funding information

StatusFull TimePart Time
Scotland£5,006£2,503
England / Wales / N Ireland£5,006£2,503
International£19,816£9,908
  • Status: Your residency status is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course.
  • International: 'International' includes applicants from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in UK. (This does not include students from the Republic of Ireland - see above).

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