The growth of online retailing and changing consumer patterns will ultimately affect the way valuers appraise retail properties but not until investors themselves start to change attitudes, according to John Welham, head of European retail investment at CB Richard Ellis. ‘Valuers are not yet reflecting the different level of impact internet is having on retailers as investors still tend to focus primarily on covenant strength and longevity of income.’
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