Charles W. R. Ward

Professor in Property Investment and Finance

Qualifications

Academic
  • MA, (Economics) University of Cambridge,
  • MA, (Finance and Investment), University of Exeter,
  • PhD (Property Investment), University of Reading
Professional
  • Fellow of the Institute of Investment Management and Research (FIIMR)
  • Member of the Investment Property Forum
  • Member of the IPD Index Consultative Group

Research Interests

  • Capital Markets
  • Investment Performance
  • Option Pricing

Teaching

  • Investment (Property/real estate) - MSc/BSc Land Management
  • Finance - MSc Real Estate
  • Accounting - BSc Land Management

Recent Key Publications

Barkham, R. and Ward, C. Investor Sentiment and Noise Traders: Discount to Net Asset Value in Listed Property Companies. Journal of Real Estate Research,18(2), 1999, 286-306.

Ward, C., Hendershott, P. and French, N. Pricing Upwards Only Rent Review Clauses: An International Perspective. Journal of Property Valuation & Investment, 16(5), 1998, 447-454. 

Ward, C., Crosby, N. and Lizieri, C. Using Asset Pricing Models to Value Property Interests. Right Space: Right Price? RICS Research Report Paper 3. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1998, iv+36pp. 

Crosby, N., Gibson, G., Lizieri, C. and Ward, C. Market Views on Changing Business Practice, Leases and Valuation. Right Space: Right Price? RICS Research Report Paper 6. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1998, 39pp. 

Lizieri, C., Crosby, N., Gibson, G., Murdoch, S. and Ward, C. Right Space: Right Price? A Study of the Impact of Changing Business Patterns on the Property Market. A Report for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by the Department of Land Management and Development, University of Reading and DTZ Debenham Thorpe., London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1997, pp.38. 

Crosby, N., French, N. and Ward, C. Contemporary UK Market Valuation Methods for Over-rented Properties : a Framework for Risk Adjustment. Journal of Property Research, 14(2), 1997, 99-115. 

Ward, C. and French, N. The Valuation of Upwards Only Rent Reviews: an Option Pricing model, Journal of Property Valuation & Investment,15(2), 1997, 171-182 

Barkham, R., Henry, O. and Ward, C. The Relationship between Property and Inflation. Journal of Property Finance. 7(1), 1996, 62-76 



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