Hi Simon, hope you’re well. Yes but it’s extremely difficult to reinvent itself in current market - Main issues also being, which I know is a bit of a broken record - Traffic - main thoroughfare for traffic going into London and up to A3 etc Parking - Wandsworth town centre has over 2,000 more parking spaces than Putney due to its scale. Never going to happen in Putney. Large well configured space - there is demand for large space in Putney, however there is a lack of it due to layout of High Street. Before anyone mentions the M and S. That is an existing lease and has various complications. Split ownerships - If we had one or two landlords that owned the whole of the high street . Then tenant mix could be controlled and rents would not always be the priority over the tenant. Howard de Walden Estate in Marylebone being a good example. Simple way to explain this is, if someone on this forum relied on income from a shop in a pension fund as an example . Then they wouldn’t take a 10k rent from Margeret’s Fashion over a 60k rent from Costa Coffee?! Putney Exchange is a single ownership and has tried very hard to attract niche retailers at sensible rents . Unfortunately these retailers haven’t always succeeded to date. They’ve therefore had to go down the more mass market retail route . Sportdirect, Tiger, The Works and Wilkos . All of whom are very popular Uk high street retailers. Enjoyed across the UK by many. We do still have many attractive, well run retailers on LRR and URR/ Lacy Road and Putney Bridge Road, appreciate these are mainly cafes etc. Some of which have been very successful! I see there is an independent Pet Shop opening up on the High Street! Will be interesting to see if that gets much interest!

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Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	04/11/21 14:55:00	Nick Gulliford
Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 13:06:00	David Thompson
Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 13:28:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 14:02:00	Matt Palmer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 15:26:00	Leslie McDonnell
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 16:33:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 21:54:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	05/11/21 22:20:00	Martine Guy
Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	05/11/21 22:13:00	Barbara Shillabeer
Reply	05/11/21 22:40:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	06/11/21 00:27:00	Michael Winstanley
Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 11:27:00	Nick Gulliford
Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 14:06:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 21:12:00	Michael Winstanley
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 21:28:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	07/11/21 10:07:00	Michael Winstanley
Re:Re:Re:Reply	14/11/21 23:01:00	Michael Winstanley
Reply	06/11/21 14:07:00	Sean Hodges
Reply	06/11/21 15:05:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	06/11/21 15:18:00	Katrina Black
Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 16:51:00	Nick Gulliford
Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/21 17:31:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	07/11/21 09:38:00	Nick Gulliford
Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	07/11/21 10:10:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	07/11/21 12:48:00	Natalie Jenna
Re:Re:Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	07/11/21 15:47:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	07/11/21 16:10:00	Martine Guy
Reply	08/11/21 12:17:00	Carl Broadley
Reply	08/11/21 12:22:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	08/11/21 12:49:00	Carl Broadley
Re:Reply	08/11/21 18:23:00	Jenny Featherstone
Re:Is Putney the best place to live in UK? Or the world?	13/11/21 09:53:00	Heather Christie
Reply	14/11/21 00:49:00	Carl Broadley
Re:Reply	14/11/21 17:18:00	Nick Gulliford
Re:Re:Reply	19/11/21 16:08:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:Re:Reply	19/11/21 16:27:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	14/01/22 19:43:00	Martine Guy

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