All articles by Richard Blakeway
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InsightImprovement in UK procurement could be one of Brexit’s biggest upsides
You don’t need reminding that we’re less than a year from exiting the EU.
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Insight2018 preview: get ready for a year of big real estate projects
With a royal wedding and a football World Cup, 2018 will be another year bursting with big events.
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InsightJoined-up thinking is starting to underpin regeneration
Disruption is the word of the moment. It was the theme for this year’s RESI Conference, with a focus on proptech and the precision manufacturing of homes.
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InsightDespite political uncertainty, the time is right to tackle the housing crisis
At the start of 2017, many commentators looked across the channel at the series of impending national elections - in France, the Netherlands and Germany - and noted the uncertainty they posed.
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InsightSmart railway station redevelopment is key to renewal
With Article 50 due to be triggered shortly after Mipim, it is timely to reflect on the UK and European property markets.
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InsightIt is time the government looks afresh at how it taxes property and land
So the chancellor has delivered the last ever Autumn Statement and the first indication of the new government’s fiscal priorities.
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InsightModular needs a Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or Henry Ford
Of the headlines from this month’s RESI Conference, one of the most eye-catching was Tony Pidgley’s pledge that 20% of Berkeley’s output would now be modular.
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InsightA better-quality rental offer is vital for London
Every six days another floor is built on the tallest tower so far consented in the Elephant Castle regeneration zone.
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InsightWhen residential meets industrial
At eight hours and 41 minutes a day, more time is spent by the average Briton using digital devices than sleeping, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom.
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InsightDon’t let capacity concerns get in the way of progress
With all the excitement of the election campaign, politicians could be forgiven for missing a prediction by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a report entitled, ‘Will 2019 be the year the UK stops building?’
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InsightInternational concensus is to build, build, build
“Sales down, prices up - foreign buyers blamed” screamed the headline, which, despite being 11,000 miles away, took me home in a millisecond.
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InsightWhat the UK can learn from ambitious US rental schemes
You may not know Bruce Rauner, but he’s a brave man. The Republican was elected the 42nd Governor of Illinois during this month’s mid-terms.
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InsightHousing zones will bring a fresh approach to solving the capital’s housing needs
London has enough land to double housebuilding.
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Nationwide: Richard Blakeway
Releasing public land could help capital’s affordable housing crisis
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InsightAn urban renaissance at last under London mayor’s homes agency
Early one spring morning, at the outset of an economic boom, one of Europe’s largest council estates, the Aylesbury in south London, was the setting for Tony Blair’s first speech as prime minister.
