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Insight
Mipim 2024 Day 3: blog by Susan Freeman
The morning started with our Get Set for Net Zero Property Week panel which is part of an initiative of which Mishcon de Reya is a founding partner.
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Insight
Mipim 2024 Day 2: blog by Susan Freeman
Wednesday started bright and early with a freezing shower as the boiler in my apartment block had completely given up the ghost and the feeble trickle of water was now ice cold. Are there any reasonably priced hotel rooms in Cannes at peak Mipim when you need them? I doubt ...
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News
Peter Bill on Labour’s new housing gameplan
Guardian 9 March: Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet will meet top civil servants in Whitehall before Easter as Labour prepares to form the next government. That post-Easter conversation imagined: Treasury mandarin to DLUHC permanent secretary Sarah Healey: “Anything we need to worry about?”
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Insight
Make some noise for Newcastle
A new music venue planned for former Debenhams store makes perfect sense for this party city.
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Insight
Unpicking Hunt’s axing of MDR
End of multiple dwellings relief solves abuse of the system but could also cripple legitimate investors.
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Insight
Mipim 2024 Day 1: blog by Susan Freeman
My flight into Nice was delayed so all my plans to attend early evening receptions on Monday night were thwarted. The taxi driver then drove off with my coat, which wasn’t ideal as it’s freezing here at night.
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Insight
New life for labs in urban spaces
Today’s science graduates want to stay closer to the action and the life they knew while studying.
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Insight
SME housebuilders need backing
The regulatory landscape, high interest rates and planning issues are holding housebuilding back.
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News
International Women’s Day: Puma’s Tarinee Pandey on why true inclusion equals belonging
The theme of International Women’s Day is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ – but what does that mean?
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News
International Women’s Day: Real Estate Balance’s Sue Brown on progressing gender equality beyond the annual celebration
Sue Brown, managing director at Real Estate Balance, reflects on how far gender equality has come since the organisation was established and how far it still has to go.
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News
Road to net zero gets bumpy as political U-turns on green pledges increase
Political U-turns on green pledges and investor withdrawals from ESG funds threaten progress to net zero.
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News
The UK housebuilding crisis urgently needs a planning reform
A system that allows developments that comply with the rules to get built would boost housebuilding rates
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News
Peter Bill on how to navigate Mipim
The best meetings are accidental. The best outcomes unexpected.
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Insight
Why it’s time for a new housebuilder model
Financial challenges could prompt further alignment between institutional capital and housebuilders.
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Insight
The challenges of urban logistics
Repurposing underused retail, office or car park units into ultra-last-mile facilities requires careful planning.
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Insight
Clear benefits to healthy homes
Delivering healthier homes supports wellbeing and can offer developers a competitive advantage.
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Insight
Stars align for Gateshead scheme
After a long history of setbacks, construction of a new conference centre is now set to begin this spring.
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Insight
Gallantium’s Andrew Greener on a fresh outlook on mental health in the property sector
Being proactive develops a positive culture towards mental health that can boost morale and reduce absenteeism and staff turnover.
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Insight
Can we still count on ONS data?
Official statistics play up inflation and play down labour market strength in a highly politicised way.
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Online
Savills’ Robert Stapleton on why hotels still prove a solid hedge against inflation
Hotels are the second-oldest asset class after residential – and consumers continue to seek a home away from home to visit new places, friends and family.