
Adam Branson
Adam Branson is the former features editor and legal and professional editor at Property Week. He now writes for the magazine on a freelance basis.
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Nottingham is the latest stretched council facing property sell-off
Council’s bankruptcy puts Broad Marsh retail project in doubt as other cash-strapped authorities sell assets.
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Ofgem’s energy grid review to kick zombies out of the queue
Experts welcome regulator’s plan to make it quicker for schemes to connect to grid by culling unviable projects.
- Markets
Town regeneration on a budget
Developers are transforming vacant urban sites at a fraction of the usual cost.
- Markets
Regional focus: East of England
The government wants to turn Cambridge into ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’. Adam Branson reports on the ambitious proposal and takes a look at some of the major developments under way across the region.
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AI set to be ‘true disruptor’ of data centre property market
Experts say different needs of AI applications will transform data centres’ design, power needs and location.
- Markets
Balancing affordability and rising costs are crucial in the PBSA sector
Higher construction costs coupled with rising demand are pushing up prices in the purpose-built student accommodation sector. So, how can developers deliver affordable student accommodation in the current market, asks Property Week’s Adam Branson.
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Flex is stronger than WeWork
The US pioneer’s woes do not reflect weakness in wider flexible office market.
- Insight
Sunak’s rollback of net zero targets is ‘short-term thinking’
Industry experts have expressed anger at the government’s plans to delay its sustainability commitments.
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All eyes on sustainability
As he wrestled with getting the economy back on track in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis, then prime minister David Cameron was reported to have told ministers and civil servants alike to “cut the green crap”. This from a man who just a few years previously had ...
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MEES uncertainty angers industry as Sunak dilutes net-zero policies
Rishi Sunak’s shift in the government’s net zero commitments last week managed to simultaneously incur the wrath of environmental campaigners, the automotive industry, energy companies and most of the property sector.
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The charge of the microgrids
As the National Grid runs out of capacity, Property Week looks at energy alternatives for developers.
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Developers get ready for BNG
From this November, new projects will be required to meet biodiversity targets.
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Experts back British Land and Landsec’s planning proposals
Industry supports call for government to unlock brownfield sites but says the policies could go a step further.
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Regional focus: Scotland
While a few key schemes are under way, some of Scotland’s main markets are suffering from a lack of supply and investment. Property Week reports.
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Freight and logistics planning consultation misses the mark
Experts welcome publication of the consultation into planning reform but find its contents disappointing.
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Care homes in a short supply
The need for care beds is outpacing supply, creating risks and opportunities.
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Building safety: industry yet to grasp scale of task ahead
Some remediation progress has been made but experts say many firms are ‘burying their heads in the sand’.
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Growth plans get ready for take-off
UK airports are set to expand to a degree that has not been seen in decades.
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Prospect of more Help to Buy divides the property industry
While housebuilders welcome the mooted return of the home ownership initiative, others are highly critical
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Education facilities look on course to revive vacant retail space
Croydon’s Whitgift Centre is latest in a series of schemes looking to educational uses as new anchor tenants.