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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MarketsThe office return is slow but steady
Take-up looks good but is not expected to rise significantly until spring.
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Gove hints at housing policy shift from South East to north
New housing secretary suggests in party conference speech that it will build more in north and less in south.
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Labour's housing proposals met with muted industry response
Industry underwhelmed by proposals for green homes retrofitting, higher affordable rents and CPO reform.
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End of the stamp duty holiday unlikely to lead to sales crash
Experts agree that high demand will see return to historical transaction levels, despite stamp duty cliff edge.
- Professional
Planning reforms expected to be watered down or scrapped
Four planning experts give their take on controversial ‘developer’s charter’ and what government should do next.
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The Collective’s collapse sets off alarm bells over co-living
But experts believe fundamentals of the model remain sound despite the operator’s fall into administration.
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Affordable homes funding gets mixed industry reaction
The government’s £8.6bn allocation is welcomed by some but others question viability of the programme.
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What next as UK banks stop banking on the high street?
Leading high street banks have identified more than 200 ‘last-in-town’ branches they intend to close
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Lloyds harbours ambitions to become biggest PRS landlord
Analysts say lender has sound case for investment in rented housing and financial muscle to realise its plans.
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Government urged to heed ‘code red’ report on climate
Property and construction sectors must shoulder responsibility for cutting carbon emissions, add experts.
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Construction confidence is tempered by cost concerns
While the number of tender opportunities is growing, so are concerns about labour and material shortages.
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Liverpool’s property industry decries loss of heritage status
Many argue UNESCO’s removal of world heritage status ignores city’s balance of conservation and development.
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Lack of coherent guidance hampers return to the office
Landlords and occupiers left to manage return to workplaces themselves in absence of government guidance.
- Markets
Is reform off the planning agenda?
Key by-election result and critical report could derail planning shake-up.
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The housebuilder purple patch looks set to continue
Continued growth expected despite cost hikes and end of stamp duty holiday.
- Insight
Make space for the office 2.0
With the BCO poised to review its office density guidance to potentially allow more space per worker, Property Week looks at the implications for the way workplaces are occupied.
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Housebuilders hit as demand for materials outstrips supply
‘Yet another test’ for SMEs as the impact of Covid and Brexit leads to acute shortages and project delays
- Insight
Steel shortage is starting to driving up costs and delays
A perfect storm of supply chain issues means a steel shortage is holding up projects and driving up costs in the industrial sector.
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Property is the key attraction in bid for Morrisons takeover
Other bidders may join private equity firm CD&R in targeting the grocery chain to unlock value of its estate.
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Confidence creeps back into City office investment market
Successful Covid-19 vaccination programme has played key role in driving increased interest in Square Mile
