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OnlineThe pandemic has sharpened focus on rewilding urban spaces
The practice of rewilding is frequently carried out in rural areas. It can be defined as restoring an area of land to its natural and uncultivated condition to enable natural processes to repair damaged ecosystems, often by reintroducing native plants or animal species that are high on the food chain.
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Behaviour change is vital if we are to achieve net zero carbon
Next week, young climate advocates from across the world will take part in the Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition event in Milan, Italy (28-30 September).
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How will recent retail CVA rulings affect the landlord-tenant relationship?
Like numerous retailers over the last few years, Poundstretcher divided its property estate into three categories, A, B and C, by way of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) launched in July 2020.
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SMEs need incentives to implement net zero strategies
Fires have been raging from one corner of the planet to another. Rain has fallen at Greenland’s ice summit for the first time on record. Parts of Europe have experienced record high temperatures.
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Top tips for commercial tenants
Just over a month on from ‘Freedom Day’ life has returned to normal and we have forgotten the horror of the last 18 months. Right?
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Policy changes present huge opportunities for resi sector
The opportunity for the residential development sector at present is unrivalled. We have all been exposed to our homes and neighborhoods at times, all day, every day.
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Return to the office could be key to winning the war on talent
Post-lockdown Britain may be seeing a trickle rather than a torrent of white-collar workers heading back to the office, but record-high job vacancies and the subsequent re-emergence of a ‘war for talent’ could well expedite the process.
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Will new arbitration act help to resolve rent disputes?
With estimates showing pandemic-induced rent arrears to be somewhere between £5bn and £7bn, it is clear that a significant problem is growing in the world of commercial real estate. After the pressures of the pandemic, it is no surprise that tensions may be running high.
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An open letter to RICS from past president Steve Williams
In an open letter to the RICS governing council’s Levitt review steering committee, former president Steve Williams calls on the crisis-hit body to publish the findings of the recent independent review.
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Brexit could provide the push the property industry needs to sharpen up customer experience
Headlines about staff shortages in UK hospitality should be a wake-up call for certain corners of the property industry and the way we approach customer experience (CX).
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Flexible lease options in the future world of work
The strong desire by the UK workforce to spend at least part of the working week at home is set to force changes on commercial landlords and tenants alike.
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Freeports are a huge opportunity for mid-sized UK cities
With trade set to be more important than ever to the UK economy in a post-Brexit world, mid-sized cities across the land can play a vital part in the country’s wider commercial future.
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Expansion of ULEZ to impact more than 2,000 commercial properties
From 26 October 2021, the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London will be expanding to the north and south circular roads.
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Maintaining Your Assets
Last month, a consultation from the British Board of Agrément revealed intense dissatisfaction amongst building product manufacturers regarding the quality of workmanship within the RMI sector.
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Office space must evolve with occupants’ needs
Over the last few months we’ve seen a great deal of mixed-messaging and uncertainty from the Government around the sensitive issue of returning to the office.
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How to ride the wave of investment into life sciences
A source of global hope during the pandemic has been the life sciences sector, which has moved with incredible speed to produce vaccines. The sector’s ways of working and its real estate requirements are changing just as swiftly, with a number of existing trends in life sciences now being accelerated ...
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Japanese knotweed: identification and treatment can help solve a knotty problem for the housing market
The presence of Japanese knotweed can a deal-breaker but is the bad press out of proportion?
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Overcoming the legal and regulatory challenges of proptech
The real estate industry is experiencing a widespread digital transformation and is seeing the tangible benefits of adopting technology. New innovations are appearing all the time and there is no doubt that proptech is at the heart of this digital revolution.
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Delay in return to offices gives businesses time to prepare
Much of the UK workforce has adapted well throughout the pandemic. Yet the government’s delay in lifting full lockdown restrictions requires another period of readjustment for both employer and employee.
