All Comment articles
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News
By the way: Peter Bill on Grainger, BTR and Adam Neumann
Helen Gordon needs to whoop things up.
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Jefferies’ managing director Prew on REITs hiding their true values
Net asset values are no longer an accurate reflection of REITs’ performance and their relative worth.
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Forsters’ partner Du Croz on the slow path to planning reform
Government has hiked fees and proposed local authorities return money when they underperform.
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Hammerson chief executive Gagné on creating a vibrant sense of place
Tailored placemaking can bring forth 24/7 urban ‘living spaces’ that have a significant social impact.
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Moorfield Group’s Sadie Malim on investing in rental solutions
Growing demand for a wide spectrum of affordable housing is creating opportunities for investors.
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Pay gaps: pay attention
Gender pay gap figures provoke no end of disgruntlement when published each year.
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Second-guessing second staircases
This week, we take a closer look at the implications of new second-staircase rules for high-rise residential developments.
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Insight
Town Moor could be so much more
Vacant land around Newcastle United FC stadium is chronically underused and could be vastly improved.
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The untapped potential of UK BTR
Despite the shift towards build to rent, institutional investment in the sector has so far been very limited.
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We need supply-side reform now
The UK’s technocracy must be overhauled to liberate business and allow public servants to do their jobs.
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Uncertainty reigns on the high street
The Body Shop’s situation has forced landlords to consider how administrations would affect them.
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By the way: Peter Bill on David Maxwell and RAD London
One of the jockeys competing in Saturday’s Grand National is developer David Maxwell.
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Object lessons in retrofitting
My regular commute to work includes a quarter-mile walk between rail and tube, along Newgate Street in the City of London near St Paul’s.
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Mini towns unlock nuclear future
Modern methods of construction can help house the big workforces needed to build nuclear plants.
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Insight
Time to cure this heritage mania
Backlash against plans to build above historic Birmingham hospital reflects skewed view of value.
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Help to Buy was no housing solution
Editor: Vernon Pethard advocates resurrecting the Help to Buy Scheme to assist young people and families on to the housing ladder (p25, 15.03.24). I profoundly disagree that this would be a sensible solution to the housing crisis.
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Tax breaks for retrofit projects are long overdue
Editor: Owners of heritage buildings have long been calling for greater support to help them bring their assets up to speed with sustainability targets, so it is reassuring to see the City of London Corporation releasing a retrofit toolkit.
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AI will drive evolution of property
Technology is transforming practices in planning, development and management of the built environment.
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Insight
Peter Bill on Landsec and BL management fees
Landsec and British Land are medium-sized companies at best, respectively employing 385 and 356 direct staff in the year to March 2023. Yet Landsec is in the FTSE 100, British Land not far outside.
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Learning from Toronto’s success
Toronto has much in common with Manchester and both serve as examples of successful city planning.