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Students are part of the magic mix
Editor: Your recent ‘Solving the student housing shortfall’ roundtable (p26, 22.03.24) raised some interesting points, with Greystar’s Michela Hancock saying “mixed tenure should be encouraged”.
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Retail takes lead in net zero race
Many supermarkets and retail parks have high EPC ratings and are adopting energy-saving strategies.
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Why the flex office sector no longer needs WeWork
Editor: Adam Neumann has made headlines in recent weeks for his $500m bid to buy back WeWork.
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Tech helps to put occupiers first
The pandemic and the rise of digital management have turbocharged a ‘hotelification’ of real estate.
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Britain’s unnatural nature
The green rolling hills of the British countryside are a national treasure, but they are by no means natural. Think of unspoilt land and you might picture a patchwork of green fields divided by meandering hedgerows or dry-stone walls, home to placidly munching sheep or cows.
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By the way: Peter Bill on Julian Richer’s book on fixing the housing crisis
A signed copy of Julian Richer’s ‘Our Housing Disaster – And What We Can Do About It’ plops through the letterbox, the envelope addressed by the man himself.
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How to measure social value
While progress has been made in the understanding of social impact, there is still a long journey ahead to help businesses gain the most insight from the data that they collect.
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Swansea pioneers a green model
A £4bn green energy, transport hub and port development should be a blueprint for other major cities.
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More clarity on MEES is essential
Government must outline its plans for energy efficiency regulations to help industry hit net zero targets.
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Smashing the glass ceiling
Promoting and retaining women to enable them to reach a senior level is an ongoing challenge for the industry. Ceri Moyers explains how Mentoring Circle is helping to foster inclusion and tackle the gender biases hampering progress.
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All generations need levelling up
Regeneration projects should offer a range of housing and amenity options for people at all stages of life.
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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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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.