All Comment articles – Page 2
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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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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.
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The rise and rise of super prime
Foreign wealth and the pound’s weakness against the dollar have boosted overseas investor interest.
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Life sciences need help to grow
London has potential to become a global life sciences super-cluster, but it needs government support.
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Offset funding failure
Few in business will be entirely shocked to learn that a levy imposed by government has been collected with little idea of how to spend it.
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Keeping on top of energy (mis)use
Monitoring systems are vital tools that should be seamlessly integrated into long-term energy strategies.
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Getting the measure of carbon
RICS is working with other industry bodies to establish a common standard for carbon measurement.
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Leaders, it is time for action
It is no secret that the property industry, like the wider built environment, is not where it needs to be when it comes to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) – and the lack of progress comes down to the lack of impactful leadership.
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Housebuilders are facing continuing challenges – but solutions can be found
Recent data released by the National House Building Control (NHBC) unveils a concerning trend in the housing market.
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Mipim and the human factor
One of the joys of visiting Mipim is not knowing quite who you’ll meet or what you might hear while you’re there.
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Make construction more inviting
It is imperative we create an inclusive, attractive industry if we want more women to take on roles.
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Localising supply chains with technology
Digital tools can help procurement teams source equipment locally to reduce costs and meet eco goals.
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Data centres are ripe for investment
Rapidly accelerating demand and limited supply are driving up the value of existing EU data centres.
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Women aren’t property’s problem
Since 2015, Real Estate Balance has made great progress in tacking gender inequality in the industry.
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Mipim 2024 Day 3: blog by Susan Freeman
The morning started with our Get Set for Net Zero Property Week panel which is part of an initiative of which Mishcon de Reya is a founding partner.
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Mipim 2024 Day 2: blog by Susan Freeman
Wednesday started bright and early with a freezing shower as the boiler in my apartment block had completely given up the ghost and the feeble trickle of water was now ice cold. Are there any reasonably priced hotel rooms in Cannes at peak Mipim when you need them? I doubt ...
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Peter Bill on Labour’s new housing gameplan
Guardian 9 March: Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet will meet top civil servants in Whitehall before Easter as Labour prepares to form the next government. That post-Easter conversation imagined: Treasury mandarin to DLUHC permanent secretary Sarah Healey: “Anything we need to worry about?”