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InsightPartnerships make communities
When the housing secretary announced a new commission championing beautiful buildings as an integral part of the drive to build the homes communities need, it marked a shift in the way national government viewed the future of housebuilding.
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How to cater to today’s consumer
Does anyone remember what life was like before the iPhone or TV on demand?
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Towering ambitions in Docklands
At 7pm on Friday 9 February 1996, I was one floor up from Property Week , working at Building magazine.
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Pay gap reporting is here to stay
We have a problem. According to PwC, the average gender pay gap in real estate improved by 3.8% in the newly reported 2018 figures but the sector continues to have one of the highest pay gaps among all UK industries at 28%
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Fresh modular recruits welcome
The recent news that Goldman Sachs has invested £75m in East Midlands factory-built housing company Top Hat is a welcome shot in the arm for the struggling modular housing sector.
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Learn from personal challenges
It is the third anniversary of Britain’s referendum on its membership of the EU and yet we are no closer to knowing what Brexit really means
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Lurch to left would be a calamity
George Monbiot, Stowe- and Oxford-educated environmental and political activist and Guardian columnist, is clearly a very clever chap, but he is as scary as he is smart.
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Kier should look back not forward
Kier doesn’t need ‘Future Proofing’ (the title given to its largely ineffectual turnaround programme). It needs past-proofing, or at least recent-past-proofing.
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Are charity shops finally losing their stigma?
The inclusion of a Shelter store in the ultra-cool and aspirational Coal Drops Yard scheme in London’s King’s Cross is a potential game-changer.
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Sustainability from the inside out
Change is afoot. The property industry has long considered investment in sustainability to be important, but often at odds with the profit-driven pressures many real estate companies face.
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Mipim 2019: day two – a busy London Stand, UK investment and a packed itinerary
I can tell it’s been a successful and event-packed day at Mipim as I’m writing this blog in the early hours of the morning! We have just concluded our Tuesday night Mishcon de Reya client dinner at La Petite Maison, which has become something of a tradition. As always, it ...
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Mipim 2019 blog: day one – construction chaos, high winds and comfortable shoes
Has anyone else noticed there is something strange going on with the Cannes beach restaurants? Mystified by the profusion of building construction permits outside the familiar beachside haunts, I did a little research and came across a Hollywood Reporter piece last summer headlined ‘Cannes Construction Leads to Chaos on ...
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How Frankfurt is benefiting from Brexit
As there are still no definitive signs to show whether the UK will leave the EU in less than three weeks, continental European cities are benefiting from this uncertainty.
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Collapse of Long Island Amazon deal is bad news for New York City
The governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, is begging Jeff Bezos to reconsider his stunning decision to walk away from a ‘done deal’ to create an Amazon campus in the Long Island City neighbourhood of Queens.
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The year 2020 is going to be the start of a new chapter for London’s West End
A perfect storm of rising costs, waning consumer confidence and Brexit uncertainty has hit UK retail, putting businesses and investors under increasing pressure to adapt and ride the wave of change.
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Looking back at 30 years of Mipim memories
Incredibly, this year is the 30th anniversary of Mipim, the international real estate convention in Cannes.
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London’s long-term future has never looked brighter
As the international property world gathers at Mipim, those visiting the London Stand may expect uncertainty to be the prevailing mood as Brexit looms on the horizon.
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Retail remains as fast-paced and innovative as ever
Retail is undoubtedly experiencing a fundamental structural shift, driven by online shopping.
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Will sheds retain value?
Changes in the supply chain and considerable attention from the most sophisticated global capital have pushed the UK logistics sector to centre stage.
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Q&A: St Modwen on its spec plans
Property director Rupert Joseland tells Richard Williams about the firm’s ambition to become a big player in the industrial and logistics sector
