All Comment articles – Page 5
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InsightLenders target new alternatives
There will always be genuinely crazy proposals for property finance, and there will also be those proposals that initially seem crazy simply because they are unusual.
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Distress may be limited in 2023
We have seen this movie before: monetary tightening leading to recession and then monetary easing.
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Options UK’s Christine Hallett on why opportunity knocks with SSAS
Against a backdrop of rising inflation, political uncertainty and widespread industrial action, the pandemic’s lingering effect upon commercial property values has been striking.
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Heritage of London Trust’s Nicola Stacey on why heritage projects play a vital role for the sector
The property industry has sophisticated measures to build social impact into new projects. These include better housing, improved access to education, inclusive staff cultures, volunteering opportunities and support for social enterprise.
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LEXI’s Sam Le Pard on why ‘crazy’ proposals for property finance aren’t so crazy anymore
There will always be genuinely crazy proposals for property finance, and there will also be those proposals that initially seem crazy simply because they are unusual.
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Canvas Offices’ Yaron Rosenblum on ‘office as a service’ as the landlord’s solution
Being a landlord isn’t what it used to be. Conventional wisdom has always found bricks and mortar to be a sound investment, but for the many commercial landlords whose buildings are lying empty, the situation can be a difficult one.
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Dundee City Council’s John Alexander on sowing the seeds of success in Scotland
Throughout history, Scotland has been a centre for innovation, entrepreneurialism and business endeavour, its cities brimming with the ambition to prosper. Today is no different, despite the economic challenges of high inflation and weakened activity.
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Aviva Investors’ Daniel McHugh on why market repricing represents an opportunity for long-term investors
Events in commercial real estate over recent weeks have yet again reminded us that market cycles are long, but investors’ memories are short. Although history is not repeating itself exactly, we have been at this point in the cycle before and seen the same warning lights flashing.
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M7 Real Estate’s Richard Croft on 2023, a year where monetary tightening will lead to monetary easing… again.
We have seen this movie before. Monetary tightening leading to recession and then monetary easing.
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Newstead Capital’s Simon Champ on the silver bullet for SME housebuilders
Life for small and medium-sized housebuilders can be tough compared to the big companies, which have large balance sheets and land banks.
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Colliers’ Willem Janssen and Puma’s Paul Frost on sustainable future proofing
Over the past few years, the flight to quality among investors and corporate blue-chip occupiers has seen many moving their capital away from riskier commercial real estate investments to safer ones – which usually include strongly targeted ESG credentials.
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Shared ownership provides a solution for those priced out of the housing market
Guy Burnett’s piece on shared ownership highlights some of the reasons it is so important that we do everything we can to protect this support for first-time buyers.
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Funding needed to regenerate high street heritage buildings
Visit any typical British high street these days, and there are empty and boarded-up shops that have been left behind as businesses move online or are forced to close stores.
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Carbon Intelligence’s Oliver Light on whether NABERS will be UK landlords’ best friend
Improving the energy efficiency of UK commercial real estate has been on the government’s net-zero agenda since before the launch of the ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’ in 2020. Critically, it is not just about decarbonising the grid, but also about how to reduce the energy consumption ...
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The planning system must be streamlined
There is a lot to unpack in Michael Gove’s latest announcements on planning reform. However, his general retreat from meaningful planning reform, his intention to penalise developers on buildout rates and his approach to diluting the ability to deliver housing will be to the detriment of those in desperate need ...
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Time to rethink the mortgage model
Mortgages have become a staple of modern living, with very few people able to avoid the process when looking to purchase a home. Apart from cash buyers or those gifted a home, most homebuyers must resort to some form of mortgage.
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Smart investors can still succeed
For a market that has historically been cyclical and relatively predictable, recent years have been anything but in the property industry, and as we head into 2023, the fog of political and economic uncertainty shows no signs of lifting.
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Has Gove got it wrong this time?
Readers of this column will know that I have a special place in my heart for that most agile and effective of ministers, Michael Gove.
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Tech will unlock a green future
Between growing social concern over climate change and ambitious environmental strategies being adopted by governments across the world, the global climate crisis is demanding that every aspect of our lives becomes more sustainable.
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Sponsored: IoT essential for student market
Digital transformation within the student accommodation market is being driven both through residents’ demands and from within the market.
