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There’s no profit in standing still
As you may have noticed, during the holiday break we’ve had the decorators in to update our print magazine’s look and feel. I hope you like the result, which is part of Property Week’s never-ending effort to improve the service we provide.
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Barings’ Paul Stewart on why 2024 could be a favourable entry point for the next property cycle
It would not exactly be groundbreaking to say that the past year has presented some significant challenges to businesses, both in the UK and further afield
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Civic Engineers’ Leah Stuart on tackling ageing UK infrastructure more imaginatively
When it comes to urban infrastructure in the UK, the status quo is often thought to be a constant. Change is costly, and many stakeholders will ask why things can’t just stay as they are.
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Asset managers need the right tools to maintain quality offices
I agree with the trepidation expressed in Property Week’s recent article ‘Storm clouds are gathering over the office market’.
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Pinnacle’s Claire Kober on tackling homelessness through private and public sector collaboration
For too many families, 2023 was the year they became homeless. For too many councils, 2023 was the year they declared bankruptcy. It is impossible to fix one of these problems without fixing the other, and the private housing sector has a vital role to play to increase the amount ...
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LRPM’s Letitia Randell on the importance of transparency in leasehold reforms
Imagine if you had paid an independent financial adviser only to find out they were being paid by others to push their products on you. You would be outraged at the conflict of interests. But this is what leaseholders are having to put up with every day.
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Rapleys’ Jonathan Harper on the impact of the long-awaited NPPF
Alongside the National Planning Policy Framework’s (NPPF’s) release, housing secretary Michael Gove announced that there would be consequences for councils who did not progress local plans and issued a directive to seven authorities who had not submitted a plan for examination since 2004. Whether this will translate into more authorities ...
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Leading RE’s Chris Dietz on the intersection of sports stadiums and real estate
In the world of real estate investment, location is everything. Proximity to amenities, schools, and centres of employment often dictates the desirability and value of a property. When it comes to being near a major sporting venue, for real estate investors, such locations can sometimes be a golden ticket or ...
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IMS Property Group’s Michelle Niziol on encouraging women into careers in property
The property sector is a dynamic and lucrative industry, yet it remains largely male-dominated. As we strive for inclusivity and diversity in all fields, it becomes imperative to address the gender disparity within the property sector. Encouraging more women to join and thrive in the industry not only fosters equality ...
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The Chancerygate Foundation’s Amanda Walker on a multifaceted approach to improve access for a career in property
According to RICS, black professionals make up just 2% of its members. This snapshot highlights the issue around ethnicity the property sector faces to improve its diversity profile.
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Better Bankside's Nicole Gordon on how culture can light the way back to London desks
London bosses, led by those in the banking sector, are now stipulating that their staff must come back into the office more regularly, with some, including JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, taking a particularly tough ‘most day’ stance.
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BW: Workplace Experts’ Kevin P’ng on the folly of waiting for lower construction costs
The commercial fit-out market has had a challenging year. Economic and geopolitical instabilities, the domestic policy landscape, higher borrowing costs and surging construction prices, have all contributed to hesitancy and uncertainty. Both developers and end users have been biding time, waiting for pricing and the market to settle.
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The role of energy efficiency in higher education: The innovative approach of EcoSync & Corpus Christi College
EcoSync’s collaboration with Corpus Christi College at the University of Oxford is a crucial case study that highlights the importance of energy efficiency in universities and student accommodation.
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Butterfield Mortgages’ Alpa Bhakta on why lenders are looking beyond prime central London resi
For many years, the appeal of owning a property in one of the world’s cultural and financial hotspots, coupled with the potential for substantial capital appreciation, has attracted investors from all over the world to the prime Central London (PCL) property market.
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Net zero progress is moving far too slowly
I found the recent UKGBC and RICS reports, released on Built Environment Day at COP28, to be apt testaments to the current state and sentiment for net zero in the industry.
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Don’t forget affordable later living
Increased investment in affordable homes has made for welcome reading recently, including Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) launching its first affordable housing investment to back London Square Group and Square Roots.
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Which sectors will debt providers be backing in 2024?
Editor: While the lead-up to the autumn election will perhaps hinder progress, we are likely to see a boost in productivity in Q4 alongside a fall in interest rates.
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Brickflow’s Ian Humphreys on a framework to address the housing crisis
Following Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to build the ‘next generation’ of new towns and 1.5 million new homes as part of ‘a decade of renewal under Labour’, and ahead of what will be a key political battleground in the lead up to the election, Brickflow’s ‘Solving the UK’s ...
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2023 in review: words from the wise
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to the months gone by. Rather than attempt to come up with my own sage observations, I have instead purloined the thoughts of the industry’s finest, all of whom were interviewed by Property Week over the past year.
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Housing: will the government wake up?
It’s no secret that housing and homelessness are at the top of many local authority (LA) agendas. The unprecedented spike in the use of temporary accommodation (TA), at a cost of £1.7bn last year, is driving a coach and horses through many local budgets.