All Comment articles – Page 8
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COP28: time to pick up the pace
This week’s COP28 summit provided a suitable point at which to assess the UK’s progress in decarbonising its built environment, with reports from RICS and UKGBC, among others, providing clear lines in the sand for the industry.
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CBRE’s James Brandon on making generational diversity work in real estate
Generational diversity has become an essential aspect of the modern workplace and an often-discussed aspect of diversity and inclusion. With Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z all working side by side, it is crucial for to implement workplace strategies that foster collaboration and understanding among these diverse age ...
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John Charcol’s Nick Mendes on the impact of inflationary pressure on the commercial market
Inflation is a crucial economic indicator that affects various aspects of a country’s economy, including the commercial real estate market. In the UK, as in many other countries, inflation plays a significant role in shaping the dynamics of the commercial property sector.
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Life and death with modern methods
The case for modern methods of construction (MMC) has long been described in the most polarised terms.
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Igloo’s Insiyah Khushnood on the power of town centre regeneration in the regions
In recent years, the landscape of town centre regeneration in the UK, particularly in the North East, has faced various challenges and opportunities.
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WeWork woes do not reflect flex market sentiment
Editor: By the time WeWork officially filed for bankruptcy last month, it had started to feel like old news. The drip-feeding of WeWork’s woes over the past six months had already prepared the market for the inevitable.
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Staircase law: do your due diligence
Editor: In your recent build-to-rent (BTR) report, the requirement for new-build residential buildings over 18m to have a second staircase was presented as a challenge for developers and another hurdle to overcome, but perhaps not a deal-breaker.
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Earls Court has an exciting future
The year was 2010, the client was Capco, the development site was Earls Court. I was part of the advisory team picking masterplanners for this ambitious project.
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Knight Frank’s Lisa Attenborough and Josephine Jones ask how debt can work in this ‘new normal’
This time last year, five-year swaps sat just above 3%, with the forward curve predicting they would peak at around 4%. What some initially thought would be a brief spike in rates has now become fully embedded.
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Development goes green: unlocking sustainable value in the logistics sector
November should have marked the introduction of new biodiversity net gain rules in the UK planning system.
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Moorfield’s Sadie Malim on why fixing the student housing crisis means investing in HMOs too
It is no secret that there is a student housing crisis. Recent data from StuRents, which is part of a growing body of alarming research, points to a 283,000 supply shortfall as a combined total for the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and houses in multiple occupation (HMO) subsectors. The supply-demand ...
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Local Space’s Josie Parsons on why councils bulk-buying homes could tackle homelessness
One of the biggest drains on local authorities’ squeezed budgets is paying for temporary accommodation for people who fall into homelessness, usually through no fault of their own. It is not, in east London where Local Space operates, a ‘lifestyle choice’.
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REdirect’s Stephanie Feigenbaum on what the UK proptech sector can learn from the US
Investment in the UK’s proptech sector is growing. Currently valued at more than £14bn, the sector is forecasted to reach around £71bn by 2032, as the number of start-up firms continues its upward trajectory to compete with the other 800-plus proptech companies operating in the market.
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LandTech’s Harry Quartermain on why measuring planning authorities is meaningless
The saying goes, ‘you can’t manage what you can’t measure’, and this is particularly apt when it comes to planning authorities’ performance.
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Runway East’s Natasha Guerra why EPC and flexible workspace make great bedfellows
The prospect of more office buildings becoming obsolete as Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rules change in the next few years is understandably making landlords nervous, but flexible workspace could provide a solution.
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Strike while the London iron is hot
Editor: Uma Rajah makes a compelling case for why ‘the capital always bounces back’ when it comes to prime central London (PCL) residential property. And the prime commercial market also now presents huge opportunities following the price corrections of the past 12 months.
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WeWork’s failure was predictable but avoidable
Editor: The failure of WeWork, wounded by the hubris of its co-founder Adam Neumann and propped up by SoftBank until its losses were unsupportable, was entirely predictable to those of us old enough to recall Mark Dixon in his heyday building his vehicle, Regus.
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Forgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
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Tories are failing on the home front
If anything epitomises this government’s lack of commitment to housing, it is surely Lee Rowley’s appointment as the 16th housing minister in 13 years. In his case, it’s his second time in the job, because he was Liz Truss’s choice for the 49 days she was in No 10, so ...
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London offices are still evolving
In the press there have been polarised figures on the London office market in recent months, leading to some confusion from overseas investors.