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All Comment articles – Page 8
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NewsBCIS’s Joe Martin on what is next for construction
Are there any reasons for the construction industry to be optimistic? The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) recently forecast that gross domestic product would not fall this year and would grow slowly over the next two years, buoyed by growth in world GDP.
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InsightEmployers must stamp out bad habits to attract and retain diverse talent
For many years, real estate recruiting with diversity and inclusion in mind was a tickbox exercise for many organisations.
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InsightAn anti-business UK government
Boris Johnson infamously gave his thoughts on what he thought of business, something that would not generally be appropriate to the decent minds of the British property sector, but let’s just say ‘eff it’. Some Tory ministers sought to smooth over the matter but for many, rightly, it was a ...
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InsightAlign climate goals with health
As record-breaking heatwaves spread across southern Europe, we are confronted with the stark reminder that the effects of climate change are no longer far-flung, but are already upon us.
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NewsM&S lesson: don’t diss retrofit
Michael Gove’s decision last week to throw out plans to redevelop the M&S flagship building on Oxford Street must have been particularly galling for the retailer, given that the secretary of state seems to have prioritised protecting the visual impact of the Selfridges store next door.
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InsightProperty taxes mean it’s not so easy for buildings to be green
Two years ago, in a well-publicised disagreement with Kermit the Frog, then prime minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations General Assembly in New York “it’s easy to go green”.
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InsightMTVH’s Geeta Nanda on lessons to be learnt from Windrush
On the 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation’s arrival, their experiences are a cause for celebration while raising serious questions about housing today.
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InsightFinancial disclosure: misleading signs on the road to net zero
It is widely recognised that the real estate industry is a major contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to reach net zero by 2050 – as called for in the 2015 Paris Agreement – the industry requires clear and effective regulation now more than ever.
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InsightThe good ship RICS isn’t about to sink
“There is no such thing as the BBC,” wrote Times columnist Matthew Parris a fair while back, defending ‘Auntie’ from periodic attack. A reminder to those who periodically assault RICS. There’s no corporeal substance into which a knife can be plunged, just a bodiless spirit.
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InsightCBRE’s Jen Siebrits on taking stock at the halfway point
It’s hard to believe we are already half way through 2023. It feels like only yesterday we were ringing in the new year and taking down the Christmas decorations and yet here we are at the summer holidays.
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InsightHeart of London’s Ros Morgan on making public spaces more secure
One of the UK’s biggest theatre operators, Trafalgar Entertainment, recently fitted senior staff in its venues with bodycams, revealing the increasing reliance that is being placed on security staff to manage disruptive audience members, as businesses in the cultural sector attempt to tackle a rise in antisocial behaviour.
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InsightWithers’ Pauline Page and Ruby Dalal on driving equality and diversity in real estate
We have been working as legal advisers in the real estate and construction industries for nearly two decades and, despite the substantial inroads that women have made during this time, they are still male-dominated sectors.
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InsightLocale’s Rob Maxwell on ensuring you have the right tech to keep your building safe
Feeling safe whether you are in your own home, in your place of work or in a care home or hospital should never be in question.
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NewsIt’s time to think beyond ownership
Editor: A recent report by the Centre for Cities found the UK housing market was missing 4.3 million homes. Against this supply backdrop, buying a place to live is now beyond the reach of many people.
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InsightTreasury creates false economy
There’s a very splendid brass plate on the door of 10 Downing Street, but it doesn’t say ‘Office of the Prime Minister’.
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InsightPrioritising sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic catalysed investment into the logistics market following the unexpected spike in demand from ecommerce and third-party logistics occupiers.
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InsightDig into the data for I&L sector success
The past few years have been tumultuous for the industrial and logistics (I&L) market. Despite 2020 being the worst year for the UK economy in more than three centuries, the I&L market flourished due to a combination of increased reliance on online shopping and demand for personal protective equipment (PPE).
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InsightTackling the UK’s warehousing shortage
The current warehousing shortage across London and the South East is causing unnecessary delays along the supply chain and holding back much-needed growth across the British economy. While the shortage is causing headaches for businesses of all sizes across Britain, the issue is by no means a new one.
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InsightJefferies’ Mike Prew on the stubborn market
As the holidays approach, every parent’s car journey nightmare is kids at the end of their tether with choruses of “Are we there yet?” REIT share prices are being defined by stubborn inflation but the UK, it seems, is also nowhere near arriving at the 2% target.
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InsightReal Estate Balance’s Liz Peace on adopting the right mindset for life sciences innovation
The real estate industry seems to display a lemming-like tendency to follow a fad. Once it was shopping centres, then student accommodation, followed by big sheds and logistics. And now it is life sciences.
