All Comment articles – Page 9
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Break the bias for a bright future
The construction sector is a cornerstone of modern economies, playing an indispensable role in shaping the infrastructure that supports our daily lives.
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Alternative uses can add value
Over the past 18 months, the UK has seen substantial fluctuations in property values, largely spurred by the ripple effects of rising interest rates.
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The LOWE Group’s Tim Lowe on the benefits for businesses of employing ex-offenders
Integrating ex-offenders into the workforce feels like an activity industry leaders applaud others for doing, but are rarely prepared to commit to themselves. It is the business equivalent of heaping praise on the housemate who has tidied up after a big party.
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Was October the turning point?
Could we have already witnessed the worst that the much-heralded housing ‘crash’ has had to throw at us? Persimmon chief executive Dean Finch was prepared to stick his neck out this month after half-decent trading in October: “Given where we started the year, we’d have taken this in a heartbeat,” ...
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Chancellor can restore confidence in net zero goals
Editor: After the government’s disappointing U-turn on net zero, the Autumn Statement is a chance for it to reinvigorate investor confidence and voter trust that it has a suitably urgent plan for tackling climate change.
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Clarity on business rates is a must
Editor: High street retailers’ recent calls for a cut in business rates give an early indication of the pressures the chancellor faces ahead of this year’s Autumn Statement. With all eyes on the direction of inflation and whether it will continue to drive the uniform business rate (UBR) up, businesses ...
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Dolphin Living’s Olivia Harris on the need for a new consensus on housing
We are no more than 12 months away from the next general election and it shows. Although party conference season is a fast-fading memory, housing and planning dominated all of them to various degrees.
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We need to learn to live with nature, not against it
This headline comes from a quote by Sir David Attenborough, taken from the documentary series: The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet.
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AshbyCapital’s Peter Ferrari on why property can only remain a stable investment if it evolves
It is true that the world is never far from crisis, but it seems the pace of global turmoil has been relentless of late. It is one wave of negativity after another, even greater, wave: the widespread and lingering impact of the global financial crisis, uncertainty around Brexit, new prime ...
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Heart of London’s Ros Morgan on the BID revolution
Over the last decade, business improvement districts (BIDs) have emerged as influential catalysts of community-driven initiatives, promoting local businesses’ capacity to elevate and improve their surroundings.
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Preim’s Oliver Taylor on why transparency is needed to shed the ‘fleecehold’ stigma
‘Fleecehold’ seems to be a catch-all phrase that is associated with almost any circumstance in which charges are paid by owners of freehold properties in addition to their mortgage and council tax.
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Apprentice Jessica Walker’s take on why surveying is an interesting career
Jessica Walker is currently an apprentice in Watts’ building surveying team while she completes her building surveying degree at the University of Salford. This is an essay she submitted for her RICS coursework explaining her thoughts on why real estate is a great place to work. Jessica Walker is currently ...
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The open-ended fund model is outdated
Editor: Your recent front-page story asked: “Is it the end of the road for open-ended funds?” If that is the case, it has been a slow demise.
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Trump’s holdings don’t hold up
Former US president Donald Trump is on trial or facing trial in half a dozen criminal and civil cases. The most serious one involves his role in alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
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Storm clouds are gathering over the office market
The sector faces challenges and a correction lies ahead – so buyers and occupiers have much to consider.
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Building needs a zap, stat
Most of us would welcome a drop in the headline rate of inflation, but we must be careful what we wish for. Deflation – or falling prices – is not healthy either, resembling instead the slowing beeps of a monitor as the patient slips away.
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What do we need from a Leasehold Reform Bill?
Editor: At this stage in the electoral cycle, we need a Leasehold Reform Bill that is sufficiently comprehensive that it benefits leaseholders, while being sufficiently realistic that it can be passed before the next election.
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RIB’s Antony Antoniou on investment repercussions as WeWork files for bankruptcy in US
WeWork’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US has prompted concerns about what could happen to investment in the UK’s flexible office sector, should it also go into administration here.
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GRS’s Hongming Chen on the robots bringing manufacturing and logistics back home
In today’s fractured geopolitical landscape, how countries manufacture and transport goods is a key topic for the property industry.
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Steven & Bolton’s Sarah Cardew on whether freeport ships will be allowed safe harbour
With political uncertainty ahead in the run-up to the next general election, will the politics surrounding freeports be put aside in favour of waiting out the initial tax incentive time limits, to really understand the return on the Exchequer’s investment in these special tax sites?