All articles by David Lawson – Page 4
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Parking: consultants turn sterile concrete into gold
Town Centre Parking helps mall owners make the most of multistoreys.
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Parking: Euro firms dominate UK multistorey sector
The Americans have gone, but foreign firms are still in the driving seat. David Lawson reports
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Parking: operators jostle for stakes in finely tuned market
The parking sector is fast becoming a focus of alternative investment.
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Parking: occupying a new space in a crowded market
These days, parking is a priority with developers and investors alike.
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Parking: Nottingham is first to introduce levy on firms
Bristol and Manchester wait on scheme to charge companies with parking.
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How the net took Officebroker to the top without the stress
The company may yet put Tamworth in Staffordshire on the property map.
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Managed space: operators stick to expansion targets
While the property industry struggles, business centres thrive.
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Managed space: Demanding tenants want the best
Smarter office and storage suppliers could benefit from market uncertainty, says David Lawson
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Managed space: weather is stormy but recession unlikely
Industry opinion expects 12 months’ turbulence but property firms can profit, says David Lawson
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Managed business space: Internet brokers go global
Two Tamworth pioneers saw a gap in the online market and have capitalised.
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Software . technology: open your eyes to aerial imaging
Commercial agents are slow off the mark with online mapping and photography, says David Lawson
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Software . technology: hit ‘enter’ for carbon footprint
Web-enabled technology can provide an instant picture of eco-friendliness.
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Software . technology: how to bridge cross-border gap
Finding packages that can cope with foreign market complexities can be difficult, says David Lawson
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Environmental services: new controls on wasteful building
A tradition of inefficiency will be exposed by strict European laws due in October, says David Lawson
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New God for Minerva
The arrival of new chief executive Salmaan Hasan at Minerva has led to fundamental changes at the former office specialist.
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Environmental services: green economics
Companies are making huge strides to become greener, says David Lawson, but at what cost?
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Planning: Heseltine’s Law returns with a vengeance
Developers are in the ascendant in the battle to get councils to release land, says David Lawson
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Planning: consultation must be full, open and early
Planning consultation needs overhauling but there are still some basic rules, says David Lawson
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Planning: prepare for the preservation reformation
David Lawson looks at proposals to simplify building conservation rules
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High-rise Returns
IPD’s residential index shows rampant returns. So why do investors still shun the sector?