All Expert comment articles – Page 19
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InsightAll eyes will be on Gove this year
The secretary of state for levelling up etc, Michael Gove, is going to loom large in the lives of property folk, planners and architects over the coming year.
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InsightZone workspaces to cater for all
Neurodiversity is a term that is increasingly in use these days. But what does it mean and how can the property world support neurodiversity in a meaningful way?
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InsightSaluting those ahead of their time
The new year brought sad news of the passing of property icon Godfrey Bradman, best known for his 1980s partnership with Sir Stuart Lipton’s Stanhope to develop the City of London’s Broadgate scheme, which then prime minister Margaret Thatcher described at the launch as the “largest development in the City ...
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InsightBorehole Solutions’ John Rodgman on the importance of environmental remediation on brownfield sites
We all appreciate the importance of caring for our environment. However, despite our best efforts, including recycling and buying local, drastic intervention is required to truly make a difference.
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InsightOpportunity knocks with SSAS
Against a backdrop of rising inflation, political uncertainty and widespread industrial action, the pandemic’s lingering effect upon commercial property values has been striking. Rising interest rates, meanwhile, will continue to exert downward pressure across the industry.
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InsightHeritage projects play a vital role
The property industry has sophisticated measures to build social impact into new projects.
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InsightNew flight path for Canary Wharf
Tom Venner’s first public statement since joining Canary Wharf Group (CWG) as development director last July offers one clue about his main task. The job in question being to draw up a new masterplan covering the 130-acre estate.
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InsightLenders target new alternatives
There will always be genuinely crazy proposals for property finance, and there will also be those proposals that initially seem crazy simply because they are unusual.
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InsightDistress may be limited in 2023
We have seen this movie before: monetary tightening leading to recession and then monetary easing.
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InsightOptions UK’s Christine Hallett on why opportunity knocks with SSAS
Against a backdrop of rising inflation, political uncertainty and widespread industrial action, the pandemic’s lingering effect upon commercial property values has been striking.
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InsightHeritage of London Trust’s Nicola Stacey on why heritage projects play a vital role for the sector
The property industry has sophisticated measures to build social impact into new projects. These include better housing, improved access to education, inclusive staff cultures, volunteering opportunities and support for social enterprise.
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InsightLEXI’s Sam Le Pard on why ‘crazy’ proposals for property finance aren’t so crazy anymore
There will always be genuinely crazy proposals for property finance, and there will also be those proposals that initially seem crazy simply because they are unusual.
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InsightCanvas Offices’ Yaron Rosenblum on ‘office as a service’ as the landlord’s solution
Being a landlord isn’t what it used to be. Conventional wisdom has always found bricks and mortar to be a sound investment, but for the many commercial landlords whose buildings are lying empty, the situation can be a difficult one.
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InsightDundee City Council’s John Alexander on sowing the seeds of success in Scotland
Throughout history, Scotland has been a centre for innovation, entrepreneurialism and business endeavour, its cities brimming with the ambition to prosper. Today is no different, despite the economic challenges of high inflation and weakened activity.
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InsightAviva Investors’ Daniel McHugh on why market repricing represents an opportunity for long-term investors
Events in commercial real estate over recent weeks have yet again reminded us that market cycles are long, but investors’ memories are short. Although history is not repeating itself exactly, we have been at this point in the cycle before and seen the same warning lights flashing.
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InsightM7 Real Estate’s Richard Croft on 2023, a year where monetary tightening will lead to monetary easing… again.
We have seen this movie before. Monetary tightening leading to recession and then monetary easing.
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InsightNewstead Capital’s Simon Champ on the silver bullet for SME housebuilders
Life for small and medium-sized housebuilders can be tough compared to the big companies, which have large balance sheets and land banks.
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InsightColliers’ Willem Janssen and Puma’s Paul Frost on sustainable future proofing
Over the past few years, the flight to quality among investors and corporate blue-chip occupiers has seen many moving their capital away from riskier commercial real estate investments to safer ones – which usually include strongly targeted ESG credentials.
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InsightCarbon Intelligence’s Oliver Light on whether NABERS will be UK landlords’ best friend
Improving the energy efficiency of UK commercial real estate has been on the government’s net-zero agenda since before the launch of the ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’ in 2020. Critically, it is not just about decarbonising the grid, but also about how to reduce the energy consumption ...
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InsightTime to rethink the mortgage model
Mortgages have become a staple of modern living, with very few people able to avoid the process when looking to purchase a home. Apart from cash buyers or those gifted a home, most homebuyers must resort to some form of mortgage.
