All Expert comment articles – Page 23
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InsightCompanies expect more from their office space post-Covid
London has always been a city of villages. Its many pockets, from Marylebone and Shoreditch to Wimbledon and Hampstead, each have their own architectural fabric, infrastructure and identity.
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Channel Islands investment opportunities remains strong
The Channel Islands’ property market has enjoyed a strong couple of years. Average residential property prices have increased substantially, with Jersey seeing the largest rise: up 18% from £567,000 in Q4 2020 to £673,000 in Q4 2021, compared with a 9% rise in the UK over the same period.
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Days of buying a balanced portfolio look numbered
Balanced core portfolios have been at the heart of real estate strategies for decades, following what appeared to be a relatively low-risk approach to provide steady income to match insurers’ and pension funds’ current and future liabilities.
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What does the new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act mean for landlords and tenants?
Buyers of long leases of residential properties, especially on new developments, heaved a sigh of relief when the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022.
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How confident are investors in UK real estate?
Investor confidence throughout Covid and Brexit has swung radically between despair and hope. Covid rocked the foundations of our built environment, economy and businesses, causing a significant variations dispersion between performance in industries and investment types.
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Heat pumps: hope isn’t a strategy
The UK government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy (HBS) aims to reach net zero emissions from buildings by 2050.
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Regional shift will pay dividends
We were especially encouraged to see the focus on addressing the talent and skills mismatch in last month’s Levelling Up White Paper.
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We’re living in dangerous times
I doubt that many of us could have conceived that as we entered 2022 it would not be the virus that filled our media but the very real threat that an increasingly paranoid dictator in Russia could have seriously raised the threat of nuclear war.
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Mentoring can help build better
This time last year, I made a great decision. Looking for new ways to build my network amid a global pandemic, I applied for a mentee place on a scheme called Mentoring Circle, a free programme that pairs recently qualified female professionals with accomplished female leaders from across the industry ...
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Levelling up: collaborating to deliver
How can the private sector bring its skills to deliver the levelling-up agenda through real assets?
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The year of single-family BTR?
The build-to-rent (BTR) landscape has benefited from exponential growth over the last few years, making 2022 an exciting time for all involved.
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Pinch from planning registers
A tip for smaller landlords facing the forbidding prospect of spending £200/sq ft rejuvenating elderly office blocks in order to merit mandatory Energy Performance Rating ‘B’ by 2030.
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The industry must lead on net zero
COP26 in Glasgow was an opportunity for the real estate industry to showcase its commitments, and to engage in dialogue with governments from around the world on the opportunities, as well as the challenges, that net zero brings.
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The industry must be more inclusive
Across all industries, the need to ensure a more diverse and inclusive workforce has been declared a priority. A big focal point in these efforts has been the need to increase the number of people from minority groups who are able to meaningfully participate in the labour market, from the ...
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Mipim: no place for Cassandras
I am both not surprised and surprised by the number of businesses that seem to be attending Mipim this March.
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Act now to tackle homelessness
Last autumn’s Budget and spending review were notable for many reasons, not least the significant increase in funding allocated by the government to tackle the current surge in rough sleeping and homelessness.
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Fair funding, education and social value generation: can the levelling-up agenda be achieved?
The long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper has finally been revealed, outlining the government’s 12 key ‘missions’ to rebalance the opportunities across the UK and reverse the decline being observed in certain areas.
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The rise of the market towns
After two years of Covid-induced lockdowns, it is evident that we are all yearning to get out and about.
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Time for industrial intensification
Industrial intensification has been a topic of discussion for a number of years in London, as planning policy and supply-and-demand dynamics have moved the market in this direction.
