All Expert comment articles – Page 24
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InsightIt's crunch time for affordable PRS
Almost daily media updates add to the growing sense that the cost-of-living crisis is becoming a national emergency, with reporting mostly highlighting spiralling energy costs and the impact of soaring inflation on necessities.
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InsightThe ideal city is not a numbers game
I was recently reacquainting myself with an intriguing painting in the Ducal Palace in Urbino, entitled the Ideal City (late 15th century, artist unknown but possibly Piero della Francesca).
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InsightBetter – not bigger – data is key to unlocking SFR
Single-family rentals (SFRs) are undoubtedly the new darling of residential investment. While build-to-rent strategies are taking off in both the UK and the US, soaring construction costs are driving investor interest towards existing stock.
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InsightGovernment must facilitate net zero workplace developments
We are in a state of climate emergency. Sea levels are rising, weather patterns are becoming more extreme, with 2021 one of the warmest years on record according to a government report in June titled ‘Climate Change: Global Temperature’. The need for net zero has never been greater.
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InsightThe logistics party isn’t over yet
The industrials and logistics sector has been a clear outperformer in recent years, and this has led many investors to question whether we’re nearing the bottom of the honeypot.
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InsightTime to plug into gigafactories
By 2040, experts forecast the UK will require a total of 21m sq ft of battery manufacturing gigafactories – gigantic plants capable of producing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, primarily for electric vehicles (EVs).
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InsightPressure builds on small landlords
Spiralling costs, tougher legislation, increasing interest rates and less favourable tax treatment are creating painful and costly challenges for buy-to-let (BTL) landlords.
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InsightTruss will take on the Treasury first
Only two days after kissing hands with her late Majesty, Liz Truss found herself facing an unprecedented period in our history during which politics largely disappeared from our national consciousness.
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InsightLive data can keep assets green
Landlords and occupiers are perennially searching for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and mitigate the impacts of climate change on their assets.
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InsightWithout tackling property mismeasurement, we cannot meet net zero
Real estate currently contributes 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. As a result, the property sector’s ability to decarbonise is integral to the future sustainability of the planet. Most industry leaders recognise how high the stakes are, not just for the planet but for the future viability of the real ...
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OnlinePrioritising renewable energy
As an industry, we should all be alarmed that the built environment generates nearly 37% of all annual global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the UN’s Global ABC Status Report 2021.
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NewsData is key to identifying the right opportunities
Investing in industrial property over the past year has been, as the saying goes, a little like shooting fish in a barrel. Occupier take-up reached record heights and average rental growth soared, helping maintain an insatiable appetite from local and global investors.
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OnlineLogistics can help build community spirit
The pronounced growth in market demand over recent years has created a competitive space for UK logistics. But, for many developers, the legacy built alongside industrial spaces is the key to their success.
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InsightNew minister faces a hard road
It feels like a time for reflection. I’ll draw a curtain over my gauche joke when confronted by the Queen as she visited the RICS headquarters in 1999 to celebrate the centenary of its George Street home. Let’s stick to political thoughts, given that a new administration is finding its ...
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InsightThe debate around demolition
The challenge for humanity is to urgently and dramatically reduce global carbon emissions.
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InsightAre alternatives still good value?
As the world plunged into chaos in the spring of 2020, investors rushed to identify the asset classes that would offer the most safety in uncertain times.
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InsightDon’t abandon the digital agenda
Ever since Boris Johnson announced his intention to resign as Conservative Party leader, and de facto as prime minister, there has been much speculation and concern as to what the future holds for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.
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ProfessionalNutrient neutrality in the north
Following guidance from Natural England, many property developments have come to a grinding halt to maintain nutrient neutrality, which developers and local authorities (LAs) in the north are not prepared for.
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ProfessionalThe future of hotel investment
It is easy to see why appetite for hotel investment remains.
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ProfessionalLandlords must give people a reason to be back in the office
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead.
