All Expert comment articles – Page 35
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InsightLondon – the view from Mipim
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, it was a welcome return to Mipim last week, where more than 20,000 attendees tackled some of the big issues for the property, real estate and corporate sectors.
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InsightLessons learned in two decades of Mipims
This is my 20th Mipim and it may be my last. Provence is still as beautiful: sunlit lavender bays and hypnotic azure sky. But everything else has changed. When I first saw the Croisette, my eldest son was in a baby-grow and I could cradle him in one arm.
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InsightWhat next as restrictions on landlord remedies are lifted?
The much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill is progressing through the final stages of the legislative process and is expected to be enacted by the end of March.
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InsightWhy business and science parks will thrive in a post-pandemic world
Changing workplace requirements has reignited interest in business and science parks. As the property manager of 25 science and business parks across the UK, MAPP is well-placed to provide a compelling argument for why they will thrive.
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InsightWhat are the commercial models for indoor mobile coverage?
While the drive for sustainability in commercial real estate is good news for the planet, it is bad news for indoor mobile signal.
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InsightIt’s time to get radical on net zero
The target of reaching net zero by 2050 requires each and every one of us to rise to the occasion, make commitments and challenge ourselves.
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NewsA Russian threat on the home front
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson’s famous quip has a chilling resonance for a world plotting a recovery from a global pandemic – but now facing off an infinitely nastier brute.
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InsightFlexibility rules in the rented sector
Like all real estate types, the beds-for-rent sector has seen accelerated change in the past two years. Whether it is PBSA, BTR or co-living, the focus has shifted to more adaptable and functional space, underpinned by technology, customer-focused service and genuine differentiation.
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InsightInvestor confidence is on the rise
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 significant variation between performance in industries and investment types.
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InsightService charge issue here to stay
Despite the initial hopes of policymakers and politicians that a resurgence in inflation would be a temporary phenomenon, it is becoming clear that the likelihood of a widespread cost-of-living crisis is gathering pace.
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InsightWill the chancellor have any tricks up his sleeve to boost housing supply this year?
Last year’s Spring Budget was no doubt one of the most significant budgets for the UK property market in recent history. Many consider last year’s stamp duty cut to be the key factor behind the nearly £30,000 increase in average house prices over the past 12 months.
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NewsTime is ripe for reinvention and revival of UK high streets
London Fashion Week returned last month after a pandemic-led hiatus, bringing confidence and international interest back to the capital. But despite the buzz surrounding the festival, hailed as a contributing factor in London’s recovery, physical high streets are showcasing a different consumerism tale in the ‘fashion capital of the world’.
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InsightIt is time to modernise legal processes
It is about time that we, as an industry, review the process of lease conveyancing. It is paramount to our industry yet seems to prolong and delay the possibility of job creation, rents for landlords and further business expansion.
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OnlineWhy climate-tech is the new proptech
With the theme of this year’s Mipim being ‘Driving Urban Change’, I am looking forward to attending a truly global event with a focus on delivering the sustainable built environments of the future.
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InsightUse tax relief on retrofits to cut carbon
With the built environment responsible for around 40% of global emissions, it’s an obvious sector for decarbonisation – so why don’t our tax rules do more to incentivise it?
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InsightWhat does levelling-up mean for the West Midlands?
The government’s Levelling Up White Paper carries many ambitions for the West Midlands. It is crucial, however, that any funding and support on offer nurtures the complex levelling-up process already under way in this region in close collaboration with the many parties that have laid the groundwork.
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InsightWhat does the new legally binding arbitration process mean for landlords?
At the start of the pandemic, the Coronavirus Act 2020 initially gave a three-month moratorium on forfeiture of leases due to rent arrears in respect of commercial property.
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InsightStill mission possible?
With big questions being raised over the net zero agenda,Property Week asks the founding and lead partners in the Climate Crisis Challenge to outline the challenges ahead.
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InsightBiodiversity will play an increasing role in business
The related crises of climate change and biodiversity loss present the greatest threat not only to the integrity of our environment but also to our economies, to peace and to security.
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InsightProperty offers genuine solutions across ESG pillars
The real estate sector accounts for around 40% of carbon emissions. It has been quick to commit to reducing this but must act now if it is to halve its emissions by 2030. Estimates suggest $5trn of investment is needed to decarbonise the built environment and ensure the real estate ...
