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OnlineArchitects must play part in rejuvenating towns
Editor: On Monday, the architectural field celebrated World Architecture Day. This event provides an occasion to celebrate the work done by architects and to reflect on how we can respond to new challenges and trends.
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InsightPatron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on why bigger is not always better for funds
Headlines often sway towards hyperbole and the stories that get attention are the ones that speak of record highs or lows.
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Insight‘PV power is a long-term investment’
Hollis director Stuart Patience tells Property Week about the pros and cons of photovoltaic power and the challenges involved in installation projects.
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InsightAccelerating decarbonisation through public and private partnerships
UK cities and local authorities have set ambitious decarbonisation targets to meet the challenge of climate change and ensure a cleaner, more secure future for residents and businesses.
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InsightCenergist’s Caroline Gray-Mason on why developers must address water neutrality
Nutrient neutrality is a much-discussed issue following the recent political football it created, with the House of Lords rejecting government legislation to remove EU-era rules relating to river pollution caused by housing developments.
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InsightPocket Living’s Marc Vlessing on why the government must support SME housebuilders
Competition and choice are two words most would expect to be intrinsically linked to the ideology of any Conservative government. Yet these are two words very rarely heard from ministers, especially when it comes to housing and planning.
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InsightFreehold’s Next Gen Board Member Sarah Chapman on how millennials and Gen Z are driving LGBTQ+ inclusion in real estate
In the real estate industry, a much-needed transformation to become more inclusive and diverse is under way. As part of National Inclusion Week, Eric Chou and Sarah Chapman explain how millenials and Gen Z are driving this change.
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InsightCanada Life Asset Management’s Joanna Turner on evolving EDI
As part of National Inclusion Week, Joanna Turner considers the challenges and opportunities for women in the predominantly male real estate sector and how the sector has evolved.
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InsightIs the HS2 project going off the rails?
There has been much talk in the past few days on two highly contentious issues that will have a profound impact on the country generally.
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InsightSquare Feet’s Daniel Leon on how mixed-use schemes will solve property woes
UK real estate is in a precarious position, with chronic housing shortages and rising mortgages posing a significant challenge to the future development of residential and commercial properties. Homeowner confidence has declined dramatically, with 62% of Londoners dissatisfied with the state of the housing market since 2019.
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InsightAvison Young’s Lesley Males on whether the concept of the department store is truly dead
The decline of the department store sector has been under way for the last 10 years. Around 85% of those occupied by the former ‘traditional’ operators have closed, with problems increasing since the collapse of BHS. This begs the question of whether the concept of the department store is truly ...
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InsightMadison Lincoln’s Alexandra Hendry on why women are more enticed by counter offers
As part of National Inclusion Week Alexandra Hendry explains why organisations are increasingly using counter offers to retain female talent..
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InsightLinesight's Niall Greene on why the gigafactory opportunity is huge
The property sector is in a race to strategically plan and construct the necessary infrastructure for a decarbonised world. This encompasses a wide range of essential elements, including renewable power generation, zero-emission transportation and net zero buildings. The magnitude of this endeavour cannot be overstated.
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InsightEPRA’s Dominique Moerenhout on why Europe’s hotel sector is a promising avenue
The European real estate market has experienced turbulence due to rising inflation and shifting investor sentiment. At a subsector level, however, the continent’s hotel sector has emerged as a promising asset class with a strong future. As travel restrictions have largely eased and consumer confidence proves resilient, the hotel industry ...
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InsightWas housing really trussed by Liz?
Blink and you’d have missed them, but a year on from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s widely derided clanger of a ‘mini Budget’, housebuilders and estate agents are still reporting the aftermath. Imagine if the former prime minister and chancellor had unleashed a ‘maxi Budget’?
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InsightWe Are Placemaking’s Nick Morgan on the importance of ‘hero’ events
When it comes to attracting visitors to any given space, developers and marketers have long been under the impression that ‘surprise and delight’ activity is the most effective method of retention – attracting and nurturing visitors with unexpected experiences.
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InsightWe must rebalance the scales to make reusing buildings viable
The property sector is going through the ‘five stages of grief’ in understanding that we can’t bulldoze our way towards a brighter future.
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InsightSoho Housing’s Barbara Brownlee on London’s affordable housing struggles
London faces an affordable housing crisis: a fact that is well known, is historic and has remained unaffected by countless different housing and planning policies, grant regimes and badly-thought-through schemes.
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InsightPropertyCEO’s Ritchie Clapson on small-scale development being the perfect new business
The UK is not short of fresh business blood. More than 750,000 new companies were registered in the UK last year. Unfortunately, on average, around 20% of UK businesses fail during their first two years. This rises to 45% after five years. And 65% after 10 years.
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InsightSorbon Estates’ Katherine Croom on developing equal opportunities in CRE
The commercial real estate (CRE) industry has experienced a positive transformation over the past 10 years in relation to the role of women within the sector. According to the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review, women’s representation now stands at 40.2% on boards of FTSE 350 companies – an all-time high.
