All Feedback articles – Page 28
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InsightUrban logistics: UK should follow Europe’s lead
Property Week ’s logistics market census highlights the industry’s growth in the face of mounting pressures on available land and rising costs (07.09.18).
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InsightGood airspace call
Developer Airspace is quite right to call on the government to recognise the potential contribution of airspace development to housing need in London (24.08.18).
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InsightBrexit: A seismic challenge or temporary shock?
Assessing the impact of the leave vote on different commercial property sectors, from its epicentre in London offices, to the more benign regions
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InsightBreak the housing cycle with more affordable homes
The decision in August by the Bank of England to raise interest rates by 0.25%, influenced by the prediction of imminent economic growth, may herald good weather ahead as we navigate through the tempestuous post-Brexit referendum storm
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InsightOnline sales tax would do little for high streets
There are growing calls for an ‘online sales tax’ (OST) to redress the balance between physical and digital retailing but a fiscal solution may have to be more intricate – and how VAT is levied may be part of the answer.
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InsightLand price freeze would have unintended consequences
Having first suggested the Bank of England try and freeze house prices by introducing tighter mortgage lending restrictions, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has proposed freezing land prices as a way of bringing down the cost of new homes.
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InsightJV partnerships with councils deliver for everyone
It’s only right that large investments by local authorities into property portfolios should be scrutinised, as outlined by Liz Hamson and Steve Norris.
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InsightDownward rent reviews: is this the time to create a new norm?
With the issue of over-rented property hitting retailers hard and current market conditions showing no signs of short-term change, is the time right for downward rent reviews to now become a reality?
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InsightCould Sainsbury’s-Asda deal be derailed by CMA?
All eyes are back on the Sainsbury’s–Asda deal after the Competition and Markets Authority announced the start of its investigation.
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InsightGreater focus on affordable housing is needed
A major review of current housing policies has been needed for several years, and the recent green paper opens up constructive channels of dialogue and feedback, which should benefit the housing market.
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InsightCutting-edge broadband can be profitable for developers
With fast and reliable broadband an essential utility for most people, it is deeply concerning that the installation of true full-fibre infrastructure in the UK is lagging far behind many other countries
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OnlineDon’t get caught out – always check who signed the lease
Emanuele Midolo’s feature on the new US embassy in Nine Elms contains an interesting comment from a US state department official, which indicates that the embassy was funded by property sales including that of the former US Navy HQ at 7 North Audley Street/20 Grosvenor Square.
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InsightBTR still has lessons to learn from other sectors
CBRE’s latest UK Residential Investment Report notes that “international developers [are] circling the market” with £32.7bn of institutional equity targeting the UK private rented sector over the next five years. This is yet more evidence that investment in the sector is booming.
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InsightIs the government’s housing target unachievable?
There are a few things that Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Corbyn agree on. One is that our planning system is not working, so it is disappointing that the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) kicks the ‘too difficult’ can of meaningful reform further down the street.
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NewsAncient council plans preventing new affordable homes
The balance between protecting green belt land and delivering government housing targets is one that has always divided opinion. Yet, the misunderstanding and simplification of the term ‘protected green belt land’ is arguably the source of this contention.
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InsightTurnover lease model is vital for outlet retail success
At a time when shoppers demand anything at any given time, subsectors such as outlet retail can be resilient but cannot risk being complacent. At Realm, a clear focus on the shopper experience, as well as being collaborative and agile in our retailer relations, is the foundation of the innovative ...
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InsightLandlords face another kicking in government plans
I refer to the recent comment piece by Alastair Stewart and in particular to the government proposal to introduce three-year minimum leases. Once again the government is bowing to the voices of those who shout loudest while ignoring the silent majority who have bailed them out of the housing crisis ...
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InsightMillennials and proptech
Digesting Property Week ’s Power of Proptech survey out last month it appears that the property industry as a whole is starting to embrace prop tech with 61% of respondents commenting that tech will have a positive effect on revenue in 2018 up 13% from 2017.
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InsightThe new NPPF provides the right foundations, but we must build on it
A lot has changed in the six years since the publication of the first NPPF. London’s housing crisis of availability, affordability and quality has become more acute and is increasingly being experienced in other major UK cities.
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OnlineLondon investment from Asia still strong
Figures indicating that UK buyers overtook Asian investors in the West End in the first half of 2018 were surprising if not totally unexpected.
