All Feedback articles – Page 31
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InsightPay gap leaves women with less money to invest
Many studies have shown that women are paid less than men and the reporting of gender pay figures has further emphasised this.
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InsightHard work needed to close pay gap
While the headline figure used in the gender pay gap article is technically correct, it is only for a very small part of our business – our group support function under the title Barratt Developments Plc.
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InsightGPG reporting is worth the hassle
No doubt many employers view gender pay gap (GPG) reporting as an administrative headache – a box-ticking exercise and potentially damaging too. And with no financial sanctions for non-compliance, some organisations may even question whether it’s worth the hassle.
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ProfessionalPlacemaking for the present as well as the future
Building a new town, city or district is about so much more than constructing buildings. It should be about creating an inspiring community that provides for its very first residents and visitors, as well as those in years to come.
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InsightTake action against tax-evading online retailers
The government needs to urgently take appropriate steps to counter the damaging effects that online retailing, and Amazon’s trading activities in particular, are having on our town centres and high streets.
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InsightCountrywide is victim of outdated long-leases model
Last week’s results from Britain’s largest estate agent, Countrywide, showed a 22.5% fall in core annual earnings and led to it scrapping its dividend, sending its shares to record lows.
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InsightSpring Statement leaves industry out in the cold
In the build-up to last week’s Spring Statement, many predicted a ‘boring budget’ and Philip Hammond didn’t disappoint in this regard.
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InsightGreat service is ‘brilliant basic’ for property managers
Bill Hughes of Legal General was right to say property management needs to change if it is to survive. But rather than all-out revolution, property managers just need to remember the fundamentals of what great service looks like.
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InsightNPPF review won’t solve central planning issue
As Samantha Partington’s piece suggests, the revisions to the NPPF will focus on maximising the use of land, strengthening protections for the green belt and putting a greater emphasis on converting planning permissions into homes.
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ProfessionalPM out of touch with NPPF reform
Sajid Javid is still talking of fixing our broken housing market. The market isn’t broken: it’s reacting correctly to the broken planning system: supply is restricted, so prices go up.
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InsightGeneration Rent: how inefficiencies in the rental process are costing young professionals
Recent data from Halifax has once again highlighted the bias that is in the current property market.
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InsightToys R Us failure is a sharp reminder for retailers
The slide of Toys R Us into administration last week seemed a long time coming.
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InsightConstruction industry must attract more women
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day this week (8 March) it has been encouraging to see a number of articles on diversity appearing in Property Week, including the recent Best Places to Work in Property 2018 report.
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InsightHousing ‘first dibs’ will not work for Londoners
This month, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to enable Londoners to have “first dibs” on new-build homes on brownfield land up to the value of £350,000 for the first month of their release.
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InsightHow investment managers are incentivising staff
I was interested to read the various employee motivation and benefit schemes employed by companies in the Best Places to Work in Property 2018 list.
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InsightWe need a new kind of renting in UK
At the start of this month, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published its annual report into the state of the English housing market and although the headline showed the rental sector unsurprisingly continued to expand, a few key demographic shifts and statistics are worth highlighting.
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InsightBTR needs to stand out from the PRS crowd
I read with interest Alex Greaves’ insights in to the build-to-rent (BTR) sector. As he states, even though BTR is gathering momentum, with cross-party political support, a look at the small print of recent initiatives reveals that homeownership remains top of the agenda.
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InsightCarillion collapse good for taxpayer
Richard Tice refers to the collapse of Carillion resulting in the “taxpayer picking up large bills”.
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InsightLondon is lagging behind in seizing BTR opportunities
Last week’s unveiling of plans for a £175m landmark scheme in the centre of Manchester shows UK’s regional cities are booming and build-to-rent (BTR) can help keep the good times going.
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InsightOne year on, what has the white paper achieved?
It is a year since the housing white paper. As Chris Smith writes, it was heralded as a much-needed set of policy proposals capable of restoring life to a sector that had become stale.
