All Feedback articles – Page 8
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InsightIt’s time we rethink our working environments
The landscape of workspace design has rarely undergone such a rapid, seismic shift as it has in the past couple of years. The workplace is no longer simply a place to work. It has shifted to an infrastructure for building social capital and fostering a sense of purpose and belonging. ...
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NewsHygiene gripes can put workers off office return
Editor: Remit Consulting’s Return Report points to a positive trend of workers returning to the office; and since it was released, the hybrid forms of work it identifies have accelerated, with the level of employees working exclusively from home falling in the last two months from 22% to 14%.
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NewsAdapt forgotten buildings into homes
Editor: In the face of increasing pressure to build housing, many towns and cities are considering demolishing historic buildings. There is a scarcity of ‘obvious’ construction sites left, so many are now looking to brownfield or even green-belt sites.
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NewsHospitality sector’s moment of need
Editor: Now Covid is out the way, we should all be fine… but wait.
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NewsHow the built environment can support young people
Editor: The built environment has a real opportunity to support the underfunded education sector and provide the learning environments required to properly educate the youth of today.
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InsightLandlords must not neglect efficiency standards
As society becomes more environmentally conscious, stricter energy efficiency regulations in the private rented sector are inevitable. This leaves landlords with two options: bury their heads, or welcome the changes, not just for the viability of their portfolios but to help satisfy the goal of making the property sector more ...
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InsightProptech can help drive the ESG agenda
I read with interest your article entitled ‘ESG is critical for business’. I was surprised to see no reference to the vital role that technology and data can play in helping the property industry meet its ESG objectives.
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InsightHousing crisis exacerbated by planning
Rising inflation and living costs are affecting everyone in the property sector and elsewhere, but smaller builders and enterprises are particularly struggling with pressures from every side, which is having an impact on the supply of affordable housing in this country.
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InsightLandlords must shore up finances amid tough times
Let’s face it, times are tough. The spectre of recession, coupled with the cost-of-living crisis, makes it more important than ever for landlords, estate agents and other property management firms to shore up their finances.
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InsightHeatwaves serve as a final warning
As temperatures soar across England and Wales, many office buildings are going to become unusable. This, I believe, should be seen as a powerful warning for real estate investors.
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InsightAI will take over repetitive tasks in the workplace
AI is already in the workplace – but perhaps not obviously so. Already, there are lots of AI tools out there that support businesses with improving data processing and consistency by reducing human error. AI does this by taking over repetitive tasks and analysing data to isolate trends and ...
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InsightPremium service is vital to success of hotel market
Dalata’s recently reported pandemic bounceback, with “a faster-than-anticipated recovery in hotel markets over the past four months”, makes for positive reading after the challenges of the past few years (‘Dalata bounces back from pandemic as hotel revenue rises’). As confidence returns, I think we are going to see quite a ...
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InsightProptech can lead the diversity drive
I wholeheartedly agree with your article ‘Property needs female talent’, with the caveat that in the ‘newer’ areas of real estate, such as proptech, there is the potential for change from the beginning.
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NewsData is vital to navigate the complex later-living market
Editor: After reading your recent article on the looming senior housing crisis, I think there’s more to be said on the matter from a consumer data perspective.
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NewsMalls don’t deserve a wrecking ball
Editor: Your recent article on shopping centres being “back in vogue” cites significant market activity.
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InsightNet zero: the industry is moving forward
“No progress has been made towards achieving net zero targets in the built environment.” It’s a pretty damning statement on the government’s lack of action from the group of MPs behind the Environment Audit Committee (EAC) report in May.
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InsightShrewsbury is embracing changing the retail landscape
I write in response to Trevor Morriss’s article, ‘Malls can hold key to levelling up’. Shropshire Council purchased the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside shopping centres in January 2018 to support the economic growth and regeneration of Shrewsbury town centre.
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InsightNet-zero buildings: tax incentives have role to play
I read with interest your article ‘Coalition of industry bodies to develop UK net-zero carbon building standard’. The focus on ESG credentials of new and existing buildings was front and centre of the agenda at Mipim in March and also with the respondents of the Saffery Champness Real Estate Sentiment ...
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InsightAffordable homes key to levelling up
In February, the government published its Levelling Up White Paper outlining its long-term promise and plan to spread opportunity more equally across the UK, ensuring regions outside London and the South East are brought up to the standards of the rest of the country.
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NewsThe End of Help to Buy has come at the wrong time
The government’s announcement that it is bringing forward the deadline for Help to Buy is completely unfair and untimely.
