All Feedback articles – Page 9
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InsightMental health must be top of agenda
Editor: Corporate environments have made great strides in recent years to shift stigmas around mental health – but there is still much to be done.
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PDR risks creating a new wave of slum housing
Editor: The extension of permitted development rights (PDR) is the clearest sign yet of the low regard afforded to the quality of the homes we provide in the UK.
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London is still a magnet for investors
Editor: With all the noise surrounding Brexit you would be forgiven for thinking that London is teetering on the edge of economic purgatory, and of being cut off from the supply of cautious global capital. The reality is altogether different.
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Improving EV charging infrastructure is essential
Editor: If we have any chance at all of reaching the government’s target of ‘net-zero’ emissions by 2050, then much more needs to be done to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles, or EVs (PropertyWeek.com).
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Old Labour, new danger over PDR
Editor: Labour’s pledge to ditch permitted development rights (PDR) is one more reason to fear the ravages of the Labour Party gaining power.
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Freedom to build extra storeys is not a free-for-all
Editor: Many landlords are planning for additional storeys to properties in town and city centre locations following the chancellor’s announcement that permitted development rights for upwards extensions will be in place by autumn.
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Empty units offer opportunity for UK
Editor: Debenhams’ drawn-out demise is just the latest reminder that the UK’s retail sector in its current guise is no longer sustainable. An ever-increasing number of empty commercial spaces across Britain’s high streets and retail parks is the result .
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Article 50 extension may have been worst option
Editor: Property investors pursuing purely opportunistic strategies will be disappointed with last week’s agreed Article 50 extension, which postponed an imminent hard Brexit. Likewise, real estate brokers looking for market movement will have found little to be cheerful about given extended uncertainty (PropertyWeek.com).
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Brexit: remain and get the best deal
Editor: I write in response to some of the claims Richard Tice made in his letter supporting his view that the UK should leave the EU for our economic benefit .
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Stop fixating on millennials – focus on the end user
Editor: Commercial real estate landlords and managers believe they have a pretty good handle on who millennials are and what they want from their workplace: stripped-back offices, funky seating, industrial-style lighting, coffee and beer on tap and a few splashes of colour. But do they?
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New Egypt capital must be open to all
Editor: Having read Emanuele Midolo’s overview of Egypt’s new capital , my first thought was that there was one important aspect that could be included: the opinion of Egyptian people towards the mega city.
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It’s disheartening to see new housing standards slip
Editor: London has a long tradition of progressive and sustainable social housing projects. From the late 1800s onwards, organisations such as the Guinness Trust and Peabody have made great improvements to the capital’s housing stock and enabled generations to live in areas throughout central London.
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Amazon misjudged New York climate
Editor: I was disappointed that Steve Cuozzo’s recent column presented such a one-sided version of a complex situation.
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Rates reform needed to help high streets thrive
Many UK retailers are caught in a ‘perfect storm’, with Brexit uncertainty, rising wages, increased occupancy costs and the growth of online shopping working against them .
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PDR decision sparks light concerns
The content of the chancellor’s Spring Statement washed over many in the property profession as the Brexit storm continued .
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The Spring Statement: not the game-changer we need
Amid the Brexit chaos, Philip Hammond revealed unexpected funding for the housing sector last week – a £3bn boost to the affordable homes guarantee programme.
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Town centres need joined-up approach
The future of high streets and town centres remains a hot topic that has now moved into the planning arena, with the proposed changes to permitted development rights (PDR).
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Airspace development potential may be overstated
Having read your piece on airspace development (08.03.19), my first thought is: are we at risk of creating lots of expensive penthouses?
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Brexit ‘frustration’ dispute is not over yet
Although the EMA failed to persuade the High Court that Brexit amounted to a ‘frustration’ of its lease at Canary Wharf, it has been granted leave to appeal, so it won’t be the last we hear of this high-profile dispute (‘Canary Wharf v EMA Brexit “frustration” case to go to ...
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It’s far from game over for the UK leisure market
The global eSports phenomenon has gained unprecedented momentum and, though based online, it is making waves in the property market.
