All Feedback articles – Page 9
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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.
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NewsRight to buy is just a boost for PRS
Is the new right-to-buy scheme merely a boost for the private rental sector (PRS)? In my opinion, yes.
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NewsLet’s build on Healthy Homes progress
Editor: Like many in the housing sector, I have watched with keen interest the achievements of the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Healthy Homes campaign and the progress of the Healthy Homes Bill.
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NewsOffice hotelification is about more than just services
Editor: Your recent market report on the ‘hotelification’ of office space highlighted the importance of creating high-quality workspace, but this hasn’t occurred solely in reaction to Covid and WFH.
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InsightKnowing your audience is key to good office design
As described in the ‘great ‘hotelification drive’, decision makers in the property industry are finding it necessary to combat the great resignation and compete with the comfort and convenience of working from home by shifting their approach to office spaces - making them more attractive, more focused on wellbeing and ...
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NewsThe office flight to quality continues
Editor: I read with interest your coverage of Deloitte’s latest London Office Crane survey (‘Crane survey shows ESG front of mind as London office upgrades dominate’).
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NewsTax breaks for older downsizers miss the point
Editor: Rumours are circulating that tax breaks are on the table for older downsizers, in a bid to free up family homes. This might encourage some movement, but in reality it misses the point. The crux of the issue is simply that there aren’t enough housing options available for people ...
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NewsPDR schemes call for flexible finance
The government’s new permitted development rights (PDR) have opened up a swathe of potential opportunities for developers to repurpose significant amounts of our failing high streets.
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NewsRight data is vital when repositioning retail assets
As Rob Wilkinson noted in his recent comment piece, sentiment plays a huge part in the decision to invest in retail.
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NewsWe must repurpose retail landmarks
The future of the Marks and Spencer Oxford Street store presents a moment where London can stand and make a statement that we value our heritage and emphasise the importance of adaptive reuse for the future of city building.
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NewsCouncils need better resources for housing delivery
Michael Gove’s suggestion of abolishing S106 and introducing an Infrastructure Levy is being debated extensively.
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NewsVacant retail plan very short-sighted
Editor: In response to your article ‘Experts bemoan Tories’ plan for vacant high street units’, I believe the industry will have even more issues to bemoan if these plans go ahead.
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NewsThe housing market is still healthy despite headwinds
Editor: Yesterday, I sheepishly glanced at the latest mortgage approval numbers as they were announced by the Bank of England.
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NewsPlateauing of tall-building pipeline may be on cards
Last week, Knight Frank and New London Architecture launched the annual Tall Buildings Survey, which provided an excellent snapshot of London’s evolving skyline of 20-storey-plus buildings.
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NewsBuild biophilia into retail design
I read with interest ‘Has retail turned the corner?’, which explains that there is “now more emphasis on creating unique, high-quality experiential spaces”
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NewsGreen fit-outs key to future-proofing
Construction material costs hit an all-time high earlier in the month, propelled by demand and inflationary pressures across the sector.
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NewsIt’s on us to encourage greener approach to property
The more the world learns about climate change, the more we realise we all have a part to play in halting it – and that extends to how we live and particularly our housing.
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NewsCounter construction costs with greater efficiency
Energy prices are the latest headache for property as the sector weighs up build costs against development returns.
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NewsIt’s time to close the gender pay gap
The pledges from top UK commercial real estate agencies to close gender pay gaps in the commercial property sector are promising, but they highlight that an industry-wide cultural shift is integral to real change to gender representation in our stubbornly male-dominated industry (p7, 08.04.22).
