Francis Salway
NewsTime for government to stop waving sticks and pull out a carrot
The property industry has made enormous strides in improving the energy efficiency of new buildings.
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Why I’m quietly confident about the capital’s office market
Some commentators believe London’s office market is flying again. For others, the apparent recovery is a false dawn and the market is chronically oversupplied in the face of stagnant demand
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Emerging sectors will reap rewards from property's supply shortfall
New money and new people keen to buy investment property – it's a novel experience for the UK property industry, which is enjoying a revival after being out of favour for the whole of the 1990s.
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Leases have adapted, so the government should back off
Property may be a local business, but the burgeoning number of companies that operate internationally has had a decisive effect on the length of leases. Globalisation has been a major force in pushing UK leases closer to the rest of the world and as a result, leases have become shorter ...
