All Insight articles
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InsightFuture-proofing the Square Mile
Since Roman times, the City of London has continually evolved to meet the challenges of the future.
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Will councils regret buying out of town?
Simon Creasey questions the wisdom of local authorities that splashed their cash on out-of-town retail parks and warehouses just as the sector was beginning to show signs of decline
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Insight
Investors flock to alternatives
Political and economic uncertainty is driving investors to reconsider their investment portfolios and driving them towards alternatives more than ever.
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Insight
Native lands in mixed-use: interview with Alasdair Nicholls
Native Land is known for high-end residential schemes, but now it is making a big move into mixed-use with South Bank project Bankside Yards. Chief executive Alasdair Nicholls explains why to Adam Branson
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An industry for LGBTQ+ graduates
This is the time of year when most graduates traditionally start work following the completion of their undergraduate or post-graduate studies. It is an exciting month and a time when they start their career in their chosen profession, gain further independence, meet new people and start developing their professional experience. ...
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What does the end of LIBOR mean for CRE finance?
UK policymakers are clearly determined to move financial markets off the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), used by the floating rate loans that dominate the UK CRE financing market.
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How do you present a lending opportunity correctly?
Presenting lending opportunities can sometimes be challenging as it varies between funders as to what information is required at the initial enquiry stage.
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Insight
Questions for WeWork characters
“It goes to character,” say American TV lawyers when challenged for asking overly personal questions of the defendant.
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How is public funding changing?
Public sector funding in the residential real estate development market has significantly increased in recent years. At a national level, Homes England has led the charge alongside regional bodies such as the Greater London Authority (GLA). This demonstrates government’s drive to facilitate housing delivery.
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Insight
Q&A: Emma Huepfl on chairing CREFC Europe
The new chair of the real estate finance body outlines her goals for the organisation to Guy Montague-Jones
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News
A beginner’s guide to borrowing
Frances Ivens outlines the key steps novice borrowers should take to get the best debt deal in an uncertain political and economic climate
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Insight
How to hedge against interest rate risk
Guy Montague-Jones runs through the hedging process and outlines the potential pitfalls to avoid along the way
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The leasing cycle must be made more sustainable
Editor: Earth Overshoot Day landed in July this year, the earliest point since ‘overshoot’, the date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year, began to be charted in the early 1970s. This has prompted the property industry to reflect and ...
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Lack of consistency from Jenrick?
Editor: I am sure I am not alone in perceiving an inherent tension between two statements made by secretary of state for housing Robert Jenrick at the Conservative Party Conference last week .
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Online
Where is the UK’s senior living sector heading?
The UK’s senior living sector has been growing steadily over the last decade, but 2019 has seen even greater investment commitments than ever before from private equity, institutional capital and family offices alike.
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How Osaka plans to take on Tokyo with its new business district
Some of Osaka’s biggest companies have joined forces in a bid to create a new commercial district to take on Tokyo’s.
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German real estate market can weather a recession
As Germany careers towards a recession, it will be fascinating to gauge the mood at next week’s Expo Real in Munich. I’m guessing it will still be fairly upbeat.
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Penalising landlords will only worsen New York's retail woes
New York, like every large American city, seems to be in the grips of a retail ‘crisis’.
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Insight
National design code could improve planning process
Editor: Mr Robert Jenrick announced some headline-grabbing planning policies at the Conservative Party Conference this week.
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Downside to workspaces
Editor: We read with interest the article by Paul Patenall of the British Council, praising current workspaces. Nothing wrong in that – we support SMEs, big time.
