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OnlineDon’t wait for the ‘new normal’ to support the next generation
With job losses here, budget cuts there and economic uncertainty all around, the post-Covid outlook is tough.
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Government should give local councils more say in planning – not less
The government’s aspiration to build more homes to meet Britain’s housing need is one that I, and council leaders across the country, absolutely share.
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Reshoring will boost North East
Now our sights are turned to economic recovery, there is one big opportunity for our sector: reshoring. It means returning production, supply chains and operations to the UK.
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A market tumble is on the way
It is fair to say most people do what they can to avoid ‘icebergs’, a metaphor best illustrated by the ill-fated journey of the Titanic.
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We must improve and repurpose existing buildings
Editor: The reaction to the government’s extension of permitted development rights (PDR) for new housing has been loud and passionate. It may be a tool to drive volumes but experience plainly shows us that it is not a route to creating quality homes that people want to live in . ...
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Logistics sector also needs support
Editor: It is not unprecedented for planning reforms to be part of the government’s economic stimulus package, but these have tended to focus on housing. Meanwhile, logistics, which last year contributed £124bn (gross value added) to the economy, and directly supported almost one million jobs, often gets sidelined.
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Propertyshe Perspectives: Reactions to proposed planning overhaul, the role of SME builders, podcast with High Streets Task Force chair & an American view of creating successful shopping centres
It has to be said that there has been a mixed response so far to the government’s proposed overhaul of the planning regime announced this week.
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Covid-19 has accelerated the need for a co-living evolution
If the global outbreak of Covid-19 has taught us anything, it’s that people need communities.
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View from the top: Nelson Mills, CEO of Columbia Property Trust
The CEO of Columbia Property Trust chats to Property Week about the growing impetus to reduce office density, overcoming the psychological barriers to returning to work and the widening ‘bid-ask spread’.
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Speed up on retail to resi
In recent months, the impact of Covid-19 has been acutely felt by the retail sector, an asset class that was already facing significant challenges before the global pandemic.
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Letter from New York
High anxiety grips New York’s real estate world with the approach on 7 September of Labor Day, the holiday that marks the unofficial end of summer.
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A return to the office will take us forward
I have now been back at the office for just over three weeks. After spending more than 100 days at home, I was desperate to get back to my desk and the bustle of urban life.
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Crime without punishment?
A damning report claims agents are ‘enabling’ the flow of dirty Russian money into the UK. So how culpable is the industry and what can be done to tackle the issue?
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The new WELL rating is a real boon
As we think about the tools required to beat Covid-19, now more than ever our buildings are a critical part of the public health equation. Architects, designers, engineers, facilities managers and other property professionals will be frontline caregivers in the next stage of recovery, but they cannot do it alone. ...
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The winds of change are blowing
Persimmon, the UK’s most valuable housebuilder, has long been a hit with shareholders but anathema to politicians, journalists and rivals – who have portrayed the York-based group as synonymous with executive excess, shoddy workmanship and corporate arrogance.
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City leaders need power to adapt
My dream job would be mayor of London – but in my dream, I have fully devolved powers like the mayors of New York or Hamburg.
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Propertyshe Perspectives: Retail news and turnover rents, from Fifth Wall to The Fifth Space via the Reimagining Real Estate Virtual Summit, and the climate change emergency
Some of the biggest news this week has been around the retail sector. Unsurprisingly given the current circumstances, the restructuring and job losses continue with iconic department store business Selfridges, announcing that it is shedding 450 jobs, amounting to 14% of its workforce. UK retail institution John Lewis released radical ...
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View from the top: Matthew Howell, RICS UK managing director
RICS UK managing director talks to Anviksha Patel about the challenges facing the institution as it grapples with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic – and the major changes it has made in response
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Letter from New York
New York City’s gradual awakening from the pandemic has yet to include Midtown Manhattan: the iconic, skyscraper-filled commercial core and nation’s economic powerhouse. The area is hushed and near-funereal in empty Times Square and little-traversed Rockefeller Center.
