All Insight articles – Page 10
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OnlineLandlords left in the dark by government
Through the business rates system, the government is providing a great deal of financial support to businesses affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Adapting in challenging times – how property managers should adjust to the disruption caused by Covid-19
The coronavirus outbreak has caused extreme disruption across the world.
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We must retain heritage buildings
Browsing through a junk shop one weekend, I found an old shield with a motto emblazoned across the bottom, Respiciens Prospiciens : ’Looking backwards, looking forwards’.
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Interview with the duo behind Plus X
Having established proof of concept, the duo behind incubator hub Plus X plan to roll it out across other U+I sites and beyond.
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Is property immune to Covid-19?
Just as we were moving away from the turmoil of Brexit, we find ourselves facing a new hurdle: Covid-19. I say hurdle and not wall because real estate is a resilient industry and it will overcome this.
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Occupier decision-making in a pandemic
Only two weeks ago, I met with the chief executive of a large London occupier who was looking for new office space in London. He was disappointed by the limited choice of options, surprised by the long lead-in to secure a pre-let and outraged by the increasing rents.
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Many factors affect wellbeing of office employees
Editor: In his article, Simon Creasey correctly noted the importance of air quality in offices to the wellbeing of staff .
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Time to show grace under pressure
“Mummy? Daddy? What did you do during the time of coronavirus?”
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We are all reshaping how we live
If 2019 was the year of uncertainty, 2020 is the year that started upbeat but by the end of the first quarter we were reeling from something we had never heard of.
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Purpose of valuation has been lost
Editor: As a retired chartered valuation surveyor with more than 40 years’ experience, I fear that the current debate about valuation models suggests that the profession has lost sight of the fundamental nature and purpose of valuation .
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What matters: this crisis will pass, but it will change us all indelibly
When life eventually returns to normal after the current global Covid-19 crisis – and it shall – it will be a little less like the normal we once knew.
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Covid-19 exclusive appeal
A £90m designer outlet village is set to be built at Scotch Corner.
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Connectivity key to UK’s future
As many UK workers currently sit at home and try to virtually recreate their work environment, politicians and businesses need to ask how we remain a world-leading country and economy after Brexit and the impact of Covid-19.
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More action is required on business rates relief
Editor: Some businesses can breathe a little easier following last week’s Budget. As Property Week reported, the chancellor announced that any eligible retail, leisure or hospitality business with a rateable value of less than £51,000 will pay no business rates this year .
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Budget measures must help everyone
Editor: Extra business rates relief measures announced by the chancellor this week, added to those in the Budget, should go far in helping the retail and leisure sector through the worst of the current coronavirus crisis .
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So much for the brighter outlook
Just when things were looking up, along came a global pandemic.
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Coronavirus: how must build-to-rent sector prepare?
It’s official: coronavirus, the black swan of 2020, is now a pandemic.
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M&A time for specialist lenders
The recent CharterCourt and OneSavingsBank merger, and Foresight Group’s acquisition of Signature Private Finance, may be a sign of things to come in the specialist finance market.
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How green is your debt?
Guy Montague-Jones and Sally Hickey explore the rise of eco-friendly lending in our guide to green finance.
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Green CMBS transaction is a first for Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs completed what Moody’s called the first ever green CMBS transaction in Europe earlier this year.
