All Insight articles – Page 13
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InsightTrump’s holdings don’t hold up
Former US president Donald Trump is on trial or facing trial in half a dozen criminal and civil cases. The most serious one involves his role in alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
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InsightStorm clouds are gathering over the office market
The sector faces challenges and a correction lies ahead – so buyers and occupiers have much to consider.
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NewsBuilding needs a zap, stat
Most of us would welcome a drop in the headline rate of inflation, but we must be careful what we wish for. Deflation – or falling prices – is not healthy either, resembling instead the slowing beeps of a monitor as the patient slips away.
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InsightWhat do we need from a Leasehold Reform Bill?
Editor: At this stage in the electoral cycle, we need a Leasehold Reform Bill that is sufficiently comprehensive that it benefits leaseholders, while being sufficiently realistic that it can be passed before the next election.
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InsightKeep calm and carry on: Big interview with SEGRO’s David Sleath
Macroeconomic factors may have buffeted industrial giant SEGRO – and the rest of the industry – over the past year, but chief executive David Sleath foresees better times ahead, as Lem Bingley reports.
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OnlineCities need to balance carrot and stick policies to build better, ULI’s chief exec tells PropCast
In the latest episode of BossCast, Lisette van Doorn, chief executive of the Urban Land Institute in Europe – the oldest and largest network of real estate and land use experts in the world – speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher about how real estate has become increasingly globalised.
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InsightRIB’s Antony Antoniou on investment repercussions as WeWork files for bankruptcy in US
WeWork’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US has prompted concerns about what could happen to investment in the UK’s flexible office sector, should it also go into administration here.
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InsightGRS’s Hongming Chen on the robots bringing manufacturing and logistics back home
In today’s fractured geopolitical landscape, how countries manufacture and transport goods is a key topic for the property industry.
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InsightSteven & Bolton’s Sarah Cardew on whether freeport ships will be allowed safe harbour
With political uncertainty ahead in the run-up to the next general election, will the politics surrounding freeports be put aside in favour of waiting out the initial tax incentive time limits, to really understand the return on the Exchequer’s investment in these special tax sites?
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InsightThrive Homes’ Elspeth Mackenzie on the power of affordable housing
Affordable housing transcends the confines of mere shelter; it is the cornerstone of a nation’s economic prosperity. Addressing this fundamental human need isn’t just a social obligation; it’s an economic imperative that sparks growth, creates jobs and nurtures communities.
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InsightCobalt Recruitment’s Megan Bond on diversity in the real estate sector
While the industry is aware that both the perceptions and reality of diversity in Real Estate need to change to ensure the very best available talent can get in and get on, there are still barriers to progress in this area.
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InsightIES’s David Ross on why post-occupancy evaluation is the secret weapon in the building performance battle
If there was an established and accepted method of making commercial buildings operate more efficiently to drive out waste, drive up value and reduce emissions, everyone would want to know about it, right?
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NewsDecisions, decisions: from the Covid inquiry to levelling-up
The current public inquiry into the handling of the Covid crisis has so far painted a deeply unflattering picture of the way central government arrives at decisions. Among an extraordinary amount of mud-slinging from former advisers, a couple of things stand out.
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OnlineBuilding cities for the future
WATCH: Following the launch of Landsec’s Shaping Successful Future Cities report earlier this year, Mike Hood, CEO of Landsec’s regeneration business and Jennie Colville, Head of ESG and Sustainability, sit down with Property Week to discuss the findings – and where we go from here.
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InsightHousing crisis: blame game unhelpful
Editor: There is a certain pantomime played out by politicians and the media when discussing housing policy, illustrated perfectly in the recent BBC programme Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?
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InsightWhat can BFS developers learn from BTR model?
Editor: There are inherent differences between build-for-sale (BFS) and build-to-rent (BTR) developments.
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InsightCarbon counting will barely count
Toward the end of an absorbing performance of the play Frank and Percy, Percy (played by Ian McKellen) admits to Frank (Roger Allam) he is being shunned by his academic peers for daring to suggest fighting climate change is hopeless. Frank, newly widowed, and Percy, newly single, edge into a ...
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OnlineUK life sciences will provide a shot in the arm for the British economy, three sector specialists claim
BioMed Realty’s Colleen O’Connor, Babraham Research Campus’ Derek Jones, and JLL’s Chris Walters join Montfort’s Andrew Teacher to discuss the outlook for life sciences, the challenges of creating high-spec lab space, and why the success of the industry should be cause for optimism in the UK.
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InsightCapitalRise’s Uma Rajah on why prime central London market is so resilient
As English writer Samuel Johnson so aptly put it in 1777: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.”
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InsightDesigns on a healthy market: Big interview with Ademchic founder
Karolina Adamczyk, founder of interior design company Ademchic, tells Property Week why good design can help boost both the wellness of occupiers and the profits of developers.
