All Insight articles – Page 14
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InsightFlexible leases are key for office landlords
As we emerge from lockdown and home working, companies across the UK have adjusted their working patterns, a priority shift that has altered the traditional business requirement for office space.
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Hotels must evolve to survive
As consumer confidence starts to return, there are some reasons for optimism in the hotel industry. However, the scars of the pandemic will not heal overnight.
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It’s time to tackle the lack of diversity
Research shows the property industry is failing to attract enough people from diverse backgrounds and keep them in the industry.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Stefano D’Ambrosio, environmental and planning solicitor at Irwin Mitchell
Stefano D’Ambrosio, environmental and planning solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, on how he got started in property. He also shares his cultural tips, his worst purchase and what he would do with a million pounds.
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View from the top: Martin Steele, chief executive of NHS Property Services
The chief executive of NHS Property Services talks to Property Week about mending its relationship with NHS tenants and the lessons it learned from a highly critical Public Accounts Committee report.
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The Irish data centre market heats up
Following TikTok’s $500m investment in a new data centre in Ireland, Noella Pio Kivlehan looks at what makes the country so attractive to tech occupiers and what is powering the growth of the market.
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Trading blows in Northern Ireland
In theory, the Northern Ireland Protocol gives the province ‘a foot in both camps’ of the EU and UK, but many fear political uncertainty will scupper the ‘unique opportunity’.
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Levitt’ll set RICS change agenda
Five members of the RICS Governing Council (GC) are absorbing a 400-page report by Alison Levitt QC on the circumstances surrounding the sacking of four members of the institution’s management board in November 2019. This steering group will issue directions to the ruling body’s other 21 members.
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Policy changes present huge opportunities for resi sector
The opportunity for the residential development sector at present is unrivalled. We have all been exposed to our homes and neighborhoods at times, all day, every day.
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Online
Return to the office could be key to winning the war on talent
Post-lockdown Britain may be seeing a trickle rather than a torrent of white-collar workers heading back to the office, but record-high job vacancies and the subsequent re-emergence of a ‘war for talent’ could well expedite the process.
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Online
RESI Convention 2021: The Age of Responsibility
The RESI Convention is back in the room for 2021! This exclusive two-day gathering of leaders from across the residential property sector has been carefully curated to focus on the most important strategic insights in the wake of Covid-19.
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Will new arbitration act help to resolve rent disputes?
With estimates showing pandemic-induced rent arrears to be somewhere between £5bn and £7bn, it is clear that a significant problem is growing in the world of commercial real estate. After the pressures of the pandemic, it is no surprise that tensions may be running high.
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Is resi ready for a data revolution?
The ebb and flow of urban dynamics is changing how we live, work and play in the built environment. Smart home technology and digital systems are layering new functionality into residential spaces, with pandemic-driven need accelerating our acceptance of digitalisation.
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Skills crisis looms in construction
With much talk about the challenges in securing construction materials, some may overlook the risk to labour costs looming around the corner. This comes as the pressure to design and create the next generation of high-quality, safe, London Plan-compliant zero carbon buildings mounts.
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Climate crisis: closer collaboration is key
Editor: The IPCC’s report, released last week, is a shocking reminder of the urgent action needed to address the climate crisis – and underlines the huge challenge facing the property sector (‘UKGBC: IPCC report “should be a massive wake-up call”).
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What’s next for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector?
Still a relatively young sector, BTR is poised for another growth spurt as single-family housing and new entrants make their mark.
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Single family is the next BTR frontier
Single-family housing is one of the fastest-growing asset classes in the UK and forms a key part of the continued evolution of the living sectors.
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Big interview with Mark Quinn, founder of Quinn Estates
Quinn Estates founder Mark Quinn talks to Property Week about the firm’s big break, plans for its biggest scheme to date and what lies ahead for Quinn Homes.
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View from the top: David Partridge, Argent Related chairman and BPF president
The Argent Related chairman and BPF president talks to Sebastian McCarthy about how the Brent Cross Town scheme is shaping up, the big industry challenges and how to accelerate the move towards net zero.
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Facing the ‘age of responsibility’
The strapline for this year’s RESI conference is ‘The Age of Responsibility’. It’s quite rightly weighty and sobering. One imagines those attending in person will consciously choose the family electric runabout to park at Celtic Manor and that Merlins Bar will be uncharacteristically quiet after about 11pm on 8 September.
