All Insight articles – Page 18
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Peter Freeman, Argent founder and Homes England chair, tells PropCast about how Cambridge can supercharge Britain
In one of the highest-profile interviews to date, Peter Freeman, chairman of Homes England joins Montfort’s Andrew Teacher on PropCast to talk building more social housing, his ambition to supercharge Cambridge into the UK’s Silicon Valley, and why property development is a little bit like filmmaking.
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PropertyCEO’s Ritchie Clapson on small-scale development being the perfect new business
The UK is not short of fresh business blood. More than 750,000 new companies were registered in the UK last year. Unfortunately, on average, around 20% of UK businesses fail during their first two years. This rises to 45% after five years. And 65% after 10 years.
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Sorbon Estates’ Katherine Croom on developing equal opportunities in CRE
The commercial real estate (CRE) industry has experienced a positive transformation over the past 10 years in relation to the role of women within the sector. According to the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review, women’s representation now stands at 40.2% on boards of FTSE 350 companies – an all-time high.
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AtkinsRéalis and Buro Four say leading organisational change is key to a greener built environment
In the latest episode of PropCast – hosted by Montfort’s Andrew Teacher – Elisabeth Montgomerie, building design sustainability lead at global design and engineering firm AtkinsRéalis, and Martina Concordia, senior project manager at Buro Four, talk sustainability, climate risk, leadership and change within the built environment sector.
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Where is the microbiome in BTR/co-living?
This may be the first time that the microbiome and build to rent (BTR)/co-living have appeared in the same sentence, which is very disappointing as the microbiome is key to individuals’ health and the buildings they live in.
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Best-paid executives: The property top 40
Pay packages have dropped among the property industry’s highest-earning executives amid challenging market conditions – but most remain handsomely rewarded, as Madeleine Knight reports.
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Built-ID’s Savannah de Savary on the benefits of flexible community spaces
Recent consumer data insight reveals that profit and purpose are drawing ever closer in alignment.
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Sell property as a compelling career
Editor: It was a wet summer for the UK, but a bright one at the 11th Pathways to Property Summer School, hosted by Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
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PW Perspectives with Lloyds Bank
Nicola Haigh, Head of UK Real Estate & Housing at Lloyds Bank, and Chinyelu Oranefo, Director, Sustainability & ESG Finance at Lloyds Bank provide insights into the discussion about greening the built environment.
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Burnham Waters’ Ian Holloway on how retirement villages can help solve the housing crisis
Around 8.5 million people in England have unmet housing needs, according to a 2021 report by the National Housing Federation. House prices have increased as a result of the shortage, making it more challenging for many people to purchase a home and climb the housing ladder.
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Pinnacle Group’s Claire Kober on why BTR deserves more attention from Whitehall
The housing landscape is undergoing a rapid shift, and if the prime minister wants to stand any chance of meeting his housing target, much more attention must be paid to alternative development models, including build to rent (BTR).
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Creating the right culture for communities
Creating communities comes in many guises and, having worked with developers and resident managed clients on many community strategies, I know these things take time and consideration to strike the balance to ensure the community will flourish.
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How to capitalise on the 2030 ban on new petrol/diesel cars
By 2030, legislation in the UK will require that all new cars sold are plug-in. With rapid EV charging, you can lead the market by providing an in-demand service for your customers.
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Why international investors should look to invest in Ukraine’s property market
Sergii Pylypenko, chief executive of Ukrainian developer Kovalska Group, tells Andy Hillier why, despite the ongoing conflict, international investors should be looking seriously at the country’s property market.
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IDIP pledge Q&A: Karolina Adamczyk, director and chief visionary, Ademchic
Ademchic was one of the first three firms to sign up to Property Week’s Inspiring Diversity in Property (IDIP) campaign pledge. Its director and chief visionary spoke to Stephanie Denton about why it signed and what the pledge means for the company.
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Queensberry’s Elshaw House: A showcase in sustainability
Queensberry’s Elshaw House in Sheffield is set to join the top 1% of sustainable office buildings in the UK when it opens next month, as project director Andrew Davison tells Property Week.
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Retail isn’t the answer to fill Wilko’s high street gap
Editor: Wilko, another UK high street stalwart, is teetering on the brink. News about possible rescue deals does little to reassure us that recovery for our struggling urban areas is on the horizon.
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Why retrofit is worth investing in
Editor: Michael Gove’s decision on the Marks & Spencer proposals for its Oxford Street store (pictured) has triggered debate not just in the property sector, but beyond it. Somewhat remarkably, the challenges of retrofit and the issue of embodied carbon are now part of a national conversation.
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Peter Bill on how home goals bring Labour pains
If Labour wins power next year and can re-tool the compulsory purchase order regime to permit the purchase of tens of thousands of acres of land at existing use value then, yes, it’s possible a start on heralded ‘nationally significant developments’ will be made by the end of its first ...
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Housing associations can take “innovative” approach to funding and accelerate development, say PfP Capital and Lloyds’ Housing Growth Partnership
In this episode, Andrew Teacher sits down with Rachel Miller from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), a subsidiary of Lloyds funded by both the bank and Homes England, and John Tatham from PfP Capital, Places for People’s fund management arm, to discuss how their joint venture is leading the charge for ...