All Insight articles – Page 21
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InsightFinancial disclosure: misleading signs on the road to net zero
It is widely recognised that the real estate industry is a major contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to reach net zero by 2050 – as called for in the 2015 Paris Agreement – the industry requires clear and effective regulation now more than ever.
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InsightFrom New Town to next Core City
Property Week and Milton Keynes Development Partnership recently gathered a mix of industry experts to consider how to meet the plethora of challenges facing the UK’s regional cities and turn them into opportunities.
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InsightThe good ship RICS isn’t about to sink
“There is no such thing as the BBC,” wrote Times columnist Matthew Parris a fair while back, defending ‘Auntie’ from periodic attack. A reminder to those who periodically assault RICS. There’s no corporeal substance into which a knife can be plunged, just a bodiless spirit.
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OnlineBusinesses must predict household vulnerability during cost-of-living crisis
In the latest episode of PropCast, Andrew Teacher sits down with data science firm Outra’s Peter Jackson and the Vulnerability Registration Service’s (VRS) Helen Lord to discuss a new partnership from the two organisations which suggests that nearly 2.5 million British households are at high risk of vulnerability.
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InsightCBRE’s Jen Siebrits on taking stock at the halfway point
It’s hard to believe we are already half way through 2023. It feels like only yesterday we were ringing in the new year and taking down the Christmas decorations and yet here we are at the summer holidays.
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NewsEase the slow squeeze
A joint paper published by Landsec and British Land last week called for planning policy changes to promote urban regeneration on brownfield sites.
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OnlineCEO of Oxford University Developments says flexible real estate is key to fostering innovation
In the latest episode of PropCast, Andrew Teacher speaks to Anna Strongman, CEO of Oxford University Development (OUD), a joint venture between Legal & General and Oxford University.
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InsightLocale’s Rob Maxwell on ensuring you have the right tech to keep your building safe
Feeling safe whether you are in your own home, in your place of work or in a care home or hospital should never be in question.
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NewsIt’s time to think beyond ownership
Editor: A recent report by the Centre for Cities found the UK housing market was missing 4.3 million homes. Against this supply backdrop, buying a place to live is now beyond the reach of many people.
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InsightDemand pushes growth in single-family housing (SFH)
Property Week and build-to-rent provider Placefirst recently gathered a group of senior figures from across the industry to share ideas and discuss how the sector can tackle these challenges and meet demand.
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InsightTreasury creates false economy
There’s a very splendid brass plate on the door of 10 Downing Street, but it doesn’t say ‘Office of the Prime Minister’.
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InsightPrioritising sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic catalysed investment into the logistics market following the unexpected spike in demand from ecommerce and third-party logistics occupiers.
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InsightTackling the UK’s warehousing shortage
The current warehousing shortage across London and the South East is causing unnecessary delays along the supply chain and holding back much-needed growth across the British economy. While the shortage is causing headaches for businesses of all sizes across Britain, the issue is by no means a new one.
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InsightQ&A: Five minutes with Logicor's Charlie Howard
Logicor’s UK managing director discusses imposter syndrome, the value of mentors and Mr Bean.
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Insight‘A hell of a portfolio’
Lynda Shillaw, chief executive of development giant Harworth Group, tells Property Week about its plans to deliver 35m sq ft of I&L space.
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InsightRoad, rail and air
East Midlands Gateway’s multi-modal offer has proven so popular since it opened in 2017 that the site is almost full.
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InsightJefferies’ Mike Prew on the stubborn market
As the holidays approach, every parent’s car journey nightmare is kids at the end of their tether with choruses of “Are we there yet?” REIT share prices are being defined by stubborn inflation but the UK, it seems, is also nowhere near arriving at the 2% target.
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InsightTesting the future of net zero homes
Barratt’s energy-efficient eHome2 is undergoing months of testing to help the housebuilder understand more about how to successfully build low-carbon and net zero housing at scale.
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InsightReal Estate Balance’s Liz Peace on adopting the right mindset for life sciences innovation
The real estate industry seems to display a lemming-like tendency to follow a fad. Once it was shopping centres, then student accommodation, followed by big sheds and logistics. And now it is life sciences.
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InsightProperty Elite’s Jen Lemen on why diversity is not optional
Having worked with a wide spectrum of property and construction professionals over the past 15 years, I have seen some of the best, and worst, examples of best practice in terms of diversity.
