All Insight articles – Page 26
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InsightThe impact of mid-contract broadband price hikes
Historically high rates of inflation were expected to be short-lived, but their persistence has led to a prolonged cost-of-living crisis, with interest rates also on the up.
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InsightMeeting the challenge of net zero at a site level to achieve net zero at the fund level
The latest IPCC report made clear that the challenge of achieving Net Zero assets and funds should remain both a wider societal and property industry imperative; yet understanding on a building by building level what needs to be done can be something of an enigma for many participants in the ...
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InsightMAPP’s Rowan Packer on why optimising sustainable energy choices is key to reaching net zero
As the government-imposed climate targets for commercial buildings start to bite and the industry continues to lead efforts to tackle climate change, chosen net zero pathways are emerging, focusing primarily on accounting for the elusive scope-three or value chain emissions.
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Insight‘Hope value’ plans are ill-conceived
Editor: I write further to your ‘Hope versus housing’ column, which weighed up the latest proposals of the existing Conservative government and the expected Labour government towards the use of compulsory purchase orders in delivering much-needed housing.
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InsightModular homes vision falls flat
I can almost set my watch by it. Every 10 years, it seems, I convince myself that this time, modular housing is finally set to take off. My latest enthusiasm for modern methods of construction (MMC) looks more short-lived than usual.
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InsightCounting the cladding costs
The Building Safety Act was put in place following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the discovery that many other high-rise residential buildings have serious fire-safety defects.
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InsightA new age for the London office sector awaits
Editor: News that London is experiencing record volumes of office refurbs undermines some of the more pessimistic predictions we are witnessing for the future of the ‘office’.
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InsightULI’s Lisette van Doorn on tackling sustainability certifications, standards and frameworks
Real estate is often perceived as lagging behind other asset classes, but in tackling ESG targets the evidence shows something different.
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InsightMoorfield Group’s Sadie Malim on the social case for institutional capital in residential
In 2021, before this critical period of economic malaise, John Myers, Ben Southwood and Sam Bowman published The Housing Theory of Everything. A cost-of-living crisis later, and that hypothesis now appears very plain.
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NewsProperty Awards 2023: winners revealed
The real estate industry’s finest gathered at Grosvenor House in London on 13 June to celebrate the 27th annual Property Awards.
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InsightA new wave of new towns?
Nigel Hugill, the chief executive of master-developer Urban&Civic, tells Property Week why he believes ambitious new settlements are the only way to address Britain’s housing shortage.
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OnlineThe PBSA and BTR sectors offer recession resilience
In a precarious economic climate Aldermore is focusing its strategy on asset classes that have lasting value.
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InsightHouse prices: who knows?
The two leading house price indices (HPIs), from Nationwide and Halifax, provide the most timely measure of sentiment in the housing market but also the most partial. The picture that each paints of what is going on – and the commentary provided by the lenders’ in-house experts – can often ...
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InsightBoosting capacity of planning departments is vital
While I welcome the efforts made to attract new people to the planning sector, it is crucial we also address the more pressing issues with the planning system – namely, the strain on planning departments has resulted in insufficient resources and unmanageable workloads that are exacerbating the housing crisis.
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InsightDevelopers must avoid being blockers
As Labour positions itself for “builders, not blockers”, there’s a risk real estate will find itself in a surreal position: branded a blocker.
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InsightWho holds all the aces in NYC?
Two proposals have emerged as front-runners in the great New York City casino chase. SL Green, Gotham’s largest commercial landlord, is teamed with Caesars Resorts and, surprisingly, rapper Jay-Z in a prospective bid to create a gaming mecca in Times Square. Related Companies hopes to kickstart construction of Hudson Yards’ ...
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InsightArcadis IBI’s Maja Nesdale on bringing wellbeing into law
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) sits at the top of the agenda for many developers and investors.
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InsightView from the top: Alicia Thompson, chief executive of Kick Game
The chief executive of trainers reseller Kick Game tells Property Week about the firm’s property plans, the direction of high-street retail and her top advice for shopping centre landlords.
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InsightAvamore’s Michael Dean on Labour’s housing policy: balancing ambition and practicality
Labour’s housing policy aims to address the pressing issue of the housing crisis in the UK. With a focus on affordable housing and streamlining the planning system, the party presents ambitious goals for becoming the ‘party of home ownership’.
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InsightHope versus housing
Labour’s attempts to portray itself as the party to get Britain building have begun in earnest, with a couple of policies floated so far that appear surprisingly bold and more than a little divisive.
