All Insight articles – Page 32
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Housing ministry is needed to speed up delivery
It is clear that the creation of a dedicated Ministry of Housing is not just necessary but critical to provide a core plank of what the public expects from the government.
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Housing ‘crisis’ is political creation
When Russian harvests failed to meet production targets in the 1930s, former Russian premier Joseph Stalin simply increased the target for the next year. He was doing his bit; why couldn’t the farmers do theirs?
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Charging drive is vital for EV uptake
The government’s recent commitment to £380m of investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as part of its net zero policy package is a welcome shift in focus. But let’s not kid ourselves that this is enough to power an EV revolution. Without a widespread upgrade of the country’s charging ...
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SELLAR’s Meredith Davey on why investment in rail is a green choice for cities
With the climate crisis affecting every organisation and sector, how we do business and how we live need to change. Encouraging the use of rail as one of the lowest-carbon forms of medium- to long-distance travel should tick a big green box.
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Interview with Placefirst's chief exec David Mawson: Keeping it in the family
Placefirst chief executive David Mawson tells Property Week about his ambitions for the single-family rental market and explains why he would welcome regulation and a grading system for the sector.
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Tritax boss celebrates first ten years of BBOX growth
Colin Godfrey, chief executive of FTSE 250 Tritax Big Box REIT and chief executive of fund management at Tritax Group discusses how the company’s focus on people, platform, pipeline and performance has propelled returns for investors as it nears the ten-year anniversary since Big Box was listed. Speaking with Montfort ...
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Clearbell’s Manish Chande and Rob West on unlocking life science growth beyond the ‘golden triangle’
There is some concern that the UK life science market may have peaked following significant recent activity.
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The time has come: Allsop’s residential auction returns to the ballroom
Despite the turbulent state of the UK economy and the uncertainty within the UK property market over the past few years.
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MTVH’s Geeta Nanda on why the government must listen to the housing sector on planning reform
The lack of any mention of housing in the recent Budget was as clear an indicator as any that it is up to the housebuilding sector to come up with its own solutions to work towards fixing the housing crisis.
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Primera Corporation’s Ruth Duston on why partnerships and investment are key to unlocking London’s potential
As always, Mipim was a hive of activity and the novelty of in-person events hasn’t worn off post-pandemic, so there was a great energy about the place. It was encouraging to hear so much support and enthusiasm for business improvement districts (BIDs) and the effectiveness of partnerships in driving investment.
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Apologies not accepted
Tuesday’s annual general meeting of Credit Suisse featured a lot of apologies. Chair Axel Lehmann told investors that he was “truly sorry” for the events that led to its takeover by rival UBS. “I apologise that we were no longer able to stem the loss of trust,” he added, after ...
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Over-store homes risk JLP’s soul
Cleverness is one thing; common sense another. Watching chair Dame Sharon White impair the John Lewis brands is saddening.
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Cladding makers must pay for crisis
While some developers have now committed to housing secretary Michael Gove’s contract to pay for unsafe building repairs, it’s critically only one piece of the puzzle.
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BTR is set for growth
Earlier this month, Yardi and Property Week brought together a panel of experts to discuss the importance of scaling up provision in the build-to-rent sector, the role of technology, the significance of branding and what the future holds.
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Smart tech can make heritage assets sustainable
I share the concern expressed in your article ‘Government urged to back heritage retrofits’. Retrofitting is essential to mitigate the environmental harm caused by the built environment, especially considering that 80% of the buildings that exist today will still be in use in 2050. The greenest building is the one ...
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Interview with chief exec of AEW: ‘UK market is best value in Europe’
Rob Wilkinson, the chief executive of AEW in Europe, tells Property Week about the impact of the banking sector crisis on real estate and the state of play in the UK and European property markets,
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Legal & General Capital’s John Alker on moving on from monetisation when measuring social impact
It currently feels like we’re in an omni-crisis, battling a range of economic, social and environmental problems.
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Wyld Motion’s Youri Michel on how to make the most of unused land
The holding period between planning approval and shovels going into the ground can take up to five years for most large-scale development, which is one of the reasons why our cities are plagued with a large number of empty spaces, devoid of purpose. .
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Soho Estates’ Steve Norris on Sunak’s chances of winning the next General Election
Over the past few weeks, our new prime minister has rightly won many new admirers, probably most significantly, following his breakthrough on Northern Ireland. Is the outcome perfect? Arguably not. But that old saying that you should never let perfect be the enemy of good was never more appropriate.
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The time is always now
On my desk is a coffee mug, given to me by industry veteran Harvey Soning, decorated with a prayer to the almighty: “Let there be one more property boom. I promise I won’t piss it all away this time.” The mugs have been around for at least a decade, but ...