All Insight articles – Page 4
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NewsInternational Women’s Day: Real Estate Balance’s Sue Brown on progressing gender equality beyond the annual celebration
Sue Brown, managing director at Real Estate Balance, reflects on how far gender equality has come since the organisation was established and how far it still has to go.
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NewsRoad to net zero gets bumpy as political U-turns on green pledges increase
Political U-turns on green pledges and investor withdrawals from ESG funds threaten progress to net zero.
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NewsThe UK housebuilding crisis urgently needs a planning reform
A system that allows developments that comply with the rules to get built would boost housebuilding rates
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InsightIn Conversation With East Green Energy: Where sustainability meets profitability
East Green Energy’s George and Jack Gawthrop explain how they support property companies on their journey to net zero.
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InsightIn Conversation With Deepki: ESG Index is a vital guide on road to net zero
Deepki’s Lindsay Taylor explains how its ESG Index gives clients the data insights they need to create net zero strategies.
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InsightConstruction industry can own digital transformation
Editor: Contrary to popular belief, a recent report has shown that the UK construction industry has been among the best at digital adoption. However, this has started to grind to a halt as a quarter (28%) of businesses in the sector believe digital transformation is easy for them to achieve.
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InsightReal gains from network effects: new chair of Women in Property speaks to PW
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Jennifer Winyard, the new national chair of Women in Property, speaks to Stephanie Denton about her plans to encourage more women into the sector.
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InsightIn Conversation With Hollis: Planning changes power up the case for solar panels
Now is the time to invest in solar panels in light of planning changes and attractive pricing, says Hollis’s Stuart Patience.
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InsightIn Conversation With Lloyds Bank: Providing support for SME housebuilders
Lloyds Bank has a range of finance and sustainability initiatives to help SME developers provide much-needed new homes.
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InsightAttitudes to safety must change now
Editor: If the property sector handled disasters like Grenfell as seriously as the airline industry takes its disasters, we would not have witnessed the horrific fatal fire in Valencia last month.
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Insight5 reasons to invest in UK property
As the international property community gathers for Mipim 2024 in Cannes, Adam Branson looks at the arguments for backing the British market.
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InsightCopenhagen's UN17 Village setting the standard for sustainable living
Designed to meet all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, UN17 Village in Copenhagen is aiming to set the standard for sustainable living. Property Week asks whether it is measuring up to its promise.
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NewsPeter Bill on how to navigate Mipim
The best meetings are accidental. The best outcomes unexpected.
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OnlineCadogan’s CEO explains the strategy behind Chelsea’s timeless appeal
In the latest episode of PropCast, Cadogan’s CEO Hugh Seaborn speaks to Andrew Teacher about the historic estate’s approach to stewardship, placemaking, and generating social value across its portfolio – which includes The Gaumont, a recently completed cultural destination on the King’s Road.
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OnlineHow property owners can capitalise from land and buildings suitable for outdoor advertising
Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit from having a digital billboard installed on their property.
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InsightWhy it’s time for a new housebuilder model
Financial challenges could prompt further alignment between institutional capital and housebuilders.
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InsightInflexible offices simply won’t cut it
Editor: In Nottingham and across the Midlands, we have seen some huge companies downsize and move into serviced office accommodation. They are doing so largely to cut costs, but the trend is also a reflection of a much-changed working environment in which employees prize greater flexibility.
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InsightThe challenges of urban logistics
Repurposing underused retail, office or car park units into ultra-last-mile facilities requires careful planning.
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InsightHow ‘hotelification’ breathes new life into high streets
Editor: As hospitality specialist architects and interior designers, we found last week’s edition of Property Week extremely relevant. Studio Moren is the team developing the Great Tower Street property in the City of London for Dominus.
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InsightClear benefits to healthy homes
Delivering healthier homes supports wellbeing and can offer developers a competitive advantage.
