All Insight articles – Page 8
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InsightWhat next for flexible offices?
The flexible office market continues to boom. New and longstanding firms jostle to stake their claim – and as I have said before, there’s plenty of space in the forest for everyone to co-exist.
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Bridging the town-gown gap
The more time you spend in the real estate sector, the more you realise that most of us live in a cocoon, entirely unaware of the broader world around us. Our methods are outdated and some of the thinking is stale. We can be slow to recognise new trends, reluctant ...
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Working out WeWork worries
The mounting difficulties facing WeWork in recent weeks have naturally raised questions, not only for the company’s investors and many thousands of tenants but also for landlords.
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Old school Ritblat set to gain favour over nouveau Candy in Capco battle
There was a time when the Ritblat name meant a lot more than the name Candy in the property world. Clearly no longer.
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Sustainability is retail’s salvation
Retail is facing a universal issue – caution – and in great waves.
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Homes England is transforming
Since returning from the RESI Convention last month, I’ve been reflecting on the changes I’ve seen at Homes England since I joined almost two years ago.
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Elephant and Castle’s 20 year journey
A judicial review of the shopping centre plans is just the latest hurdle in Elephant and Castle’s 20-year journey. Adam Branson charts the highs and lows as the wider scheme finally takes shape
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WeWork: This is not a paradigm shift
I’ve consistently tried to be careful about editorialising on WeWork. But, in the interest of full disclosure, I was quoted in Property Week a couple of years ago as saying that WeWork was coming up in meetings so often that we needed a WeWork swear jar. We never did ...
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Time to act on climate change
If there was ever a moment that perfectly encapsulated the role that the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) plays in uniting, inspiring, advocating and enabling change within the built environment, it was Friday 20 September in London, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.
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‘It’s no longer about money’ - interview with Nowsad Gani
Nowsad Gani has quietly amassed a sizeable business buying land, securing planning and then developing or selling it. The Ganco founder tells Simon Creasey how he now plans to revolutionise social housing
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Developers should capitalise on natural gas demand
Editor: The growing demand for alternative fuels in the road transport sector offers a significant opportunity for landowners and commercial property developers alike, but it is one few are aware of.
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Music venues key to future of cities
Editor: The benefits that music, recreation and culture bring to our cities have been ignored for too long by owners and stakeholders.
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Owning a home no longer sacred
I bought my first flat in Notting Hill in 1969 for £11,500. I daren’t think what it’s worth today, but it will be more like £1.5m.
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PropBike 2019
Property industry raises nearly £4,000 for charity at mountain biking and networking event PropBike, hosted by PropList.
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Property factoring sector ripe for consolidation in Scotland
Currently, there are around 315,000 privately owned properties being managed by more than 250 registered factors across Scotland.
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To scale up housing, we need to power up partnerships
Offsite manufacturing has been at the forefront of the housing agenda over the past year.
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Expo Real 2019: the proptech view
As recently as five years ago, there was barely any proptech presence at Expo Real.
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Are CVAs getting difficult to wear?
Even as company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) become a high street fixture, landlords have started to question whether they are actually preferable to a tenant entering administration or liquidation. CVAs often force landlords to swallow huge rent discounts on the basis that a diminished income is better than potentially no income ...
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Will the Building Better, Building Beautiful report help our high streets?
There is much to be applauded in the Building Better, Building Beautiful report, which rightly identifies today’s challenges facing the high street.
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DTZ Investors CEO on why the firm is launching a £650m co-living fund with The Collective
Our relationship with technology transcends several paradoxes: we are its creator, and it is our master; it liberates us but shackles our time; it connects us yet leaves us feeling quite alone.
