All Insight articles – Page 8
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InsightSingle family is the next BTR frontier
Single-family housing is one of the fastest-growing asset classes in the UK and forms a key part of the continued evolution of the living sectors.
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Big interview with Mark Quinn, founder of Quinn Estates
Quinn Estates founder Mark Quinn talks to Property Week about the firm’s big break, plans for its biggest scheme to date and what lies ahead for Quinn Homes.
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View from the top: David Partridge, Argent Related chairman and BPF president
The Argent Related chairman and BPF president talks to Sebastian McCarthy about how the Brent Cross Town scheme is shaping up, the big industry challenges and how to accelerate the move towards net zero.
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Facing the ‘age of responsibility’
The strapline for this year’s RESI conference is ‘The Age of Responsibility’. It’s quite rightly weighty and sobering. One imagines those attending in person will consciously choose the family electric runabout to park at Celtic Manor and that Merlins Bar will be uncharacteristically quiet after about 11pm on 8 September.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Dan Green, associate director, acquisitions, at Firethorn Trust
Dan Green, associate director, acquisitions, at Firethorn Trust, on how he got started in property. He also shares some cultural recommendations and reveals which celebrity he’d most like to spend an hour with.
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It is ‘accidental beauty’ that makes places intriguing
Editor: I read with interest the recent revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and the government’s “widespread planning changes” to build beautiful places.
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An open letter to RICS from past president Steve Williams
In an open letter to the RICS governing council’s Levitt review steering committee, former president Steve Williams calls on the crisis-hit body to publish the findings of the recent independent review.
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Brexit could provide the push the property industry needs to sharpen up customer experience
Headlines about staff shortages in UK hospitality should be a wake-up call for certain corners of the property industry and the way we approach customer experience (CX).
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Flexible lease options in the future world of work
The strong desire by the UK workforce to spend at least part of the working week at home is set to force changes on commercial landlords and tenants alike.
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Freeports are a huge opportunity for mid-sized UK cities
With trade set to be more important than ever to the UK economy in a post-Brexit world, mid-sized cities across the land can play a vital part in the country’s wider commercial future.
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Why SmartRent is the smart solution
US-based SmartRent – which launched in the UK early last year – offers next-generation technology designed to both enhance the residential experience and boost operators’ and developers’ bottom line.
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How to navigate escalating ground rents
The issue of ground rents payable on leasehold properties has become a growing concern as many rents continue to increase, with some even doubling every 10 years, a rate that is higher than inflation.
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Why a sustainable Olympic Games must re-conceptualise the built environment
The Tokyo Olympic Games opened on 23 July, with the guiding principle for the event to “be better, together – for the planet and the people”.
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Propertyshe Perspectives: Human skills key to hybrid working, balancing needs of clients and workforce, the art of dealmaking, Shaftesbury’s Least proptech landmark, Mishcon achieves B Corp status
With the gradual return to the office, we will find out soon enough how well our businesses can adapt to hybrid working.
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How to manage the return to the office
Editor: With Freedom Day now behind us, there is no question that the Covid blues seem to be clearing. Most eager for a return to normality is the office sector, with many operators welcoming staff back to the physical workspace with open arms.
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Why now’s the time to invest in your leisure business
Editor: It is hardly surprising that the reopening of indoor venues, the warm and sunny weather amid the less seasonable showers and, of course, the Euros have led to a serious boost in the performance of some operators .
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Whose rules are you playing by?
As pressure for the corporate world to contribute to social and environmental goals increases, the measurement of that contribution has become more pressing to ensure that everyone is ‘doing their bit’ and ‘playing by the same rules’. As a result, sustainability reporting standards, conventions and benchmarks are a growth area. ...
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Q&A: Five minutes with Matt Smith, head of sustainability at Shaftesbury
Matt Smith, head of sustainability at Shaftesbury, on how he got started in property. He also shares his cultural recommendations, the celebrity he’d most like to meet and how he’d spend a million pounds.
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The superheroes of real estate
More charities than ever across the UK have been benefiting from the industry’s superpowers, but there’s more to be done.
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Net zero: there’s no time to dither
Everyone agrees that living more sustainably is a necessity if the UK economy is to successfully transition to net zero by 2050 – and there is no time for dither or delay.
