All Insight articles – Page 8
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InsightNew York Post’s Steve Cuozzo on the dimming allure of South Florida’s property
The Sunshine State property-buying juggernaut that was powerfully accelerated by the pandemic continues its merry way. The trend applies to both residential and commercial real estate in South Florida, a region that consists of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties – home to 6.7 million people within 6,000 square miles.
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The outlook for UK later living
Property Week and Dentons brought together an expert panel from across the later-living sector to discuss the need to educate investors, occupiers and council planning teams about the sector’s key role.
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NPPF reforms will hit the economy
Editor: Proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will not only lead to fewer homes being built, they will also destroy the UK’s plan-led approach to development and deliver a significant hit to the economy (‘BPF warns of “clear contradictions” in NPPF consultation’).
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Time for property owners to take action on ESG
Editor: Commenting on the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) set to come into force on 1 April, the inner London analysis from BNP Paribas concludes that up to 8% of commercial stock is unlettable under new EPC rules.
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CBRE’s Georgina Fraser and Richard Holberton on getting happy with hybrid
Many major corporates are facing the challenge of introducing or refining new working policies that must fulfil multiple objectives. These might include raising office occupancy, ensuring sufficient interpersonal contact and collaboration, and protecting company culture.
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IWD 2023: Carter Jonas’s Aoife Hand on how we can make cities more inclusive
Public spaces are fundamental to our everyday lives. They offer an important place for sparking social interaction, freedom to express an opinion and bringing people together from different backgrounds, ages and cultures.
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IWD 2023: Boyer’s Olivia Docker on how planning can address women’s safety fears
Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the city.
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A wealth of opportunities
High returns from oil and gas have left many sovereign wealth funds flush with money to invest. So, asks Property Week, are they set for a spending spree in repriced European markets?
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International Women’s Day: Confidence is key
As progress continues to diversify the male-dominated property industry, women discuss their experiences and explain how confidence and allyship are key for those looking to enter the sector.
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Campus Living Villages’ Paddy Jackman on the changing demographic of international students
Say the word ‘student’ and for most people, a carefree, late teenage individual springs to mind
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Oxford Properties’ Joanne McNamara on how the government can help the UK become a life sciences leader
The newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is tasked with encouraging stronger growth, better jobs and bold new discoveries according to its Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan.
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Credit Suisse’s Robert Rackind on how investors can protect values and capture growth
In recent years, the Covid-19 pandemic, shifting demographics, climate change, geopolitical ruptures and advances in technology have caused a paradigm shift in both the global economy and real estate.
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Don’t underestimate EVs
Tech titan and former world’s richest person Bill Gates observed, in the hastily rewritten second edition of his mid-90s book The Road Ahead, that the future often catches us napping.
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Housing associations play a vital role in the community, L&Q’s Vicky Savage tells PropCast
Group director of development and sales at one of the UK’s largest housing associations, L&Q’s Vicky Savage, tells Andrew Teacher about the non-profit’s role beyond delivering housing and how the industry can improve to better serve its employees and customers.
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WeWork’s Peter Greenspan on why office space needs to ‘earn the commute’
It’s no secret that the office market is experiencing a revolution. Between economic challenges, the repercussions of the pandemic and employees adjusting to their newfound flexibility, leaders are figuring out how to put their best foot forward for their business and bottom line.
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Property must embrace levelling up
It’s a testament to former prime minister Boris Johnson’s ability as a storyteller that his most abiding legacy will be the levelling up agenda, which, although less of a priority for Rishi Sunak’s government, is still visible.
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Gove’s cladding solution is brutal
I’ve always thought of housing secretary Michael Gove as one of the brightest men in politics. He is credited with radically reforming the Department of Education. He did great work at the Department of Justice, putting right many of his predecessor Chris Grayling’s catastrophic mistakes. And in his time at ...
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What’s in store for the year ahead?
Last month, Freeths and Property Week brought together a panel of nine senior figures from across the industry to discuss what the next 12 months might have in store for the property sector and how developers and investors can prepare themselves to make the most of 2023 and beyond.
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Let’s keep best features of Landlord & Tenant Act
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Anthony Ratcliffe’s well researched letter about abolishing the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act.
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Those adopting SDR could be at the ‘forefront of a growing move towards clear sustainability labelling’, expert says
Apex Group’s head of real estate advisory Melville Rodrigues tells Madeleine Knight how the sector must prepare for anti-greenwashing measures and sustainability and grasp the opportunities presented by SDR.
