All Insight articles – Page 20
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IWG’s Mark Dixon on the rebirth of suburbs, towns and countryside through hybrid working
There is no doubt that we are in the grip of a remarkable and quite unprecedented societal shift that is radically changing the geography of work: a shift that, by enabling people to choose to work the way they want, is overwhelmingly positive.
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Packaged Living’s Edwina Coward on Liverpool’s transformation and the growing demand for BTR
Whether you’re a fan of Eurovision or not, it was difficult to observe the crowds pouring into the Eurovision village in Liverpool and not feel a sense of joy that the contest was being held in the North West.
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Searching for hope in silly season
With summer parties in full swing, reasons to be cheerful are currently rather tricky for the world of property, architecture and planning.
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Make later-living homes a priority
As the Older People’s Housing Taskforce finally gets under way, it will attempt to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the UK – how can suitable housing options be provided for later life?
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Landsec: community centred
A year ago, property giant Landsec overhauled the way it engages with communities living near its developments. Property Week finds out how its Community Charter has fared since its launch.
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EDI campaign launch highlights steps to inspire diversity
Last Thursday (29 June), Property Week launched its Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign at a packed event in the Frobisher Rooms at the Barbican in London.
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Design buildings to stand test of time
Editor: Visitors to our studio in Wapping are drawn irresistibly to the large wharf doors, giving a panoramic view across the River Thames. Their gaze is inevitably drawn eastwards, towards the crystalline powerhouse of Canary Wharf shimmering in the distance.
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From words to action
Property Week’s white paper polled HR leaders and professionals on the perceived challenges to equity, diversity and inclusion in the industry and how they could be overcome.
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Government must act to improve London tourism
Editor: Amid macroeconomic uncertainty, with one prominent fund manager describing London as a “backwater” of global markets, is the capital ready to compete against the likes of New York, Paris, Berlin and Hong Kong?
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Apex Group’s Natalie Breen on opportunities for forward-thinking real estate investors
As we reach the end of the second quarter of 2023, market conditions have continued to provide headwinds for real estate investors.
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Mayfair Private Office’s Cameron Smith on why Middle East wealth is looking to prime London property
As we look back on a turbulent first half of the year, with financial instability and a lack of economic growth spreading across borders and industries, some regions have fared much better than others.
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Dolphin Living’s Olivia Harris why it could almost be 1992 all over again
Next year promises to be one of the most politically charged in a generation. That may sound like a bold statement, given events of recent years have included Brexit, Covid-19, hung parliaments, coalitions and numerous prime ministers.
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Big interview with UKGBC’s outgoing chief exec Julie Hirigoyen: To net zero, and beyond…
UK Green Building Council chief Julie Hirigoyen reflects on the road ahead for the property sector as she steps down after eight years of progress.
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Property must act now on climate
More than half (54%) of the world’s most influential property and construction companies have not developed a climate transition plan. Just under half (44%) have failed even to set any emissions-reduction targets. Moreover, the transition plans that do exist within the sector tend to lack basic details, such as the ...
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Stats do not tell the whole story
It is no secret that the UK property market has been affected by the political and economic challenges of the past 12 months.
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Confusing desire with demand
‘Supply and demand’ definition: the relationship between the quantity of a commodity producers wish to sell at various prices and the quantity that consumers wish to buy.
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Change-of-use policy out of step
Despite the structural changes in business, planning at a local level has remained largely rooted in the past and its inherent inflexibility is holding commerce back.
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Celebrating 20 years of progress
This November marks the 20th anniversary of the cessation of Section 28. Introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s government in 1988, the legislation saw a series of laws rolled out across Britain that prohibited the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ by local authorities.
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Sign up to Property Week's company pledge to make a difference to diversity in the workplace
As it launches its Inspiring Diversity in Property Campaign, Property Week is calling for companies to put markers in the ground and be ambitious, and sign up to our pledge to do more.
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Good riddance to Boris Johnson
By any standard, these have been some of the most extraordinary recent days in British politics.