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InsightUniversities are back on course
As Covid-19 measures create uncertainty for universities and their students, Helen Crane looks at what this means for the £50bn purpose-built student accommodation sector
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New Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) to provide UK with a shot in the arm
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre is nearing structural completion, bringing the UK one step closer to Covid-19 vaccine manufacture.
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Offices retain investment appeal
The Covid-19 pandemic abruptly halted the real estate sector. The immediate effect on the office sector was extreme, with most companies switching to remote working, and as we navigate our way through the new normal the purpose of the office has become a hot topic of discussion.
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Dawn of a new ice age
Cold chain storage is on the rise in the UK, but what factors have been driving the surge in demand?
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A tight timescale for affordable homes
Editor: The government’s commitment of £12bn to help deliver 180,000 new affordable homes over the next five years is welcome and significant – as is the pledge that 50% of these new homes will be affordable rental product (‘Jenrick releases details of £12bn affordable housing programme’)
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Square Mile will always adapt
London has constantly adapted to major challenges throughout its history, from the Great Fire to the Blitz and more recently the Big Bang financial reforms that helped to transform the City.
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View from the top: Brian Bickell, chief executive of Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury’s chief executive tells Property Week how the West End landlord is trying to take the long view on recovery and why it does not want to be a ‘fair-weather friend’ to its struggling F B tenants.
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Will the housing recovery last?
You know the housing market’s on the up when queues form outside posh paint purveyor Farrow Ball.
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Want to be inclusive? Start here
Do you know that embedding diverse and inclusive practice is good for business?
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Investment can be force for good
September always brings a sense of going back to work and starting a new year with the lessons of the old.
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Why diversity matters
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to spark debate, Property Week asks what the industry should do to encourage greater ethnic diversity.
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Fight for the diversity dividend
Every problem requires effort to find a solution. Arguably the most difficult problems are those where there isn’t consensus that the problem even exists.
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Time to rethink the CVA
Even before the devastating effects on businesses of the coronavirus, it is fair to say the restaurant and leisure sector had experienced more than its share of problems over the past few years.
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Offices still play a crucial role
Having been around the block a few times I am always aware that, as Bob Dylan put it, “The times they are a changin’”.
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Let’s do things better post-lockdown
Editor: The argument about getting people back to the office (‘ Government campaign to bring workers back to the office ’), continues to spark fierce debate.
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We must solve homelessness now
Editor: The news that Alvarium Home REIT Advisors is seeking a £250m listing to aid its effort in tackling homelessness in the UK is a welcome and timely step towards delivering safe shelter for all.
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Freeths think tank: will tech change the way we work?
Earlier this summer, Property Week in association with Freeths hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss the findings of the fourth annual Power of Proptech survey and look at the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the digital transformation of the property industry.
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Hot Housing Index 2020: top five locations in the UK
Despite all the turmoil this year, one thing remains the same – Aberdeen is still a highly desirable place to live, according to the latest Hot 100 housing index, collated exclusively for Property Week by location specialist CACI.
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New normal needs a new mindset
Many of us felt a renewed sense of confidence at the start of 2020 – the government had a healthy majority, a path to Brexit, a commitment to spend on infrastructure and a healthy economy.
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Keep the planning system simple
The government recently set out its changes to the town planning system in England and Wales in proposals trailed as the most radical intervention since the modern planning system came into being in 1947. But how will they impact housebuilders?
