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We must repurpose retail landmarks
The future of the Marks and Spencer Oxford Street store presents a moment where London can stand and make a statement that we value our heritage and emphasise the importance of adaptive reuse for the future of city building.
Councils need better resources for housing delivery
Michael Gove’s suggestion of abolishing S106 and introducing an Infrastructure Levy is being debated extensively.
Vacant retail plan very short-sighted
Editor: In response to your article ‘Experts bemoan Tories’ plan for vacant high street units’, I believe the industry will have even more issues to bemoan if these plans go ahead.
The housing market is still healthy despite headwinds
Editor: Yesterday, I sheepishly glanced at the latest mortgage approval numbers as they were announced by the Bank of England.
Build biophilia into retail design
I read with interest ‘Has retail turned the corner?’, which explains that there is “now more emphasis on creating unique, high-quality experiential spaces”
Plateauing of tall-building pipeline may be on cards
Last week, Knight Frank and New London Architecture launched the annual Tall Buildings Survey, which provided an excellent snapshot of London’s evolving skyline of 20-storey-plus buildings.
Green fit-outs key to future-proofing
Construction material costs hit an all-time high earlier in the month, propelled by demand and inflationary pressures across the sector.
It’s on us to encourage greener approach to property
The more the world learns about climate change, the more we realise we all have a part to play in halting it – and that extends to how we live and particularly our housing.
Counter construction costs with greater efficiency
Energy prices are the latest headache for property as the sector weighs up build costs against development returns.
It’s time to close the gender pay gap
The pledges from top UK commercial real estate agencies to close gender pay gaps in the commercial property sector are promising, but they highlight that an industry-wide cultural shift is integral to real change to gender representation in our stubbornly male-dominated industry (p7, 08.04.22).
Government must support housing associations
Editor: Having access to affordable housing is a springboard for life’s milestones. Yet, as the cost-of-living crisis continues, access to affordable housing remains a growing challenge: a goal that previously ranked high in government objectives with the introduction of Right to Buy.
Why WeWork’s strategy is a risky one
Editor: With the news that Currys is vacating its head offices in London and asking its corporate workforce to use WeWork offices across the country instead, we seem to be witnessing the beginning of a profound shift in preference – from fixed office space to flexible workspace.
