All Leader articles – Page 20
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May lost more than her voice at Tory conference
It is rare I ever feel sorry for a politician, but I did on Wednesday.
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InsightThere are parallels between London and NY as both try to shrug off political uncertainty
It is tempting when ruing the lack of anything resembling meaningful progress on Brexit from Theresa May to try and console oneself with the knowledge that Maybot’s antics pale into insignificance compared with Donald Trump’s.
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InsightWill industrial shed its big-box spec fears?
No sooner had I signed off a data story for this week’s blockbuster Sheds supplement on the decline of big-box spec development than our resident shed-head Richard Williams presented me with this week’s splash revealing new developer First Panattoni’s hugely ambitious plans for… big-box spec development.
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InsightAI, drones and smart technology are reshaping the warehouse
A few short decades after scientists began working towards its invention, artificial intelligence (AI) is finally here - and it is set to transform manufacturing plants and distribution centres.
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InsightBack to school with a bang
There was little sign of the traditional summer lull this year. Indeed, £4.1bn worth of commercial property deals were sealed in August - 17% more than were recorded in July, according to Property Archive.
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InsightRetail and leisure sector rings the changes
The UK’s retail and leisure sector is rapidly evolving. For every retailer that fell by the wayside following the last recession, another one has come along to replace it, with varying degrees of success.
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InsightResidential sector resolute in face of adversity
Who would have believed that after such a stormy 2016, this year would be, if anything, even more turbulent for the housing sector?
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InsightWill government lettings boost regional office markets?
Members of parliament may still be enjoying the recess but their civil service colleagues in the Government Property Unit have been hard at work.
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InsightCan London capitalise on Crossrail?
Crossrail is coming. With its opening only 500 days away, the capital’s property community is gearing up.
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InsightThe future looks green for Ireland
Ireland has the fastest-growing economy in Europe. After the financial crash of 2011, you could say the only way was up. But who could have expected the economy to bounce back to the extent that it has?
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InsightThe not-so-great wall of China money
Could the Chinese government’s crackdown on overseas investment have a more serious impact on the UK property market than expected?
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InsightWhite City is certainly no white elephant
Amid all the posturing from the banks over their future in London ahead of Brexit, one sector that seems to be immune to the negotiation fallout is the tech community.
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InsightAfter Strutts deal, it’s time for BNP PRE to go global
Phew! Thank goodness that’s over. Finally, I don’t have to keep calling BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNP PRE) and Strutt Parker every day to ask if they have actually sealed the deal yet. On Monday, the year-long, on-off bromance between BNP PRE’s John Slade and Strutts’ Andy Martin ...
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InsightCouncils are betting big on property. Will it pay off?
Not long ago, councils were doing no more than dipping their toes in real estate investment.
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InsightDepartment stores must innovate to survive
Department stores are having to get creative. Store sales are under pressure because of the shift to online retail, the rise of Amazon and our increasing preference for spending money on experiences rather than things.
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InsightFrom houses to northern powerhouses
Have we hit the top of the housing market? That is certainly what the doom-mongers would have us believe and the figures don’t exactly paint a pretty picture.
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InsightCelebrating the powerhouses of property
The moment has finally come to reveal our Power 100 - our list of the 100 most powerful people in property.
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InsightGrowth of the mega agents doesn’t tell the full story
This year’s agency survey reveals a sector of striking contrasts. Put crudely, there are the biggest beasts in the jungle and then there is the rest of the food chain.
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InsightThere’s no method in this madness
Still reeling from the Grenfell Tower tragedy - and where it wasn’t before, the word ‘reeling’ is now apt - we have this week woken up first to the news of another terror attack and then just days later to a toothless Queen’s speech written without the guaranteed backing of ...
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InsightSo many questions after Grenfell Tower tragedy
What an awful quirk of fate that just as Borough Market was observing a minute’s silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack 10 days earlier firefighters in another part of London were desperately trying to contain the Grenfell Tower inferno in north Kensington to ...
