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ProfessionalHow can developers make money while helping to save the planet?
By now, developers will be used to designers promoting opportunities to improve sustainability performance, and equally familiar with these proposals being rejected due to risk and cost concerns.
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What does ‘nutrient neutrality’ spell for new-homes delivery?
Amid a UK housing shortage, 10,000 homes in Portsmouth and Southampton went on hold in 2020 and now, according to research by Savills, 10% of all local planning authorities (LPAs) – predominantly in the South West – have had to cut housing delivery by more than half.
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Fostering a sense of community
Deals in the City of London were historically brokered in coffee shops, when market intelligence was shared through networks of people talking to each other. In an increasingly mobile world, business happens in Shoreditch House or the lobby of The Standard, as well as remotely from holiday homes and rural ...
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Commercial valuations must reflect sustainability and ESG
RICS guidance note requires valuers to take sustainability into account when valuing commercial property.
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Catering for the science market
We are witnessing a golden age for life sciences, with the sector boosted by enhanced funding, social necessity and government policy.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Uma Rajah, chief executive of CapitalRise
Uma Rajah, chief executive of CapitalRise, on how she got started in the property industry, her book and film recommendations, what she would do with a million pounds and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
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Is end of the CVA road in sight?
Recent statistics show that only 20 CVAs were sanctioned in Q3 of last year – a record low for any quarter in the last decade – leading many industry experts to ask whether the CVA has become obsolete.
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Workplaces should foster team spirit and collaboration
Employers will need to offer more than a pre-pandemic approach to offices to attract and retain talent.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Edward Griffin, chief executive of WorkPad
Edward Griffin, chief executive of WorkPad, on how he got started in the property industry, his cultural recommendations, his number-one travel destination and what he would do with a million pounds.
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Do developers have power to meet EV charging regulations?
Requirement for more EV charging points seen as good first step but developers may face ad.ditional costs
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Putting diversity on the agenda
Property has long been considered a laggard in terms of diversity and inclusion. But it isn’t just property. Stonewall’s LGBT in Britain – Work Report found that almost 20% of LGBT people said they were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity while trying to get a ...
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Q&A: Five minutes with Nina Zeilerbauer, co-founder of Madison Berkeley
Nina Zeilerbauer, co-founder of Madison Berkeley on how she got started in the property industry, her cultural recommendations, her number-one travel destination and what she would do with a million pounds.
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Q&A: Five minutes with James Pellatt, director of workplace and innovation at GPE
James Pellatt, director of workplace and innovation at GPE, on how he got started in property, his TV and podcast recommendations and how he’d spend a million pounds.
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Envisioning ‘spaces’, not ‘places’
The narrative of the ‘dying high street’ both pre- and post-pandemic has often been over-hyped and overstated.
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Do new conveyancing forms offer hope for trapped leaseholders?
Recently published, the updated versions of the LPE1 (Leasehold Property Enquiries), LPE2 (Consumer Summary) and FME1 (Freehold Management Enquiries) forms go live on 11 January 2022 and include several additions that will benefit property managers and those buying and selling leasehold properties.
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Helping to bring life to empty units
Our high streets and shopping centres are visual testament to property sector difficulties. Whatever the reason may be – shopping shifting to digital, pandemic-reduced footfall, Brexit uncertainty – empty commercial gaps present themselves as the public face of a troubling time for landlords.
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The Domestic Building Works Bill: a sign of things to come?
In November, the Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill was withdrawn from parliament.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Jane Ho, principal and director of health at HKS Architects
Jane Ho, principal and director of health at HKS Architects, on how she joined the property industry, the challenges she has overcome, the films she loves and her number-one travel destination.
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How changes to planning are likely to affect development
Boyer experts discuss ‘levelling up’, local plans, housing targets, land value capture and water neutrality.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Roy Ledgister, chief executive of Convivia
Roy Ledgister, chief executive of Convivia, on how he got started in property, his TV and podcast recommendations and which celebrity he’d most like to meet.
