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Sunak’s rollback of net zero targets is ‘short-term thinking’
Industry experts have expressed anger at the government’s plans to delay its sustainability commitments.
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‘Political football’ is helping to push housing up the agenda
Experts acknowledge political point-scoring on both sides but say the focus on housebuilding is positive.
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Q&A with Wallacea Living's co-founders: ‘Retirement living is all about giving people purpose’
Wallacea Living’s co-founders Paul Morgan and Paul Coles discuss the firm’s upmarket approach to later living.
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Research funding deal is boost for UK life sciences investment
Government aims to spur growth with four-year deal to rejoin the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme.
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Q&A: Quadrant bets big on Canary Wharf with YY office
Partners Gethin and Harper discuss the firm’s newly completed YY building and Canary Wharf’s appeal.
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West End deals uptick hailed as sign of a market recovery
Savills report highlighting raft of July office deals, plus increased footfall, suggest market is on the up again.
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Outlook for SME housebuilders ‘not looking terribly optimistic
Experts say it is unlikely smaller players will be able to increase market share unless government intervenes.
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Q&A: Urbanest’s Manns on the benefits of big PBSA schemes
Developer’s chief investment officer stresses green credentials of its giant Canary Wharf student project.
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What next for co-working as WeWork faces bankruptcy?
Co-working behemoth and pioneer looks set to collapse without fresh funding, but its rivals remain strong.
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Could rent-free initiatives help revive struggling high streets?
Rent waivers in Dorset helped new brands grow into profitable tenants, a trick to be retried on Oxford Street.
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M&S decision highlights lack of consistency over retrofit rules
Experts say more needs to be done to help developers make difficult decisions to reduce embodied carbon.
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Experts back British Land and Landsec’s planning proposals
Industry supports call for government to unlock brownfield sites but says the policies could go a step further.
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Freight and logistics planning consultation misses the mark
Experts welcome publication of the consultation into planning reform but find its contents disappointing.
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Short-seller interest grows across the property sector
Interest rate rises and low occupancy rates are fuelling a spike in the short selling of property stocks.
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Interest in UK operational real estate has ‘never been higher’
The UK’s OPRE market poses an opportunity for investors as its total value is set to reach more than £750bn.
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Infighting, whistleblowing and power struggles resurface in RICS saga
Speaking to Property Week in June 2022 upon the publication of his independent review, Lord Bichard said people were “fed up with RICS being completely dominated by internal issues”.
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Later living faces planning and perception challenges
Speakers at Property Week’s Later Living conference discussed challenges and opportunities in UK’s older people’s housing sector.
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Industry divided over whether RAAC inquiry goes far enough
Some believe more needs to be done, while others say expanding the inquiry to just public buildings is ‘sensible’.
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Q&A: Plentific co-founder on tech’s growing role in property
Chief executive Cem Savas discusses the proptech firm’s software platform and its plans for further expansion.
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Q&A: EQUANS’ Spencer on the key to energy-efficient homes
The energy and carbon services director explains how the housing sector can help meet net zero targets.