All Open Plan articles
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ProfessionalSocioeconomic diversity is ‘deeply lacking’ in real estate
New findings from the Bridge Group point to a significant absence of socioeconomic diversity in the industry
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Insight
Want to be inclusive? Start here
Do you know that embedding diverse and inclusive practice is good for business?
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Professional
Will more companies adopt ethnicity pay gap reporting?
EPG reporting is voluntary but there are calls for firms to publish salary data to measure pay discrepancy
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Insight
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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Insight
Property needs diverse new talent
Editor: We are fully behind the chancellor in supporting young people into employment, and London’s real estate sector must seize the opportunity to recruit young people from all backgrounds.
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Online
Property Week, Moda Living and hero launch a series of free wellbeing workshops
The Covid-19 lockdown has created a raft of new challenges for everybody. Whether it’s dealing with stress and anxiety, the non-stop flow of news or juggling working with looking after children, we are living through unprecedented times.
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Insight
We must give back to get heard
The general public has a poor perception of the property industry (27% favourability, according to a British Property Federation/Populus survey) and the government is not prioritising us.
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Professional
Flex working is key issue for new Women in Property chair
Flexible working helps retain staff and supports women at the vital mid-career point, says Monica Green
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Professional
The women breaking barriers across the property industry
Professional organisations for women are helping to address gender imbalance in the property industry
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Insight
Proptech can lead on diversity
Put the words ‘technology’ and ‘property’ side by side and the automatic association is with disruption and modernisation. But is the forward-thinking sector really that modern?
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Online
Property Industry Alliance reveals best-practices framework
The Property Industry Alliance has revealed its best-practices framework as it commits to supporting an accountable real estate industry.
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Professional
Freehold sets out to bridge property’s LGBT equality gap
When David Mann and Saleem Fazal met nearly 10 years ago, the property sector was a very different place
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Insight
The beating heart of communities
Until recently, one of my greatest regrets at work was that I hadn’t spent a significant amount of uninterrupted time with Greystar’s operations – including the property management, maintenance, front-of-house concierge and lettings teams – on the ground at one of our buildings.
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Insight
Social sustainability is the future
Last week, I mentioned to my 14-year-old daughter that I was writing this column.
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Insight
Property’s key values for 2020s
The blend of how we live, work and spend our leisure time continues to change at pace and as we move towards a new decade, this will only accelerate.
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Insight
Why we’re all Sneetches at heart
The Sneetches by Dr Seuss is a parody of prejudice and diversity – both current property sector preoccupations.
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Insight
What makes a truly great leader?
Earlier this month, I was recognised as one of the 50 Leading Lights in UK Business for Kindness and Leadership.
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Professional
Property firms urged to create safe space for trans employees
Some firms have policies to support transgender staff but LGBT groups say industry needs to do much more
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Insight
How to solve the skills gap crisis
To get a glimpse into how we are taking practical steps to bridge the skills gap needed to respond to the UK’s housing needs, you just have to witness the apprentices who have come through a new fast-track scheme that we’re backing expertly laying rows of bricks on one of ...
