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All Professional analysis articles – Page 14
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InsightCarbon cities: greening up their act
Manchester and London are setting tougher carbon-reduction targets – but is there a danger that lack of consistency between cities will create confusion?
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NewsThe key talking points from Mipim Proptech Europe 2018
New technology will ‘challenge the old world order’ and industry is catching up fast, say Paris delegates.
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OnlineCentre for Cities calls for planners to swap high street shops for offices and resi
City centres across England and Wales are over-dependent on retail, and must swap shops for offices, housing and public space, according to a new think tank report.
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InsightLetwin finds no evidence of land banking by developers
Absorption rate, infrastructure delays and skills shortage are to blame for slow pace of delivery, says report.
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ProfessionalNew Town Development Corporations could prevent ‘political merry-go-round’
The government’s plan to create New Town Development Corporations has met with mixed reactions from the industry.
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ProfessionalIndustry divided on impact of Valuation Office Agency’s new business rates appeal system
VOA sees big dip in appeals as sign that new system is working, but critics say red tape deters genuine objections
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ProfessionalHigh street watches anxiously as supermarkets go to court over business rates on ATMs
Sainsbury’s, Tesco, The Co-Op, and Cardtronics take case against business rates on ATMs to the Court of Appeal.
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NewsFive key takeaways from this year’s BCO Conference
Industry experts discuss topics ranging from diversity in the workplace to advances in technology.
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InsightHigh Court ruling on SPG is 'mixed bag' for developers
Mayor’s office claims the court backed its approach to affordable housing but retirement specialists disagree.
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ProfessionalNew study casts doubt on claims that neighbourhood plans boost housebuilding
Lichfields report finds most neighbourhood plans are not helping to boost housebuilding, but opinion is split on their merit.
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NewsBCO Conference 2018: 'The definition of normal is changing'
The theme of the 2018 BCO conference, which took place this week in Berlin, was diversity and inclusion.
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ProfessionalRaynsford Review: how government should tackle planning’s ‘major crisis of purpose’
Report by the former minister for housing Nick Raynsford calls for a simplified, people-centred planning system.
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InsightThe Hackitt report: five key findings on building safety
Experts give their insight on Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.
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ProfessionalPublic Practice duo outline initiative to fill skills gap in council planning departments
Finn Williams and Pooja Agrawal talk to Adam Branson about launching a social enterprise that provides councils with expert planning advisers.
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MarketsWill Grenfell tragedy revolutionise building management?
Property managers are under increasing pressure from landlords and developers to ensure higher standards of safety.
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ProfessionalLondon Festival of Architecture’s director: why identity is our theme for 2018
Tamsie Thomson tells Property Week how this year’s event will reflect on architecture’s changing role in shaping London’s built environment.
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ProfessionalLegislation to reverse ‘staircase tax’ doesn’t address all the issues raised by Mazars ruling
Draft bill not only fails to restore the pre-2015 ruling status quo, but ratepayers may also struggle to secure refunds.
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ProfessionalResources, revaluation, red tape – just three of the challenges facing Andrew Hudson
Three industry experts outline their action points for the man tasked with improving the business rates regime.
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InsightLabour's new housing policy would 'stymie' development
Industry concerned party’s affordable housing proposals would deter developers and deliver less housing.
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ProfessionalPiP will not be the seed we need to grow our housing supply
Experts think ‘permission in principle’ will help SME housebuilders but have limited impact on the wider market.
