All Professional comment articles – Page 15
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Time to get smart on energy use
The UK has set in law a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This ambitious plan partly springboards off legislation passed in the EU, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, which is now part of the UK’s own domestic legislation, meaning that British properties will ...
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Diversity and inclusion can be designed into workspace
How a move to new premises allowed Gatehouse Chambers to build inclusivity into its offices from scratch.
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Location is key for food outlets
Location influences the success or failure of a restaurant in a host of ways, from attracting enough initial customer interest to being convenient to visit. As a business owner, you want to choose a site that is desirable to customers, but there are other factors that will influence and contribute ...
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The EV charging points conundrum
As the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) across the UK gathers pace, commercial landlords and their tenants should be looking at the role they will play in the electric car evolution.
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How can developers put ‘housing with care’ into regeneration plans?
Our town centres need – now more than ever before – to be the epicentre of our daily lives.
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What impact will the Charities Bill have on charity land disposals?
The current rules on charity land disposals divide opinion. Some argue that they protect charities, others that they are a bureaucratic obstacle course.
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Three items of AOB for the RICS
There are three items of ‘any other business’ before the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors fully embarks on Agenda for Change 2.0.
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Flexibility is key for employees
After a year of successfully working from home, many companies are contemplating whether office life is necessary. After analysing employee satisfaction levels and preferences for remote work (full or hybrid model), many companies have decided that a more flexible model is most appropriate post-pandemic.
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Data centres as an asset class
Data centres as an infrastructure asset class are crucial for the digital economy and a huge investment opportunity. The complexity of operational issues is something those new to the sector may not anticipate and interest is likely to increase. We have identified key challenges post-pandemic to consider.
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Art can be the cherry on the post-pandemic office cake
Amid the return to the office, art can help your workplace stand out and enhance employee productivity.
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Use real-time data to plan cities
Today, real-time 3D data is increasingly becoming a defining tool in the way policymakers, urban designers and property developers plan for more resilient cities.
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How can investors ensure their assets comply with ESG criteria?
In recent years, investors across sectors have increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
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Offices can adopt the Airbnb model
The office sector over the last century has benefited from urbanisation, with increasing tenant demand pegged to limited supply. Ultimately, this has led to a near-constant robust market with short cyclical pull-backs.
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How can occupiers cut carbon across real estate’s long tail?
In the net zero transition, property teams must consider how they drive portfolio-wide energy efficiency. But where to focus? Undoubtedly, the initial priority for businesses with large estates will be the sites with the biggest energy bills.
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The turnover rent conundrum
As retail troubles continue, many landlords are being asked to agree turnover rents by their tenants as one way to help share the pain.
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Balance key for carbon targets
As retail troubles continue, many landlords are being asked to agree turnover rents by their tenants as one way to help share the pain.
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Prevention is key in cybersecurity
As the market comes under increasing pressure from cyber criminals, limiting the chances of an attack and coping with those that occur must be high on everybody’s agenda.
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Data analytics valuable for HAs
The data produced by housing associations (HAs) is valuable, but many of them find themselves unable to use it in a way that allows them to make better decisions. ‘Data chaos’, whereby data is siloed and unmanageable, is a common concern.
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What do amendments to the Building Safety Bill mean for the industry?
The Building Safety Bill will now be subjected to the Public Bill Committee and Report stages on 9 September 2021 and 26 October 2021 respectively. The bill will be scrutinised, subjected to evidence from experts and interest groups from outside parliament and debated by MPs.
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How will reform of the pre-pack admin sale process affect businesses?
CVAs have monopolised industry headlines in the context of failing companies. However, in the meantime, the government has introduced reforms to the often-criticised process of a pre-pack administration sale to a connected party.