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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Vivian Hoelzl, head of property operations at Kooky
Vivian Hoelzl, head of property operations at Kooky, on how she got started in property, her industry likes and dislikes and her advice for young people. She also shares some of her cultural recommendations.
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Embracing a hybrid workstyle
Six months ago, we gave notice on our long-standing studio space. Moving was an opportunity to embrace a new hybrid style of working and reduce overheads, but what underpinned every single decision was the need to be flexible – including everything from IT and the studio lease to our phone ...
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In-person training is important for graduate development
Looking forward, the training of juniors must be given high priority during flexi-working discussions.
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Moving beyond rent court action
Recent court decisions that have found in favour of landlords seeking rent arrears should not be seen as the only way forward in terms of repairing retail property revenue flows.
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Government’s PDR plans face fierce opposition from the industry
Experts and professional bodies warn that change-of-use regulations will have unintended consequences.
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Using data to enhance buildings
Supplementing the built environment with an additional dimension of data comes with the challenge of creating an interface between the physical and the digital.
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Will new ‘intentional trespassing’ bill offer landowners protection?
A new law on ‘intentional trespassing’ was introduced in March by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021.
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Can landlords benefit from recent Budget tax breaks?
For some in the built environment, it looked like the recent Budget did not offer much in the way of tax breaks for commercial property landlords.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Anna Shapiro, associate director at Sheppard Robson
Anna Shapiro, associate director at Sheppard Robson, on how she got started in property, her industry likes and dislikes and the challenges she has overcome. She also shares her cultural recommendations.
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Choosing occupancy analytics
Covid-19 disrupted how we occupy and use spaces, making occupancy analytics more important than ever before.
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Industry leading the charge in pursuit of net zero objectives
Amid a lack of legislation, stakeholders across the industry are switching gears to meet UK’s 2050 goal.
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Physical and digital security are vital to flex-space working
Having the right security tools in place can foster trust with your tenants and safeguard your proposition.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Charlotte Crawley, culture and experience director at Navana Property Group
Charlotte Crawley, culture and experience director at Navana Property Group, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for someone starting out in the industry.
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Cutting down embodied carbon
The real estate sector is just waking up to the fact that reducing operational emissions in the built environment is the easier part of the net zero carbon challenge – the more difficult part is tackling embodied carbon.
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Benefits of reduced energy use
A viral video during the pandemic shows young people in Paris using parkour skills to reach the kill switches for the illuminated signs of shuttered shops on the locked-down Champs-Élysées.
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Government delay for gender pay data reports is a step back
Women in industry express frustration as deadline for publishing figures put back, supposedly due to Covid-19
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An opportunity for tech innovation
Technology has been invaluable for keeping contact and responding to the pandemic. It has also brought with it an opportunity for innovation.
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Is the Planning White Paper really a ‘housing’ white paper?
The government’s emphasis on housing does not necessarily make the house a home. Last year saw consultation on the Planning White Paper, which proposed changes to the planning system to “finally build the homes we all need”.
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Could redundant space be converted for life science use?
In the past year, Covid-19 has fuelled a significant interest in life science-related real estate. Clusters of life science-related property have developed within the London-Cambridge-Oxford triangle and also in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Scotland.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Lawrence Owho, consultant at AspinallVerdi
Lawrence Owho, a consultant at AspinallVerdi, on how he got started in property, the challenges he has overcome and what he wants to change about the industry. He also shares his cultural recommendations .
