All Professional articles – Page 17
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Megan Hanney, senior consultant, strategic advisory, at CBRE
Megan Hanney, senior consultant, strategic advisory, at CBRE, on how she got started in property and tells us her cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalPost-Covid landscape shapes real estate’s next generation
New survey reveals the challenges and opportunities facing young people as they forge careers in property
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ProfessionalCould flexible working solve property’s gender pay gap?
By making flexible working the norm, employers can help to attract and retain women across the board.
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ProfessionalThe pros and cons of restructuring
On 22 July, the High Court sanctioned the part 26A restructuring plan (RP) of Houst, a property management services business for short-term and holiday lets.
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ProfessionalConsulting on building safety
After the Building Safety Act (BSA) gained royal assent at the end of April, the government commenced consultations regarding the swathe of secondary legislation that is required to complete the detail of the new regime.
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ProfessionalSpin class: August
August is the nerviest month. Granted, it’s nice to be lazy and go on holiday, but doing no work for clients, having meetings cancelled and receiving out-of-office replies to emails does not bode well when you’re sending your monthly retainer invoices to them during a downturn.
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ProfessionalArmchair developers
Over 80% of people regularly watch at least one home or property show
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Gill Kirkness, regional director at Thomas & Adamson
Gill Kirkness, regional director at construction consultant Thomas & Adamson, on how she got started in property, her film and book picks, the celebrity she’d like to meet and the superpower she wishes she had.
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ProfessionalThis week in… 2016
Plans emerged for a radical restoration of the Houses of Parliament to refit and repair the building at a cost of up to £4bn.
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ProfessionalOverseas entities laws set to crack down on tax evasion
New laws could derail property acquisitions or sweep up legitimate cross-border funds in a slew of red tape
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ProfessionalBristol locals see red
Where, you might wonder, is the best place on Earth to simulate a mission to Mars? The bare rocky slopes of a volcano in Iceland? The arid red deserts of Arizona? Nope. Bristol is your best bet.
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ProfessionalAgent P: school holidays
Friday 26 August, 9am, Titanic room: GBH Towers 20% full at best. Fred on the door says the missing are mostly staff with kids, facing a weekend of airport hell tracking back from the Costa Brava or Corsica at the fag-end of the school hols. “Serves ‘em right,” he chuckles. ...
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ProfessionalThis week in... 2017
ITV submitted plans for a new 300,000 sq ft global HQ building, to replace its existing studios complex on London’s South Bank.
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ProfessionalDelivering mixed-use success
British Land recently secured reserved matters approval for the next phase of its Canada Water Printworks development in London. So, what are some of the planning challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the successful delivery of such large mixed-use projects?
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ProfessionalLondon real estate rocked by electricity capacity shortages
Experts say the ‘absolute horror story’ is down to decades of poor planning and power-hungry data centres
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Louisa Butters, head of retail asset management at CBRE IM UK
Louisa Butters, head of retail asset management at CBRE IM, on how she got started in the property industry and her cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalMeeting the myriad needs of a neurodiverse workforce
As employers and colleagues, it is our duty to be more informed and offer better support where it is needed.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Maggie Milosavljevic, commercial director at investment company LabTech London
Maggie Milosavljevic is commercial director at investment company LabTech London, owner of Camden Market. She reflects on her background, her proudest moments and the challenges that she has overcome.
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ProfessionalNo change on cladding post-Gove
Michael Gove’s strategy to tackle the cladding crisis proved deeply unpopular with the housebuilding industry.
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ProfessionalMore affordable housing is needed
In its latest study into the UK’s ‘broken’ housing system, charity Shelter announced the worrying news that despite huge demand, only 6,644 social rent homes were delivered in 2019-20 – a decrease of more than 83% since 2010.
