All News analysis articles
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NewsSt George chair on the regeneration lessons of London’s Imperial Wharf project
Research by Envoy Partnership has revealed that St George’s Imperial Wharf brownfield regeneration scheme in Fulham, London, has created £860m of economic and social benefits.
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NewsProperty sector says Gove’s plan to cap ground rent will not work
Experts say the options proposed would interfere with legitimate property contracts.
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NewsAsset quality key as property is tipped for subdued 2024 growth
IPF leads predictions of modest rental growth and stabilising capital values in 2024.
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NewsNew biodiversity rules already bedding into property landscape
Developers are seeking innovative ways to meet the 10% BNG requirement.
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NewsNative Residential’s Guy Nixon discusses upcoming trends and challenges for the BTR sector
Following a bumpy year for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector, many will wonder what 2024 has in store. Guy Nixon, founder and chief executive of Native Residential, which has more than 5,000 units across 18 schemes in the UK, discusses potential trends and challenges for the year ahead.
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NewsRevised NPPF is ‘weak all the way through’, experts say
Experts say the long-awaited response fails to include any details relating to a small-sites policy, nor does it address the diversity of housing the country requires.
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OnlineLess default distress than expected in 2023
The last 12 months were characterised by uncertainty but lenders’ willingness to accept short-term solutions helped borrowers.
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NewsQ&A: Head of Comer Homes, Brian Comer on Mast Quay row and wider plans
Brian Comer discusses firm’s challenge to demolition order on south London blocks, and its other developments.
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NewsQ&A: Lord Johnson discusses the UK’s investment opportunities
Investment minister discusses increased foreign direct investment activity in the UK real estate sector.
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NewsNottingham is the latest stretched council facing property sell-off
Council’s bankruptcy puts Broad Marsh retail project in doubt as other cash-strapped authorities sell assets.
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NewsHas the promise of planning reform failed to materialise?
The UK’s planning crisis addressed in last week’s Autumn Statement has been criticised as ‘headline-grabbing’.
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NewsOfgem’s energy grid review to kick zombies out of the queue
Experts welcome regulator’s plan to make it quicker for schemes to connect to grid by culling unviable projects.
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NewsQ&A: Marcus Geddes on the evolution of central London
The WPA chair discusses how shifting trends in the retail and office sectors are shaping Westminster.
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NewsRise of DC pension funds poses property an investment problem
Pension industry urges chancellor to change rules curbing DC funds’ investment in illiquid assets like property.
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NewsCroydon could be set to get the facelift it so desperately needs
The mayor of the largest London borough says it has ‘massive potential to become a world-class destination’.
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InsightQ&A: Valor’s senior vice-president on the firm’s investment intentions
Jeremy Achkar on why Valor is still targeting London and South East sheds despite challenging conditions.
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NewsChief executive Justin Young sets out his priorities for RICS
Young plans to reconnect with members at the crisis-hit institution and focus on sustainability and diversity.
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NewsAI set to be ‘true disruptor’ of data centre property market
Experts say different needs of AI applications will transform data centres’ design, power needs and location.
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NewsWill new landmark law really level up left-behind places?
Experts say ‘significant time and work’ are still required before the provisions in LURA come into effect.
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NewsReports of open-ended funds’ demise ‘greatly exaggerated’
The hurdles faced by these funds are more likely to drive regulatory reforms rather than render them obsolete.
