All News analysis articles – Page 3
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InsightWhat next for co-working as WeWork faces bankruptcy?
Co-working behemoth and pioneer looks set to collapse without fresh funding, but its rivals remain strong.
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InsightCould rent-free initiatives help revive struggling high streets?
Rent waivers in Dorset helped new brands grow into profitable tenants, a trick to be retried on Oxford Street.
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NewsM&S decision highlights lack of consistency over retrofit rules
Experts say more needs to be done to help developers make difficult decisions to reduce embodied carbon.
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NewsExperts back British Land and Landsec’s planning proposals
Industry supports call for government to unlock brownfield sites but says the policies could go a step further.
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NewsFreight and logistics planning consultation misses the mark
Experts welcome publication of the consultation into planning reform but find its contents disappointing.
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NewsShort-seller interest grows across the property sector
Interest rate rises and low occupancy rates are fuelling a spike in the short selling of property stocks.
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NewsInterest in UK operational real estate has ‘never been higher’
The UK’s OPRE market poses an opportunity for investors as its total value is set to reach more than £750bn.
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NewsInfighting, whistleblowing and power struggles resurface in RICS saga
Speaking to Property Week in June 2022 upon the publication of his independent review, Lord Bichard said people were “fed up with RICS being completely dominated by internal issues”.
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NewsLater living faces planning and perception challenges
Speakers at Property Week’s Later Living conference discussed challenges and opportunities in UK’s older people’s housing sector.
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NewsIndustry divided over whether RAAC inquiry goes far enough
Some believe more needs to be done, while others say expanding the inquiry to just public buildings is ‘sensible’.
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NewsQ&A: Plentific co-founder on tech’s growing role in property
Chief executive Cem Savas discusses the proptech firm’s software platform and its plans for further expansion.
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NewsQ&A: EQUANS’ Spencer on the key to energy-efficient homes
The energy and carbon services director explains how the housing sector can help meet net zero targets.
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NewsBuilding safety: industry yet to grasp scale of task ahead
Some remediation progress has been made but experts say many firms are ‘burying their heads in the sand’.
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NewsQ&A: SME developers could prove key in housing delivery
Property entrepreneur Tex Jones on setting up The Developers Club to help support young housebuilders.
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NewsWoking’s woes reveal dangers of council property investment
Two schemes played a big part in the council being placed in special measures, as other LAs face a similar fate.
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NewsDividend threat ‘overplayed’ despite rising interest rates
Although rates continue to soar amid high inflation, experts say dividends are not as shaky as predicted.
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NewsQ&A: BRE aims to align in-use and built-in carbon measures
Senior product manager Jennifer Dudley discusses the latest update to the BREEAM sustainability standard.
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NewsSelf-storage sector set for record year as revenue hits £1bn
Revenue in the self-storage industry is set to exceed £1bn for the first time in 2023 as the sector continues to grow following a boom at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield and the Self Storage Association UK.
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NewsLabour Party manifesto gives some hope to property sector
Draft manifesto shows party is focused on housing, planning and the green belt ahead of general election
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NewsEurope’s offices could echo New York’s fate if values drop and rates rise
The office space is Europe’s largest real estate sector, but rising rates, declining values and changing occupier needs are taking their toll.
