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NewsWhy Gove’s proposed ground rent plan is nuts
The phrase ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ doesn’t quite measure up when it comes to the overblown solutions that housing secretary Michael Gove is weighing up to fix problems with residential ground rent.
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InsightRetail sector concerns are overblown
Editor: The 3.9% drop revealed in the latest Office for National Statistics retail sales volume report for non-food stores sparked panic in the headlines. Commentators and analysts rushed to outline the chaos on the high streets, with doom-mongering soundbites and accelerated calls for Bank of England rate cuts.
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InsightWill the Budget bring clarity on stamp duty reliefs?
Editor: Speculation is already rife about the possibility of tax cuts in the Spring Budget. So far, income tax and inheritance tax have been the focus, but from a property perspective, possible reductions in the headline stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rates remain a popular theme.
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InsightJo Cowen Architects’ Jo Cowen on creative repurposing of buildings
The creative repurposing of older, underused buildings has major environmental, social and economic benefits, particularly in the living sectors. But it also has its challenges.
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InsightAlastair Stewart on why quantity surveyors are survivors
Blessed are the quantity surveyors, to paraphrase St Matthew, for they shall inherit the Earth. Just like the cockroaches. That’s not to denigrate QSs. Nor cockroaches.
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News@peterproperty on the future of shopping malls
Landsec boss Mark Allan last week signalled a desire to spend up to £1bn on retail. Half may go on Liverpool One.
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InsightPotter Space’s Rob Barker on why collaboration is key to development growth
With competition for space across all sectors at an all-time high, industries need to find a way to work together.
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InsightScottish Cities Alliance’s Councillor Alexander on supporting inward investment ambitions
A number of projects across Scotland are helping to create the conditions necessary to attract inward investment.
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InsightLocal Village Network’s Rachael Box on shifting attitudes to property as a career
Local Village Network (LVN) is a grass-roots charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop new skills and identify employment pathways. In 2023, it partnered with 12 companies from the property and construction sector to support over 300 young people as part of the Mayor of London’s Design ...
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NewsThe Supreme Court’s carbon conundrum
The notion that a single courtroom verdict might throw the entire planning system into chaos does provoke a cynical question: how would we tell?
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News@PeterProperty on the why Savills’ results might be the canary in the coalmine
Expect losses in America and on the continent. Expect profit way down on the £153m in 2022.
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InsightBPF’s Melanie Leech on the consequences of leasehold reform
With a general election on the horizon this year, the Conservative and Labour parties are focusing on how to harness private capital to drive economic growth, and tackle huge social challenges such as the housing crisis and levelling up.
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InsightAdam Branson offers a cautionary tale of two northern towns
It is a truth universally acknowledged that town centres in the UK are struggling – and that is all too true in the north.
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InsightNacropolis Group’s Jun Liu on the property finance challenges of 2024
Looking forward over the coming year, there are signs of optimism in the UK property market. Fitch expects UK house prices to stay nominally unchanged this year, buoyed by banks, such as HSBC, offering sub-4% five- and 10-year fixed mortgage rates for the first time since April 2023.
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InsightDistrkt’s Camilla Topham on the significant challenges facing hospitality
As we look to the year ahead, the challenges the hospitality sector has faced over the past few years are still very much present. However, tailwinds may begin to blow again.
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News@PeterProperty on the future of the LondonMetric LXi Reit merger
In 2009, British Land retail boss Andrew Jones walked out with two colleagues to set up LondonMetric.
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NewsThere’s no profit in standing still
As you may have noticed, during the holiday break we’ve had the decorators in to update our print magazine’s look and feel. I hope you like the result, which is part of Property Week’s never-ending effort to improve the service we provide.
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InsightBarings’ Paul Stewart on why 2024 could be a favourable entry point for the next property cycle
It would not exactly be groundbreaking to say that the past year has presented some significant challenges to businesses, both in the UK and further afield
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InsightCivic Engineers’ Leah Stuart on tackling ageing UK infrastructure more imaginatively
When it comes to urban infrastructure in the UK, the status quo is often thought to be a constant. Change is costly, and many stakeholders will ask why things can’t just stay as they are.
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OnlineAsset managers need the right tools to maintain quality offices
I agree with the trepidation expressed in Property Week’s recent article ‘Storm clouds are gathering over the office market’.
