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InsightCampus Living Villages’ Paddy Jackman on the changing demographic of international students
Say the word ‘student’ and for most people, a carefree, late teenage individual springs to mind
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InsightCadogan’s Kate Neale on nurturing London’s green revolution
The seeds have been sown for London’s biodiversity revolution, but it will be small clusters of ingenuity rather than grand master plans that drive it.
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InsightDolphin Living’s Olivia Harris on the winter of discontent
Last month, roughly half a million workers went on strike, taking most train services in England offline and closing thousands of schools. This recent wave of economic uncertainty and subsequent workers’ action has reminded many of the ‘winter of discontent’, an infamously volatile period from 1978 to 1979.
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InsightBeds and sheds don’t belong together
On the surface, combining ‘beds and sheds’ seems like a quick fix for the government’s pledge to build more homes. With land in our cities growing ever more scarce, these multipurpose schemes appear, on the surface at least, to be able to maximise development potential and meet the needs of ...
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InsightPurplebricks’ DIY model doesn’t work for us Brits
Purplebricks was the forerunner of DIY estate agency in the UK and since its highly publicised launch on AIM in 2016, the share price has gone from 100p, to 500p and now to a lowly 10p.
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InsightPackaged Living’s Jonathon Ivory asks if single-family rental is about to have its day in the sun
Is it safe to come out yet? Since last autumn the real estate sector has been collectively hiding under the duvet covers waiting for the all-clear. Now that the industry is re-emerging, blinking into the light, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the turbulence of the last ...
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InsightLeaders’ Emma Wells on why 2023 might be the right time to invest in BTL
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time, and even current landlords, ask themselves whether it’s the right time to expand their portfolio if they can. So, given that annual price growth has been slowing since summer 2022, will 2023 be a good year to invest?
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InsightUrban density and green spaces can work together
The government has set out its ambition for every household in England to live within a 15-minute walk of green space or water.
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InsightSAY Property Consulting’s Debra Yudolph on BTR and the cost-of-living crisis
How should the build-to-rent sector respond to the cost-of-living crisis, and how will it shape future development?
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InsightHilltop Credit Partners’ Paul Oberschneider on how SMEs can adapt to the challenges of 2023
There are very few sectors of the UK economy sheltered from the impact of repeated interest hikes, and real estate is not one of them. Over the past 12 months, the market has moved from a zero-rate environment to one where the cost of capital has been gradually rising, affecting ...