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InsightGrainger’s Helen Gordon on why landlord bashing won’t fix the real problem of supply
Recently, several mainstream media channels have covered the health of the UK rental market and the plight of renters across the country. From rising rents to lack of stock, high demand, poor-quality homes and generally bad experiences, the image of landlords has taken a further bashing.
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InsightHousing ‘crisis’ is political creation
When Russian harvests failed to meet production targets in the 1930s, former Russian premier Joseph Stalin simply increased the target for the next year. He was doing his bit; why couldn’t the farmers do theirs?
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InsightInterview with Placefirst's chief exec David Mawson: Keeping it in the family
Placefirst chief executive David Mawson tells Property Week about his ambitions for the single-family rental market and explains why he would welcome regulation and a grading system for the sector.
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InsightMTVH’s Geeta Nanda on why the government must listen to the housing sector on planning reform
The lack of any mention of housing in the recent Budget was as clear an indicator as any that it is up to the housebuilding sector to come up with its own solutions to work towards fixing the housing crisis.
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InsightUntold Living’s Russell Jewell on why mid-market matters for UK later living sector
If forecasts are to be believed, the slow and steady march of Britain’s later-living sector is to give way to a stampede in the delivery of new, cutting-edge retirement communities.
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InsightNokkel’s Roland Whyte on cutting through valuation chaos with data clarity
With everything changing so quickly in the property market, it can be tricky for buyers and sellers to feel in control, which is why now is the right time to refocus on the factors that they can influence.
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InsightUK commercial property returns outpace residential at 6.5%
Commercial property is providing stronger returns across the UK compared with the average return available via the residential sector, according to analysis by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform easyMoney, which targets private investors considering putting their money into property.
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InsightPeter Bill on planner gains and competition authority pain
Should planning consultants get overage? An essentially moral question, one which came up when confronted with the slightly shocking news two weeks ago that a few in the profession are so confident in their warm relationship with Local Planning Authority officers that they boast of being able to get more ...
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InsightRingley’s Kate Robinson the regulatory maze which could leave leaseholders out of pocket
Section 4 of the Building Safety Act requires an appointed person to ensure fire and structural safety for all buildings deemed high-risk. The government’s consultation proposes that resident management companies (RMCs) and right-to-manage companies (RTMs) appoint building safety directors in place of volunteers, if unable to designate someone that can ...
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InsightIWD 2023: Boyer’s Olivia Docker on how planning can address women’s safety fears
Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the city.