We must help workers explore ‘beyond the beehive’
In a recent discussion about the modern workplace, Peter Rees, the former chief planning officer for the City of London, drew a curious analogy of beehives in a compost heap.
View ArticleIndustry must tackle unconscious bias when recruiting
Recruiting, developing and retaining talented staff is vital to the running of any business.
View ArticleStrong start to year is just the beginning for retail parks
Hammerson has long been a champion of the retail park.
View ArticleChanging markets are shifting investor attitudes
Changing attitudes to joint ventures, debt, permitted development rights and speculative development are just some of the findings from the latest Investec Structured Property Finance client survey.
View ArticleRetail old guard beware: Amazon is about to make its power and creativity count
This month’s warning that almost a million retail jobs will disappear over the next decade could not have been better timed.
View ArticleIs regulation robust enough on property crowdfunding?
In his 2004 book The Wisdom of Crowds, author James Surowiecki noted that a growing number of business leaders, governments and public bodies were embracing the idea of ‘crowdsourcing’.
View ArticleThe Patron spirit - Keith Breslauer Interview
Ahead of closing Fund V, Patron Capital’s irrepressible managing director Keith Breslauer reveals why he is as inspired by the charity work his firm does as the deals.
View Article‘Cheaper’ properties in London may face greater downward pressure
A two-bed flat in Brixton for £465,000. No windows. You’re ‘avin a larf?
View ArticleBe our guest - editor’s dinner at Mipim
Attendees to the inaugural editor’s dinner in Cannes exchanged views on topics including London’s housing crisis and, despite promises to avoid it, Brexit.
View ArticleIs diversity on the property agenda?
Why has it taken so long for the property and construction industries to understand that diversity isn’t a dirty word?
View ArticleA science hub fit for King’s Cross
The Francis Crick Institute is about to take the area’s regeneration to the next level.
View ArticleLove of logistics is only set to grow
I am writing this on my hundredth day as president of Prologis Europe, getting better acquainted with our teams and a portfolio that encompasses 16.4m sq m (176.5m sq ft) in 13 countries.
View ArticleGood building design is more important than the cycle
However gloomy the capital markets are, property can at least take some comfort from the equity-fuelled cycle, and the fact that fluctuation in core London real estate will be undramatic.
View ArticleMillennials are changing how we think about real estate
Like every city, New York is feeling the impact of the millennial generation including in real esate.
View ArticleCITYnomics debate gauges investor appetite towards key UK cities
Devolution to the UK’s regions is still based upon “talk rather than action”.
View ArticleBuy-to-let clampdown is no joke, unfortunately
So today’s the day. Many will no doubt be wishing it was an April Fools’ joke, but the additional 3% stamp duty land tax on second homes and buy-to-let properties that comes into force today is...
View ArticleCelebrating proptech pioneers
A new breed of property company is emerging and it has the establishment players in its sights.
View ArticleHas Boris Johnson resolved the Old Oak Common ‘cock-up’?
The mayor of London’s office has a plan to realise the full potential of the £10bn scheme, but questions remain
View ArticleWhat we want is build-to-let, rather than buy-to-let
There are various reasons for the government’s decision to ‘get tough’ on the so-called buy-to-let market by removing tax advantages.
View ArticleResi-industrial integration is the future for UK cities
Mipim 2016 seemed a watershed moment in a number of ways - and not just for the rain.
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