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Lem Bingley

Lem is editor of Property Week.

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Stock exchange

Striking the right balance

As I write, voting in local elections has not yet begun, but I hope turnout will be somewhat higher than the typically abysmal rate seen outside general elections.

Countryside

Britain’s unnatural nature

The green rolling hills of the British countryside are a national treasure, but they are by no means natural. Think of unspoilt land and you might picture a patchwork of green fields divided by meandering hedgerows or dry-stone walls, home to placidly munching sheep or cows.

ChargePoint - EV charging and solar at SFO

ChargePoint powers up EV opportunities for property

Supporting the shift to electric vehicles can be a challenge for owners and occupiers alike, but there is a way ahead. ChargePoint’s André ten Bloemendal steers Property Week around the obstacles.

Women at work

Pay gaps: pay attention

Gender pay gap figures provoke no end of disgruntlement when published each year. 

Staircase tax

Second-guessing second staircases

This week, we take a closer look at the implications of new second-staircase rules for high-rise residential developments. 

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Object lessons in retrofitting

My regular commute to work includes a quarter-mile walk between rail and tube, along Newgate Street in the City of London near St Paul’s. 

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Offset funding failure

Few in business will be entirely shocked to learn that a levy imposed by government has been collected with little idea of how to spend it.

Mipim 2019

Mipim and the human factor

One of the joys of visiting Mipim is not knowing quite who you’ll meet or what you might hear while you’re there.

Kings Cross

What goes down…

Anyone feeling bleak about today’s depressed property values should take heart from this week’s cover star: Roger Madelin of British Land.