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Reeves’ Planning and Infrastructure Bill plea: pick up the pace
Time waits for no one, as the government is finding ever more frequently.
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Government on rent reviews: onwards but not upwards
Whitehall rings to a variety of sounds, most notably dog-whistles – policy proposals carefully crafted to appeal to particular sections of the electorate – as well as the blunderbuss boom of parties shooting themselves squarely in the foot.
Will AI tech take a tumble?
Owners and developers of offices can perhaps take heart from our annual Power of Proptech survey, carried out among Property Week readers earlier this year.
Blue-light specialists take charge at the BSR
The threat posed by buildings varies dramatically during the journey from conception to completion.
Life science experts on industrial strategy vs reality
Earlier this week, I took part in our second annual Life Sciences and Research Clusters conference, staged in concert with our in-house colleagues at Construction News.
Bank on housing delays
This week brought welcome recognition from the government that rhetoric is not the foundation stone on which 1.5 million (or indeed any) homes can be built.
The chancellor’s Spending Review delivers a mixed bag
The Spending Review confirmed £39bn for a new Affordable Homes Programme, between next year and 2036, ramping up to reach £4bn per year in 2029.
Property’s senior leadership challenge
Stories about people moving jobs, for whatever reason, always pique the interest of Property Week’s readership, particularly online, and Hammerson’s announcement that chief executive Rita-Rose Gagné is to step down next year was no exception.
Delayed homes penalty is an own goal
I don’t much bother with Twitter or X these days, in much the same way that I don’t poke myself mercilessly in the eye.
Sunshine and clouds at UKREiiF
Leeds was bathed in glorious sunshine for UKREiiF, in a fashion that Cannes this year singularly failed to deliver. Boxes of umbrellas the organisers had lined up, just in case, were quietly shoved to one side.