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Central London Office: Review and outlook
Posted on: 26 September 2014
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The latest information (September 2014) on the office market in Central London from Savills.
How to …increase demand for hard to let properties
Posted on: 25 September 2014
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Hard to let properties have always posed a challenge to landlords and void properties are an inevitable aspect of housing management. However reforms introduced in April 2013, particularly the social sector size criteria, have led to properties that previously would have generated a lot of interest now remaining empty for an increasingly long time. This ‘how to’ briefing explores some of the challenges faced by providers, and highlight examples of how other organisations have increased demand for their hard to let homes.
Public land, public good: Getting maximum value from public land and property
Posted on: 25 September 2014
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Localis, in partnership with Cathedral Group, has published a report which highlights the potential for public land and assets to be used for developing new housing, reshaping public services, and boosting local economies. The report found that councils are reacting to ongoing austerity by acting more like property developers, moving away a mentality of simply selling buildings and land for one-off capital receipts, and instead looking to redevelop assets to derive revenue income from them that they can use to help support public service, with the proportion of redevelopments shifting from a third of all disposals to a majority of disposals over the next 5 years.
12 cities
Posted on: 24 September 2014
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This issue puts the public transport systems of our cities under the microscope. Although just one aspect of a city’s personality, these arteries play a significant role in determining the way that people interact and how they can use a city. The cities covered are: London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Moscow, Sydney, Dubai, Shanghai, Rio de Janiero and Mumbai.
Health, wellbeing and productivity in offices: The next chapter for green building
Posted on: 24 September 2014
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This report from the World Green Building Council puts forward the best and latest information on the building design features that are known to have positive impacts on the health, well-being and productivity of office occupants, and points to financial implications.
Global cities: the 2015 report
Posted on: 24 September 2014
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This report aims to highlight the future trends in real estate.
Prime London residential market: Autumn 2014
Posted on: 23 September 2014
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As prime London enters a new phase of the cycle, this latest report from Savills considers which direction it may take.
The truth about property developers: how they are exploiting planning authorities and ruining our cities
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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The author of this piece from the Guardian newspaper argues that affordable housing quotas get waived and the interests of residents trampled as toothless authorities bow to the dazzling wealth of investors from Russia, China and the Middle East. His argument is illustrated by case studies in London.
Future financing of real estate development in cities
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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This research project critically analyses the financing of cities by looking at San Francisco City and Bay Area examples of city finance that engage with real estate development. This research is needed to improve the way finance in urban spaces can maintain quality resources in economically constrained circumstances. These resources include market and affordable housing, water, energy, infrastructure, transport, industrial and commercial premises. In turn, this research into the financing of cities facilitates a greater quality of urban places and provides a more sustainable and resilient economic platform with which urban areas can thrive. In addition to providing some lesson outcomes when city finance works with real estate development, the research will inform practitioners, public and private built and natural environment professions, multi-disciplinary academics, and residents that are connected to cities.
Asset or liability? Owning a listed building in the 21st century
Posted on: 17 September 2014
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This report surveyed 130 private listed building owners and found that 80% believe listed building consent decisions can be illogical or inconsistent across different building types and applications. The findings commenting on listed building consent system and the application of conservation principles come from owners, not of stately homes but normal homes and businesses. These, according to the author Dr Patricia J Smith, represent by far the largest body of custodians caring for the national building heritage, but recent reforms in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 are targeted mostly at improving the system for developers not for small scale owners.
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