23/05/2023
Last week saw key players of the real estate and infrastructure industry come together in Leeds to discuss market trends and explore investment opportunities as part of UKREiiF.
On Wednes... Read more
16/05/2023
The challenge with town centre assets remains. Given the cost-of-living crisis, strikes and wet weather, it’s never been more important to look at the challenges driving vacancies, values ... Read more
09/05/2023
Community wealth building is a strategy for local economic development that aims to build long-term, sustainable wealth for communities (as the name suggests). This is done by promoting the ... Read more
03/05/2023
I live just around the corner from Springfield Hospital (Springfield), an NHS Estates site that historically housed a number of mental health facilities in varying stages of architectural qu... Read more
25/04/2023
We’ve long forgotten the cold and short days of February for the bright and long days of Spring. What remains from those dark days are the various impacts from the adopted NPF4.
The... Read more
18/04/2023
Nowhere is the UK’s housing shortage felt more acutely than the later living sector. The 2022 Mayhew Review[1] found that the UK is failing to adapt to the impact of an ageing population. ... Read more
11/04/2023
The policy context commercial property owners now need to navigate to reposition their assets is challenging and complex. One of the emerging trends for 2023 is an increasing reliance on ret... Read more
04/04/2023
During the last 12 months, nearly 35% of UK grid electricity has been generated from renewables, predominantly wind, solar and hydroelectric sources. But with gas continuing to contribute 40... Read more
28/03/2023
Iceni were encouraged to think that ‘beauty’ would enter the discussion about the built environment. Our eager words of the time: “Picture it now: A planning inquiry or appeal where pl... Read more