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Research has shown that in recent years, class attendance in some UK Universities has fallen dramatically, and it’s an issue which is also causing concern internationally. So, what’s going on? In a Times Higher Education study carried out in 2022, most academics...
A cursory glance at April’s trade press suggests that most things in Real Estate’s spring garden are rosy: exciting new developments across the country are about to come out of the ground, agents report a strong start to the year with plenty of properties in the...
Is our industry a relic in the age of the AI revolution? It is without a doubt there is a huge amount of buzz around the AI sector; it’s impossible to attend a meeting or even a dinner party for that matter without the term AI being thrown across the room. However,...
Paving the way for sustainable Real Estate. In the heart of bustling urban cities worldwide, there lies a largely untapped potential for an environmental revolution within the real estate sector. As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, the real...
Is this the end of Corporate DEI? Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), also known as D&I, I&D, DEIB, IDEA or even JEDI – the acronyms are endless. Even if you haven’t heard of them, you are likely to have a strong opinion on the topic itself. Having spent...
As a member of “Gen Z” working in Sustainable Finance or Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), whenever I respond to questions of “What do you do for a living?” particularly from those of an older generation, I am often met with the immediate charge of “wokeness.”...
The push to decarbonise and achieve energy efficiency from real estate is having an ever-increasing impact on all parts of the property sector. Whilst it is accepted that the sector is making big strides in taking action, it is also noted that in some parts the pace...
This is a daunting time to be embarking on a career as a graduate surveyor in the property industry. My cohort, I realise, is not the first to have left university to find an unhelpful economic backdrop subduing the graduate recruitment market. However, I suspect it...
Le Marché International Des Professionnels de L'immobilier, known as MIPIM, has cemented its status as THE premier event in the global real estate industry over the past three decades. Every March, over 20,000 delegates from nearly 100 countries converge in Cannes,...
A bamboozling concept to some and mere stupidity to others, nothing quite garners such a dismissive response as the mentioning of Metaverse real estate in the CRE space. Mark Cuban stated that buying real estate in the metaverse is “the dumbest s*** ever” due to the...
Did you hear that the UK was in recession was a question that popped up at the pub in the last week or so. The resounding replies were “and waters wet.” A generation of young people simultaneously not bothered. If you ask our parents though, the word recession will...
The start of an incredible joke or the subject of Banksy’s 2009 Devolved Parliament. Either way we’re losing patience, across party lines, of the chimpanzees in suits who are running this government. The art of debate was once considered an intellectual battleground...
Ask anyone what a farmer does, and the answer is usually quite simple; we grow food. Filling people’s plates three times a day (or more) is what farmers are famous for. However, as the world faces the looming triple threat of the climate, biodiversity and health...