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The takeaway for real estate from the UK's Seventh Carbon Budget

The Climate Change Committee has released its Seventh Carbon Budget, which could shape long-term policy direction, we highlight key takeaways for the real estate sector below

3 days ago

ESG

Cost & carbon: the potential for stricter minimum efficiency standards in the private rented sector

The government plans to reintroduce the requirement for all domestic rental properties to reach an EPC C minimum by 2030. What is the potential cost and carbon saving of the policy?

One month ago

ESG

Clean Power 30: What does it mean for real estate?

The UK’s long-awaited energy grid reform is finally here–from ambitious targets–including sourcing 95% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and overhauling the connection system–property owners with…

One month ago

ESG

The ESG outlook: What’s next for 2025?

A new year invites reflection on what the next 12 months might hold. Before looking ahead to 2025, let’s reflect on some major ESG developments from 2024

2 months ago

ESG

Sustainability Series: EVs: The Everywhere Vehicle?

Identifying opportunities and nuances within the electric vehicle changing market for real estate owners

3 months ago

ESG

Meeting the Commercial Property Retrofit Challenge - Part 1: Defining a Strategy

The potential obsolescence of buildings is accelerating, driven by evolving regulatory, physical, financial, and functional risks, relating to sustainability. This report, the first in a three-part…

6 months ago

Development

Third of UK developers say homes held up by power shortages

Supply crunch looms for England as support for change in government grows

10 months ago

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ESG

REframing ESG

A new framework to refocus and simplify the approach to ESG in property to achieve outcomes and what wealthy individual are doing in this space

One year ago

Research

M&S Marble Arch: what have we learned?

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

One year ago

Development

Housing Delivery Test 2022: Which areas are falling short?

Nearly a fifth of local planning authorities in England face having less sway over planning decisions

One year ago

ESG

Let’s COP to it: What happened at COP28 for the built environment?

COP28 was held against a backdrop of what will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. While there has been a lot of chatter surrounding the hosting location and intent, COP remains a key…

One year ago

ESG

A new SPV - Solar power value

The potential solar photovoltaics (PV) energy generation opportunities for the UK from car parks and rooftops.

One year ago

Life Sciences

Achieving sustainability in Life Sciences

How the life sciences industry is working towards a sustainable future.

One year ago

ESG

Do homeowners value and seek sustainability?

With the roll back on net zero policies billed as a cost saving exercise, we examine whether UK homeowners value sustainability and how property marketing can play a role.

One year ago

ESG

Does hybrid work lower carbon emissions?

With the world of work having been upended and hybrid working approaches increasingly becoming the norm, we consider what this means for emissions, more importantly, does hybrid work really lower…

One year ago

Rural Insights

Regenerative agriculture – is it a profitable venture?

We take a look at a farm practicing regenerative agriculture to see how it impacted its costs and look at the risks involved.

One year ago

ESG

Residential landlord’s face sizeable energy efficiency upgrade cost

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill.

One year ago