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Planning reform may be starting to work, but delivery remains the real test
For the first time in several years, there are tentative signs that attitudes towards the planning system are becoming less negative. That is one of...
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Generative AI is intensifying cyber risk to companies
A few weeks back, Lloyd’s of London released its Q2 Market Message, with an overview of current conditions in which, unsurprisingly, Middle East...
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The rules of marcomms are being rewritten – is real estate ready?
At this year’s UKREiiF, I had the pleasure of joining the very first event dedicated to marketing and communications. A day of panels, discussions...
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Spygate: Saints to sinners
On the morning of 7 May, a young analyst interning for Southampton Football Club, William Salt, travelled almost 300 miles north to Middlesbrough...
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Makerfield: Britain's political fault lines manifest
Having been thrust into the national spotlight, could Makerfield in the northwest become the place that highlights the emerging fault lines in British...
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Oil, rates, and AI: What is really driving gold and silver
Working in Hatton Garden, it’s hard not to glance at something shiny on the way out to Leather Lane Market. The prices may be out of reach, but they...
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Fewer clicks, more answers: The new Google search
At Tuesday’s Google I/O, one message came through loud and clear: search as we know it is changing – quickly. For years, the search bar has been the...
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UKREiiF 2026: Five key takeaways
UKREiiF celebrated its fifth anniversary this week, having rapidly grown to become the UK’s biggest real estate conference by far. On its fifth...
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