Repurposing real estate: Opportunities + challenges

On 31 January 2020, having ratified the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK left the EU and entered into a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. Writes Richard Plaistowe.

In May 2013, the then UK Coalition government passed an amendment to the General Permitted Development Order which allowed the conversion of offices into new residential dwellings without the need to obtain full planning permission. Instead, developers had ‘deemed approval’. Andrew Timoney writes.

Over the last six months whilst landlords of retail units and shopping centres have been looking to support a struggling sector, landlords in the science and technology sector have seen an increase in demand for space and accelerated growth. Writes Amelia Lewis.

We have heard a lot about the future of the high street. What about the future of our central business districts? How are they going to be affected by Covid? Sarah Cooke asks.

No one disputes that substantial investment in the primary care estate is fundamental to the delivery of world-class patient care and a sustainable NHS, writes Simon Sherwood of Mills & Reeve.

In the midst of one crisis, it can be easy to overlook another, but as the global focus on healthcare facilities intensifies, it has become increasing clear that we cannot consider solutions for the Covid-19 pandemic without also considering how it can link to solving the climate crisis, writes Stephen Maddocks.

Could our enforced lockdown and ability to work from home result in real change around sustainability for the property sector? Laura Ludlow looks at the evidence.

According to the latest Savills July 2020 Big Shed report, areas of the UK are looking at a potential serious shortage of warehouse and shed storage.