London post... everything
The Real Estate department recently hosted a round table debate with Patricia Brown of Central as part of our Collaboratory series.
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Public private partnerships: the future is innovative
MIPIM 2017: Public-private partnerships has already emerged as a buzzword at this year’s event, according to panellists at an EG debate.
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Fears over Labour’s lurch to the left
Gallows humour is rife among moderate councillors at this week’s Labour Party Conference. But behind the pained expressions lies a real fear that the party’s lurch to the left could hamper the ability of Labour local authorities to deliver future development and work constructively with the property industry.
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The Collaborators: How working together makes property move
Susan contributed to the latest edition of The Collaborators from Estates Gazette with two articles regarding the new Crossrail and Mishcon de Reya's involvement with The Collaborators.
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The Sociable Magazine
Being passionate about the property sector, I have for a long time been concerned about the negative image the industry often attracts. I was first conscious of this during my time at London Business School, as it soon became clear that many at this leading international establishment regarded the sector as a dinosaur and no connection was made between the beneficial effects on corporate productivity and culture from moving into a well-designed new building, and the developers who created it.
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While the interest rate may still be low, the collaborate has never been higher
Dean Poster identifies the five keys to successful collaboration.
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Caution: Sector under construction
The private rented sector could be the answer to the UK's housing needs. Daniel Lipman and Ed Hughes-Power explain how construction requires collaboration.
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Stop, Collaborate and Listen!
The Estates Gazette Collaboration Award recognizes the individuals or organisations who have worked in partnership to create something bigger than the sum of their parts; the coming together of art and design to deliver a collaborative and inspiring building project.
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Collaboration and networking at MIPIM
I don’t recall Cannes ever being quite so wet, windy and cold. The weather is important to MIPIM as it does require a sense of well being in order to promote optimum networking, especially as so much of the hospitality is at beach restaurants and on board boats.
Even the best and most meticulously planned party is going to be difficult to enjoy if you arrive soaking wet having waded through the ankle deep puddles on the Croisette.
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All together now
Passion, shared vision and communication are among the keys to successful collaboration, but property needs to be more inclusive of those outside the sector.
Collaboration in property should not always be partnerships "between friends" if the sector is to shake its exclusive reputation.
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It's the conversation that never stops
Twitter has become a vitally important news source and professionals must make use of it. Whether or not you warm to the concept of networking - I personally don't like the word - most of us do network. It used to be enough to go to events to meet contacts, exchange information and follow up with a view to creating business opportunities. We now have social networking to contend with as well.
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