As he reflects on his first day in the top job, British Land’s new chief executive talks to Property Week about his illustrious predecessors, his three priorities for the future… and the appeal of glass offices. Housing heavyweights discuss first-time buyers, the public sector, planning reform, MMC and the economy.
When the pandemic forced everyone into isolation and threatened food supplies, some people decided to build their own greenhouses. Six months later, the project remains a pleasure and a challenge. Australia’s largest metro area has seen an exodus to the suburbs, which has hampered market momentum and driven up the urban vacancy rate. A 1769 townhouse in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, an 1898 home in Denver and a 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin. All but one property on the month’s list are affordable only to the wealthy, or super-wealthy, in the case of the …