Market issues
Overview
As built asset consultants to some of the world’s
leading property investors, developers, owners and operators, we
have first-hand experience of the issues affecting the market. Here
we share our views on those issues and discuss the strategies we
believe will be most successful in combating them.
The emergency budget and its impact on built assets
With the sense that the coalition government has increasingly got the mood of the public on its side, an emboldened Chancellor defined three main ‘types’ of cuts in his first Budget speech.
Read market issue The New Government
With unemployment at its highest level, the new Government must prove itself able to demonstrate real ‘coalition working’, setting aside party differences to rein in public spending whilst delivering better public services.
Read market issue How to manage the true costs of sustainability and realise its value
The requirement for sustainability in built assets is set to increase in the next two years. The key issues that will require solutions will be: successfully managing the sustainability requirements....
Read market issue Balancing regulation
"The way utilities companies prepare for and react to their respective regulatory reviews for the new five-year regulatory cycle, which begins next year, will have a profound impact on their businesses."
Read market issue How to unlock value through work-out solutions
"Our recommendation to lending clients faced with defaulting property loans, is to avoid the temptation for a fire sale of the assets, and undertake a ‘work out’ solution prior to a sale."
Read market issue How to attract the limited sources of capital available
“With fewer people as a result of downsizing in the recession, developers will be relying even more on their consultants and partners to deliver certainty and control.”
Read market issue How to get extra performance from your built assets
"Our view is that significant extra performance can be derived from built assets in two ways: Firstly, from increased revenues, performance and services and secondly, by reduced operation costs."
Read market issue Delivering major programmes of work successfully
“In our experience, companies which organise their projects as programmes and employ programme management methodology are more likely to succeed.”
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