All articles by Richard Steer – Page 3
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CommentThere are tough times ahead – but we're not going back to the future
Rising costs and inflation are now inevitable but the economy is better placed to survive than it was in the 1970s, Richard Steer says
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CommentCan the RICS become fit for purpose again?
Only root-and-branch reform can restore the professional body’s credibility after the mass resignation of the senior management team, Richard Steer says
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CommentIs Gleeds the next acquisition target? We’d prefer to stay independent
Richard Steer believes T&T and CBRE make a good match, but a merger is not on the horizon for his business
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CommentMaterials shortages should boost our green ambitions
The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says
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CommentWhat can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers’ concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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CommentShould we be paid more post-covid?
Financial rewards may be in some people’s sights, but many seem focused on making their better work/life balance permanent, says Richard Steer
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CommentWhat does 2021 have in store for construction professionals?
Gleeds’ Richard Steer casts an eye over the global and domestic trends that will affect the sector over the coming year
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CommentMistakes on immigration will hurt not help our economy
Why will the government not exempt construction trades from the new points-based system, asks Gleeds’ Richard Steer
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CommentIs it time to look up to a city in the sky?
The catastrophic economic impact of lockdown calls for a global rethink of how we might live and work in future, says Gleeds’ Richard Steer
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CommentDoubling down on a failing policy: Why PD rights are so wrong
Extending permitted development flies in the face of all expert advice and reveals this government’s warped priorities, says Richard Steer
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CommentWhen two metres becomes one
Government is on the verge of reducing social distancing rules - those running construction sites will welcome the move, says Gleeds’ Richard Steer
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CommentHow other countries are reopening construction
Others around the world have come out of lockdown ahead of the UK, Gleeds chair Richard Steer looks at what we can learn about returning to work
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CommentBudget 2020: A Budget promise made is not always a promise kept
I would love to be confident in Sunak’s infrastructure funding but many factors are in play
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CommentWill a new decade see the end of old mistakes?
The government has a mandate to change an industry bogged down in the same issues as last year – but don’t expect many to be solved straight away
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CommentHousing is more than a numbers game
The main political parties should stop with the soundbites and base housing plans on solid data, not random figures
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CommentWakey-wakey: we must face up to this construction skills crisis
The skills shortage is already crippling construction yet the government seems comatose in the face of the impact a no-deal Brexit will have on recruitment
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CommentIn uncertain times, we can't just stand still
The latest output figures show Brexit is hitting construction hard, as projects get parked in the face of unpredictability around costs and demand
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CommentBrexit: a soap opera that needs an ending
None of this self-serving political melodrama is going to help us build things
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CommentForesight sagas: construction has an immense challenge on its hands in 2019
As we enter one of the most turbulent, uncertain years in our nation’s history, who would be brave enough to predict what’s in store for construction? Well, here goes…
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