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Housing Statistics Briefing A Monthly Housing Market Bulletin is produced by the Economics team in English Partnerships. The bulletin details current trends in housing across England including trends in house prices, mortgage lending, interest rates and housing supply. The latest version of this bulletin is available to download from the Housing market page.
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IPD Regeneration Index 2008
The IPD Regeneration Index was created by IPD, Morley Fund Management,
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This edition of the IPD Regeneration Index is an update on previous research for English Partnerships and Morley Fund Management by IPD which was first commissioned on an annual basis five years ago. Based on the analysis of 21 regeneration areas across the country, the research shows an overall greater return on investments in regeneration areas than investment in all other UK Property areas over the past five years. Published Summer 2007. |
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Urban Regeneration Index 2006 This edition of the Urban Regeneration Index is an update on previous research for English Partnerships and Morley Fund Management by IPD issued in 2005 (see below). The analysis is based upon a sample of 750 properties in regeneration areas, with a total value of £4.4 bn at the end of 2004. The research shows that Urban regeneration areas have tended to out-perform adjacent areas in the office and industrial sectors. Published January 2006. |
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Urban Regeneration Pilot Index This pilot Urban Regeneration Index by IPD (Investment Property Databank) shows that long term returns from commercial properties in urban regeneration areas have performed broadly in line with the wider UK market since 1995 and, over the short term, most property types in these areas have out-performed UK property. The new annual index, commissioned by English Partnerships and Morley Fund Management, was produced with the advice of senior advisors in the investment and property sectors. Published March 2005. |
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Investing in Urban Regeneration – Dispelling the Myths Two research studies have concluded that investing in disadvantaged areas makes good business sense. The first research project, "Commercial Property Returns in Deprived Areas", was commissioned by English Partnerships and Morley Fund Management and carried out by Investment Property Databank, which is based on the 20% most deprived wards defined by the Indices of Deprivation 2000. The second research project, "Benchmarking Urban Regeneration", was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the RICS Foundation. It was carried out by a team from the Universities of Ulster, Aberdeen and Glasgow as part of the property Economics and Finance Research Network, which focuses on key regeneration areas and analyses returns over both long-term and short-term time scales on urban regeneration properties. |
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Utilities Infrastructure Report This research, commissioned by English Partnerships and undertaken by consultants Vantagepoint, has revealed that utility companies and regulators, in particular water and electricity suppliers, are hindering the progress of vital regeneration projects and commercial developments. Inaccurate cost estimates, poor security of supply, a lack of infrastructure and minimal competition between utility companies are causing delays and additional cost leading to regeneration budgets being used to fund the installation of infrastructure. The study also analyses the current state of the utility market in depth, the issues affecting commercial development throughout the English regions and "green solutions". The analysis includes reports from Urban Regeneration Companies, together with case studies and best practice recommendations. Published April 2002. |
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Skills in Regeneration Research Study - Summary English Partnerships commissioned KPMG/Urban Catalyst to undertake a review of the core skills required to promote and manage successful urban regeneration and development. This work aimed to gain a view as to the desirable skill set, a real or perceived skills “gap”, the capacity within the market to deliver such skills and potential responses from English Partnerships to address this. This work was commissioned in advance of the Egan Review of Skills and the English Partnerships/KPMG/Urban Catalyst team worked closely with the Egan Task Group and the Egan Secretariat at ODPM to ensure that the two pieces of work informed and complemented each other. The published summary focuses on the key findings of the study but does not include the specific recommendations for action for English Partnerships as these are primarily a matter for English Partnerships to consider. The recommendations are being considered internally as a first stage and will be publicised externally once they have been agreed for implementation. |
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Employment Densities Arup Economics and Planning have produced this guide with English Partnerships and the Regional Development Agencies to support project appraisals, specifically looking at the number of jobs arising from land and property projects. The simple guide is a ready reckoner, whereas the full guide goes into more detail. The guidance focuses on the calculation of employment densities within different types of property providing density benchmarks (both in sq. m and sq. ft). The report gives guidance and a point of reference for practitioners in formulating predictions for employment densities. The guidance note demonstrates the calculations, and explains the implicit rationale. Tables are provided as a reference for calculating different end uses. Published July 2001. |
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