Has England's property industry got (mostly) what it wanted? It may be two years since Boris Johnson left Downing Street, but his most enduring political...

The boom in electric vehicles is not going to go away. Push factors are the climate crisis and the cost of petrol. Pull factors are the rise in efficiency of electric cars and their falling prices. Demand is only going to go one way, but ensuring our built environment is ready to accommodate the boom is another matter.

While the "S" in ESG may be five to 10 years behind its environmental counterpart in terms of legislation and regulation, changing consumer attitudes are fuelling a surge of interest in delivering – and measuring – social value.

Planning regulations already mean building must be environmentally friendly, but a commercial industry has developed to capitalise on the need to be seen to be green.

Despite an estate weighing in at 6.9 million hectares, the NHS land portfolio is used poorly. Hospitals and services are creaking while staff often struggle to find affordable homes nearby. Most NHS workers spend close to 50% of take-home pay on housing.

As another UN Climate Change Conference, Cop 28, comes to a lacklustre close in Dubai, with key elements again watered down by vested interests, it is worth relating this back to property, and particularly the office sector.