Nicholas Barrows

Design enthusiast by night, marketer by day. Buildings and cities. British/ Finnish. Views are my own. 🌈🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇮

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“We have a responsibility as an industry to demonstrate we are a force for good.” @matlown @TFTConsultants on the reputation of #realestate at the @BritProp @JLLUK #netzero panel this morning #UKREiiF

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“We need to invest in transport so we can keep up with growth. We need to do it ahead of time.” @JulesPipe at the opening of #LONDONATMIPIM #mipim #MIPIM2023

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@LeShuttle The terminal is backed up with Police holding cars back because there is no space. @LeShuttle take responsibility for your mess #chaos 10 hours from the M20 junction and still probably 2 hours from the terminal.

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@LeShuttle Nine hours so far and looks like it’s going to be 11 hours to get into the terminal! Cracking service.

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“Over the years we’ve broken our #communities up; we’ve moved older people into #seniorliving facilities….we need to bring communities back together; people don’t want to move out of their communities when they are 80.” Nick Towe, @edarothUK #UKREiiF

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“When we look at the leadership of an organisation it all looks good because they have all of the policies in place; when we drill down they don’t necessarily have the psychological safety to talk when they are concerned.” Amanda Long @CCScheme #UKREiiF #construction #RealEstate

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“Role models need to be authentic and share the reality of their experience. They don’t always need to be the most senior person by any means.” Julia Chowings, @GeraldEveLLP on #diversity in #realestate leadership #UKREIIF

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“The thing that gets me out of bed in the morning is the opportunity to work at the juxtaposition of heritage and development.” @NeilMurphy1978 of @WeTweetTOWN @HistoricEngland #UKREiiF #RealEstate

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Highlighting and celebrating good in #realestate - @samanthamcclary ‘s message at the @ProfileNetwork #startoftheyearlunch with @EGPropertyNews and @SECNewgateUK

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New generation neighbourhoods and 20 minute neighbourhoods through co-design - “it’s our job to create the ecosystem for residents to develop their neighbourhoods” Joanne Anderson @MayorLpool #citiesforcitizens #regeneration #mipim

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“Planning needs to be hard. We are protecting communities from rapacious developers (not everyone) who will steamroller over communities.” @JackieSadek #thequeenofregeneration #townplanning #regeneration #RealEstate #mipim #MIPIM2022

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“What happens if we don’t do anything? There is a lot of brown property out there which is overvalued. As an industry we need to support retrofit” Guy Grainger, @JLL_Guy @JLLUK @BritProp #greenbuilding #buildingnetzero #retrofit #RealEstate #mipim #MIPIM2022

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“We don’t just want your money, we want your brains as well. We want the right oven ready framework to attract developers.” #ukcities @AngelaBarnicle @LeedsCC_News #realestate #mipim #MIPIM22

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“Uncertainty and positivity” headline themes of #etre22 emerging trends session with @PwC_UK and @ULI_UK #mipim #MIPIM22

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Great stuff @LeanneMac84 and @AdamFarrell330 - get those tummies filled and hearts warmed! @AnagramTalent @DamnGoodVoices

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@cpfoodbank @TrussellTrust provides support to local people in crisis. Today we’re making a donation of food & essentials on behalf of @damngoodvoices & @anagramtalent & meeting with Manager @gibson_rebekah & Coordinator #PennyChurch along with the fab volunteers!#TrussellTrust

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@alicelamb84 @LandAid @TFTConsultants @1isaGunn @Trowers Yes looking forward to it! Nicholas

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Almost there! Final push #steptober @LandAid - amazing step numbers from @TFTConsultants @1isaGunn amongst others in #realestate steppers to help end #youthhomelessness well done to @Trowers team too of course!

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@kateswade of @shared_assets on the 🪱worm’s eye view of #realestate #development and the power of #permaculture and #placekeepers in #placemaking working with #nature rather than against it @festivalofplace #biodiversity

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@tcmurray opening @festivalofplace @TobaccoDockLon where I don’t think I’ve been perhaps for 20 years - #letsmakebetterplaces #realestate

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Dark start for #steptober @LandAid walk to town for @festivalofplace - looking forward to it @tcmurray