Places on our upcoming Autumn 2018 APC Success courses have now sold out. However, we are hoping to add some extra dates if there is sufficient demand.
If you’re planning to sit your APC and would like to join the waiting list for additional Autumn 2018 dates, or register your interest for future courses, please email Timia@apcsuccess.co.uk including your name, contact details and when you’re hoping to sit your APC.
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Our APC Success Preparation and Revision Courses for Autumn 2018 are now available to book
Places are filling fast for our popular three-day intensive course, available for APC candidates working in real estate organisations and surveying firms on the Commercial, Residential, Property Finance & Investment and Planning & Development pathways.
All groups run on different dates, but all cover the same content over three full days of highly-interactive sessions taking place in Marylebone, London. The syllabus will be delivered in two stages: APC Preparation & Revision Planning in May, followed by two further APC Revision days in August and October.
Courses will be delivered by Miles Keeping MRICS, who is an APC Assessor as well as an experienced APC trainer. Each group will consist of up to 15 delegates whom we encourage to work together to benefit from collaborative working and mutual support. Additional, ongoing, out-of-session support will also be provided via private social media groups and email. Places are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Our Spring 2018 courses sold out, so candidates are urged to register sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
To book, please select your preferred group of training dates from the options below; it is important that you stay within the same Group throughout the course in order to benefit from cohort and ongoing social media support.
Two further “Real Estate Fundamentals” training dates for sustainability and responsible property investment professionals have been announced by Hillbreak.
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) will host one session on 12 January and Tuffin Ferraby Taylor LLP (TFT) will host another on 27 February.
The course is designed to enhance the confidence and ability of delegates to engage with their colleagues and stakeholders in the furtherance of positive ESG outcomes, and to enhance their contribution to the strategic, operational and financial goals of their employer organisations and investor clients.
Topics covered include the current state of the UK property market and its challenges; the property investment and development process; and property value, valuations and appraisals, including the integration of sustainability factors.
The training, which has received excellent feedback from organisations including LandSec, Intu, The Crown Estate, Capital & Counties and Peel Land & Property, will be delivered by Hillbreak co-founders Miles Keeping MRICS and Jon Lovell.
The unique course, tailored specifically for real estate sustainability professionals, is run in a roundtable format with a combination of classroom-style teaching, Q&A, individual and group exercises and facilitated discussions. In this way, it is hoped that all participants will learn by having the opportunity to steer content whilst interacting with each other and the facilitators.
Places are limited to 12 delegates per session and are available on a first-come, first-served basis and a number of places have already been reserved. Registration and further details are available below:
Sustainable Building Design: Principles and Practice
Miles Keeping, co-founder of Hillbreak, has co-edited a unique new book which offers detailed, environmentally-sound design solutions to a wide range of building engineering challenges. Sustainable Building Design: Principles & Practice, published this month by Wiley-Blackwell and co-edited by Miles with David Shiers, uses case examples and project data provided by engineers and designers at Arup Associates. It covers a broad range of relevant issues, with focused commentaries and explanations presented in an accessible format for use by students, busy practitioners and informed clients.
Whilst this book stresses the importance of a unified approach to design, the text is divided into six principal chapters, each addressing an important aspect of sustainable architecture and engineering. These chapters (Master Planning, Transport, Energy, The Building Envelope, Environmental Services, and Materials) may be read on their own or in sequence as part of a narrative. Throughout the book, photographs, architectural and engineering drawings and diagrams, examples, and other data illustrate the case studies. Numerous web links are provided to additional information. This inspirational book:
Focuses on the work of Arup Associates, the award winning architectural and engineering practice
Uses real-life examples of functioning buildings and structures to provide information and guidance on the development of sustainable solutions
Miles Keeping is a Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Environmentalist working in professional practice. He co-founded the Hillbreak consultancy with Jon Lovell in 2015 and is Visiting Professor in Sustainable Real Estate at Oxford Brookes University.
David Shiers trained as an Architect and is currently Reader in Sustainable Architecture in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
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The joint venture partners* of Airport City Manchester have launched an Embracing a Changing Future Prospectus and are asking for stakeholder feedback on their aspirations for delivering positive, long-lasting impacts for the economy, local communities and the environment.
Produced in collaboration with Hillbreak and Creative Concern, the Prospectus lays out a vision for a world-class, multi-business campus, where occupiers create, trade, learn and collaborate, driven by commercial endeavour, social purpose and the opportunity to translate corporate ambition into realised local impact and value. It describes an Airport City community that is united by the spirit of ambition and innovation, as well as the commitment of the joint venture partners and their Development Manager to deliver outstanding buildings, spaces and services. By creating a vibrant, healthy, environmentally-positive setting, together with brilliant career, learning and training opportunities for local people, Airport City Manchester stands to be a genuine flagship of the Northern Powerhouse, supporting commercial success in a rapidly changing and highly connected world.
The Embracing a Changing Future vision is built around four strategic pillars: opening up a world of opportunity; creating a place where great things happen; empowering an ambitious community; and securing a lasting legacy. A wide range of programme ideas and initiatives are set out to underpin Airport City Manchester as one of the most exciting business destinations in development today and one of the most significant in the UK since the 2012 Olympic Park. When completed, it will incorporate 5 million sq ft. of offices, hotels, advanced manufacturing, logistics facilities, hybrid and ancillary retail space.
To provide feedback on any part of the Embracing a Changing Future Prospectus, or to suggest ways in which the vision for Airport City Manchester can be realised, please visit: airportcityfutures.com
* The Airport City Joint Venture Partners are Manchester Airport Group, BCEGi, Carillion PLC and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
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Hillbreak Director and co-founder, Jon Lovell, will be appearing as part of a discussion panel on sustainability at The Property Investor Europe Summit, to be held in London on the 14th of November. The panel, moderated by journalist Frances Robinson, will also feature Graham Baxter, Head of Sustainable Real Estate Investments, Standard Life Investments.
The panel will be focusing discussions on key market and investor engagement trends, the benefits of responsible property investment practices, how green real estate technology is evolving and the rise of well-being standards. Jon will be providing insights from the extensive, strategic advice provided by Hillbreak to international investment managers and real estate companies, as well as thoughts on the key opportunities and risks associated with the burgeoning ESG agenda.
Experts in the property investment industry from across Europe have been invited to attend the educational event to discuss topics including risk management, technology, capital flows, innovation, political risks, PRS and Europe’s core markets.
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Hillbreak Director and Co-Founder, Miles Keeping, will be speaking at the renowned Hermes’ RPI Awards on Monday 13th of November, alongside Hermes’ Andrew Parry (Head of Equities & Impact investment) and Ben Sanderson (Director of Fund Management.)
In addition to the annual tradition of recognising outstanding performance on environmental and social matters amongst Hermes’ external property managers, the event this year will focus on the role of real estate in helping to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly through the promotion and deployment of “Positive Impact Finance”. Real estate can play an important role on many of these global priorities, including by helping transition to a low-carbon economy by scaling-up finance for energy efficiency, as well through sustainable place making and urban regeneration and the provision of social housing to support sustainable, resilient cities.
Miles will focus on the role and benefits of Strategic Foresight in the context of impact investing, contributing to the delivery of UN SDG outcomes, and advancing the climate agenda.
Following presentations, the speakers will be bringing their various expertise to a round table discussion, and exploring what Positive Impact Finance means for investors and real estate professionals in an active debate.
The Hermes’ Presentation of Responsible Property Investment Awards will be chaired by Hermes Real Estate CEO Chris Taylor.
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Hillbreak is pleased to release a further date for its highly-regarded “Real Estate Fundamentals” training course for sustainability and responsible property investment professionals.
The intensive one-day course is open for registration now and is exclusively available for those with an Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance focus working within property companies and real estate investment management organisations. The course is designed to enhance the confidence and ability of delegates to engage with their colleagues and stakeholders in the furtherance of positive ESG outcomes, and to enhance their contribution to the strategic, operational and financial goals of their employer organisations and investor clients.
The training will be held in central London on 11 December 2017 and will include coverage of topics including: the current state of the UK property market and its challenges; the property investment process; property value, valuations and appraisals, including the integration of sustainability factors.
The training, which has received excellent feedback from organisations including LandSec, Intu, The Crown Estate, Capital & Counties and Peel Land & Property, will be delivered by Hillbreak co-founders Miles Keeping MRICS and Jon Lovell.
The unique course, tailored specifically for real estate sustainability professionals, will be run in a roundtable format with a combination of classroom-style teaching, Q&A, individual and group exercises and facilitated discussions. In this way, it is hoped that all participants will learn by having the opportunity to steer content whilst interacting with each other and the facilitators.
Places are limited to 12 delegates and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Hillbreak, the market-leading training and advisory specialist in responsible investment for real estate organisations, has been appointed to the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Committee of BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP). The appointment coincides with the release of BMO REP’s new Responsible Property Investment (RPI) Strategy, on which Hillbreak provided extensive advice.
BMO REP is a pan-European property investment and asset management specialist that is part of BMO Global Asset Management. It has £6.7 billion of assets under management (as at 30 June 2017) across several listed and unlisted investment vehicles, including the FTSE250 F&C Commercial Property Trust. As well as its integration within BMO Global Asset Management, which has an unrivalled pedigree for responsible investment and ethically-screened investment products, a key point of differentiation for the real estate business is its in-house asset management capability, meaning that it is not reliant on third party managing agents for the delivery of its ESG commitments at a property level.
The refreshed ESG Committee, to which Hillbreak will provide independent advice and external challenge, has the dual responsibility of overseeing the implementation of the new RPI Strategy, whilst advising the Investment Committee and wider business of the evolving demands of market stakeholders, including regulators and investors.
BMO REP RPI Strategy 2017
Hillbreak’s advice on the new Strategy was complemented by the development of an integrated acquisition and portfolio risk management and benchmarking tool, which prioritises assessment of ESG issues that are relevant to individual asset classes, property types and locations, and which provides a framework for quantifying and reporting on potential investment risks.
Detailed operating requirements and ESG guidelines were also prepared for asset managers and property managers, linked to an asset classification system based on the materiality of individual property’s impacts, and for which training was delivered to all relevant staff.
Commenting on Hillbreak’s appointment, Angus Henderson at BMO REP,
“Responsible Property Investment is an issue that is of increasing importance to investors. Governance is always high on our agenda and, while the structures provided by BMO Global Asset Management mean that we operate to the highest standards, Hillbreak has provided exceptional clarity of advice that has been instrumental in taking the business to a new level in our approach to Responsible Property Investment.
“We’ve worked closely with Jon and Miles over several months and they’ve been particularly adept in helping us to translate the implications of strengthened client demand into the unique way in which our business operates.”
Hillbreak co-founder, Jon Lovell, added,
“It’s been a privilege to work with BMO REP in helping to develop its new RPI Strategy, and we’re honoured to have been asked to join its ESG Committee as an independent member. The role sits perfectly with our mission of expediting the transition to a sustainable policy, business and investment environment by bringing intelligence, challenge and inspiration to our clients and stakeholders”.
Notes to Editors
About Hillbreak
Hillbreak provides training and advisory services to organisations seeking competitive advantage in a changing urban world. Its mission is to expedite the transition to a sustainable policy, business and investment environment by bringing intelligence, challenge and inspiration to its clients and stakeholders.
Please see www.hillbreak.com for further information about Hillbreak.
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Potential £10bn rental bombshell just twelve months away in buildings failing green standards
Research on the impact of new green standards has estimated the value of failing commercial property in England and Wales could be as much as £10bn in annual rents.
The estimate is based on data included in a major new report by global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson, which calls for radical policy measures to green the UK’s building stock.
Willis Towers Watson – Real Estate Climate Risk Report 2017
The report, to which Hillbreak was a principal contributor, contains research by big data firm DealX showing that nearly a fifth of commercial properties in England and Wales are currently failing the Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) due to come into force from April next year.
The research has found over 115,000 commercial buildings – 17.5 percent of those rated – in England and Wales have Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) rated F or G. Landlords will be forbidden from re-letting commercial buildings with EPCs below E from next April.
Analysis of the figures by property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP based on the EPC data and the new business rates valuations estimates that the equivalent annual rental value of F or G-rated commercial buildings could be as much as £10bn. Figures released by the Investment Property Forum last year estimated the annual 2015 value of UK commercial property rents to be £55bn.
The Willis Towers Watson Real Estate Climate Risk Report brings together major listed firms and high street names including British Land, Land Securities, Lendlease, NatWest and the John Lewis Partnership to examine how to best bring property up to standard and help the UK meet the targets enshrined in the Paris Agreement, the world’s
The listed firms say that while they can leverage their economies of scale and the latest technology to achieve substantial energy efficiency gains, the key challenge will be to get smaller businesses to green their buildings.
Recommendations in the report for greening real estate include:
Government funding for a mass retrofitting programme
Ratcheting up the minimum energy efficiency standard to an EPC D rating by 2020
The industry-wide adoption of Display Energy Certificates
Potentially combining DECs with science-based targets in future legislation to drive ongoing emissions reductions
The report also details the potential harm to real estate if action is not taken to limit climate risk, proposing tougher stress testing and increased translation of climate risk to balance sheets. Many firms are not adequately insured against extreme weather events, as seen in the wake of the UK’s 2015/16 winter floods, which caused £600m in uninsured damage.
Paul Chetwynd-Talbot, managing director of the real estate practice at Willis Towers Watson, said:
“Buildings create 40% of carbon emissions and the fact than one in five properties are falling short of standards is worrying. Investors – many of whom are pension funds – increasingly recognise the risks associated with climate change. But we need to see more affirmative action from Government to help retrofit older buildings and drive forward take up of renewable energy.”
Miles Keeping, co-founder and director of sustainability consultancy Hillbreak, said:
“It is of course impossible to identify the precise value of the total rents at risk due to MEES. But relying on rateable value data gives us a very tangible sense of the money landlords are putting at risk if they do not attend to their EPC-related risks appropriately and very soon.”
Martin Siegert, co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London, said:
“The need to decarbonise our economy is critical. It is going to be a profound change: the developed world will need to have no net carbon emissions by 2050. Ending emissions from our electricity system, manufacturing, transport and supply chains will be challenging enough for our larger companies, but we will need all of our smaller companies to achieve this too.”
Sarah Cary, head of sustainable places at British Land, said:
“Retrofitting old buildings on a mass scale requires a far more complex solution than simple tax incentives to replace boilers or windows. Retrofitting should be set as a priority for a national infrastructure programme.
“The benefits would be twofold: it would be a boon for job creation, and it would work wonders in helping reach energy goals.”
Paul King, managing director of sustainability at Lendlease Europe, said:
“We need to make sustainability easier for everyone to engage with – both in terms of consumers and companies. An industry-wide agreement to have LCD screens on the front of every building showing real-time energy use would be more than welcome. Just as with the example of energy labelling on white goods, while it may not directly cause many consumers to switch from one business to another, the incentive to a CEO to avoid having a negative label compared with a competitor could generate real results in driving businesses to retrofit their buildings.”
Caroline Hill, head of sustainability at Land Securities, said:
“Changes in technology and the ability to access growing pools of data have allowed us to set increasingly ambitious commitments to reduce both energy intensity and emissions by 40% per square metre by 2030. If more leading businesses agreed to using 100% renewable power, this could provoke a serious step-change in how society approaches the challenges we face.
“Giving property owners a hard stop deadline to improve buildings or lose the right to rent them out has clearly had some positive effect. Ratcheting MEES so all buildings must be at least D grade by 2020 would provide the impetus for inefficient buildings to get the investment they need.”
Andrew McAllan, managing director of Oxford Properties Group and chairman of the Canadian Green Building Council, said:
“Most ‘Tier 1’ companies – those with the greatest capital reserves and profits – are by and large already taking the necessary action on making their buildings greener and making more efficient use of energy. It’s that next level down of ‘Tier 2’ companies that need engaging and support. Mandatory reporting of energy consumption would be useful: what gets measured gets managed.
“The best sustainability strategies are built on a foundation of good data, and there are ways of bringing in these measures without making them onerous for smaller businesses. Once you have that compulsory recording in place, smaller businesses then see the easy efficiencies they can make on their utility costs. Combined with something like carbon pricing to add impetus to the need to invest in more efficient installations, that is how we can effect the change we need.”
Richard Garner, head of commercial agency at property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP, said:
“As our research into the value of England and Wales’ F and G rated buildings shows, many investors in commercial property face a ticking timebomb with their properties being potentially unlettable from April next year – this is particularly the case in the office hotspots of Westminster, Kensington and the City, which have commercial space with a collective annual rental estimate of nearly £800m currently not up to standard.
All the evidence demonstrates that adding sustainable features to offices adds value and drives worker productivity and satisfaction, advantages that will serve landlords well over the long term.”
Jon Lovell, co-founder and director at sustainability consultancy Hillbreak, said:
“It is important that that the government clarifies some of the glaring gaps in the confusing regulations. Many large fund managers and REITs are on top of them, but we have a real concern for the long tail of smaller landlords, businesses and family trusts, who own a disproportionate amount of F&G rated properties and will suffer if they don’t get their acts together very quickly.”
— ENDS —
Contributors to the Willis Towers Watson Real Estate Climate Risk Report 2017 included Hillbreak, British Land, Land Securities, Lend Lease, Oxford Properties, John Lewis Partnership, Nattiest, Hermes Investment Management, Blackstock, Grantham Institute for Climate Change & the Environment and DealX.
For more information, please contact Blackstock Consulting / Tyron Wilson / tyron@blackstockpr.com / 07725 197364
Notes for editors
Daniel Watney LLP is not a contributor to the report, but their research on the value of F + G-rated property is based on the DealX data within the report. The rental estimates are based on the latest rateable values used to calculate business rates, calculated using the average rateable value in each local authority and the number of F + G-rated buildings in each district.
About Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 40,000 employees serving more than 140 countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.
About Hillbreak
Hillbreak is a unique training and advisory firm that helps organisations seeking competitive advantage in a changing urban world. Its mission is to expedite the transition to a sustainable policy, business and investment environment by bringing intelligence, challenge and inspiration to its clients and stakeholders. Please visit hillbreak.com for further information or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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