All articles by David Harris
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MarketsWhen office refurbs pay out
Should old offices be scrapped and rebuilt, or should they be rejuvenated? It’s a choice that landlords face all the time, and there is more than one answer.
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InsightDock around the clock – 24/7 industrial warehouses
The saying ‘money never sleeps’ is certainly true of the sheds sector.
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MarketsIs the sheds market in Scotland starting to thaw?
It has been a long time since anybody spoke about development in the Scottish sheds market with much optimism, but 2015 could be the year that it returns.
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MarketsFlat racing: investment in the North West private-rented sector
Such has been the flurry of stories about institutional investment in private-rented sector (PRS) development that you could be forgiven for thinking any shortage of supply in the sector is about to be firmly corrected.
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MarketsThe £500m redevelopment of Manchester’s Mayfield station is gathering momentum
For England’s regional cities, 2015 is shaping up to be quite a year. Several are bidding to become so-called ‘super-councils’, with expanded powers in union with surrounding local authorities.
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MarketsOnline shopping gets physical
The impending death of the high street at the hands of online retail has been a popular lament for some years now.
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MarketsBirmingham is property jewel at the heart of the UK
Birmingham is currently a top tip for investment potential in the UK.
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MarketsStudent housing sector remains in a class of its own
How should we view investment in student housing?
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MarketsWest Midlands looks to put politics aside in favour of co-operation
An integrated approach between councils could attract inward investment, reports David Harris.
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Retail rents rise across the West Midlands — for those that are prepared to put the work in
Developers that have added value are reaping the rewards, says David Harris.
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MarketsTurkish delight… but for how long?
The IMF and OECD have raised questions this year about the sustainability of the Turkish boom
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InsightThe mergers that cast a long shadow
It is inevitable some staff will leave once the golden handcuffs are off… but others will join, says David Harris
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NewsSingapore firms rush London with £375m of August deals
Analysts believe there will be further substantial deals by Singapore-based investors before the end of the year
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NewsSale of ‘under-used’ buildings by public bodies gathers pace
As the Met Police prepares to market its HQ, the government launches a property finder map to speed up sell-offs.
