All articles by Giles Barrie editor-in-chief
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Insight10 years and out — thank you and good luck
This is my last column as editor of Property Week, after 10 years in the chair.
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InsightDTZ, the missing bonuses and the ‘demerger’
DTZ was again the subject of bar room gossip this week, as rumours circulated on both sides of the world that it will be demerged from its new Australian parent, UGL.
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InsightTime to break down property’s class barriers
Property Week was involved in a lively Twitter exchange last weekend, prompted by praise for British Land’s support for a new initiative, “Pathways to Property”.
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InsightOnline retail cannot grow for good
Comet chairman John Clare’s assertion at last week’s Accessible Retail conference in London that the growth of internet retailing was not sustainable was at odds with what has been thought for the past 10 years
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InsightBCSC: restaurateur’s rant leaves sour taste
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson pulled no punches when he laid into landlords at this week’s BCSC conference in Liverpool.
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InsightIt’s time to end hysteria over green belt
Planning hit the headlines again this week: a “desecration” of the green belt, a renegotiation of Land Securities’ plans at Ebbsfleet and Lord Montague’s review on private-rented housing were all in the news.
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InsightTax and chaos: independent Scotland’s only certainties
Scotland got back to business last week while the rest of the UK headed off on their post-Olympic holidays.
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InsightTime to drag rights of light out of the dark ages
A right to light has been enshrined in common law since time immemorial — 3 September 1189.
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InsightBank of England charts tough path ahead
The Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive and former British Land boss Stephen Hester said: “An abiding fact is that every single economic downturn has had a real estate element to it.”
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InsightOccupier insights that will define next decade
Office occupiers are the key to driving the revival of the sector, given that corporate Britain is estimated to be sitting on £750bn of unused cash.
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InsightNo sympathy for the private equity prepack devil
Battered and bruised by public opinion, landlords have given more and more ground to tenants since 2009, as the high street has fallen apart.
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InsightWhittaker's wisdom will help CSC to fight back
“The Trafford Centre is not brash, it’s entertainment. It’s not a smart restaurant in Regent Street, but people come here and they like it. I don’t call that brash.”
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InsightDTZ wakes up from three-year nightmare
How can a business that turned over £347m last year be worth nothing? Answer: if it is DTZ and has let a solid global operating business become swamped by debt.
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InsightJLL-King Sturge merger is a good deal for all
What a week. First, BNP Paribas Real Estate was poised to swoop on DTZ. Now, Jones Lang LaSalle and King Sturge are also considering tying the knot
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The Coull report: A for effort, B for achievement
What is the verdict on Ian Coull, who steps down as chief executive of Segro today?
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InsightRadical rethink needed by retail property chiefs
Tuesday night’s Property Awards were buzzing
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InsightHigh Speed 2 can bring prosperity to the north
I am proud of this country, but deeply saddened and very concerned about what is happening outside the capital
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InsightConverting offices casts off property’s shackles
Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement in his Wednesday Budget that conversion from offices to residential would be eased will have a profound effect on property
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