All Property Week articles in 02 December 2016 – Page 6
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NewsManchester’s Equitable Building up for sale for £12.5m
Manchester’s Equitable Building - the iconic former home of Habitat in the city - has come to the market for £12.5m.
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News#Propmo: Top 10 masters of the mo
As many may have noticed during the past month, a fuzzy phenomenon has been sweeping through property.
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NewsNeptune seeks five prime London outlets
Upscale handmade furniture retailer Neptune is seeking at least five new stores in London to add to its UK-wide portfolio of 20 branches.
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NewsOnline auctioneer to ramp up sales and target luxury
Online auction house John Pye Property Auctions has revealed plans to increase the frequency of its sales and launch luxury property auctions.
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OnlineDCLG private rent deal to unlock £400m in key cities
Housing minister Gavin Barwell has unveiled a £45m deal to unlock the development of more than 2,000 homes for private rent in regional cities.
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InsightGVA’s new ringmaster: Gerry Hughes interview
When Swedish private equity firm EQT announced in October that it was renaming Bilfinger GVA’s parent company Apleona, the new name for Bilfinger GVA itself was conspicuous by its absence.
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OnlineHCA will no longer regulate social housing because of potential 'conflict of interest'
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will no longer regulate the social housing sector because of a potential conflict of interest with its investment role, the government has announced.
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NewsA tux inspector calls...
Metropolis has been known to live by the lessons of Ron Burgundy in the past, but even we think Endurance Land’s Henry MacInnes took the concept of ‘staying classy’ too far when he conducted a recent viewing of The Cursitor Building in his full tuxedo and bow.
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NewsSeparated at birth: Hugh Skinner and Edward Clarke
Centre for Cities’ reports may not declare that places are “yeah, yeah, good everything” but Metropolis has noticed a similarity between analyst Edward Clarke and W1A’s sort-of-like-an-intern Will Humphries (aka Hugh Skinner).
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InsightAutumn Statement: super-prime remains a beacon on industry's landscape
Like many, I’m disappointed the property industry was not higher on the chancellor’s agenda ahead of last week’s Autumn Statement.
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ProfessionalRepairs or improvements – an important distinction
When properties are assessed for rates, they are assumed to be in repair, to prevent owners from allowing them to decline in order to avoid rates.
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ProfessionalPeople Moves: Grenadier Estates, Connells Group, Turley and more
All the latest moves, appointments and promotions from across the property sector.
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ProfessionalBidwells rural arm poaches top estate manager Hoy
John Hoy is moving from his role of chief executive of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire to become head of property consultancy Bidwells’ rural division, which manages thousands of square miles of the UK’s countryside and coastline.
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InsightAutumn Statement: property industry left in limbo over interest deductibility
The chancellor had lots to say on housing and infrastructure in his first and last Autumn Statement but what was missing were the changes needed to take the brakes off private sector investment.
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ProfessionalAutumn Statement: inadequate business rate plans dishearten industry
The overwhelming consensus on chancellor Philip Hammond’s first - and apparently last - Autumn Statement was one of frustration.
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OnlineProptech giants VTS and Hightower announce merger
Proptech giants VTS and Hightower have merged to form a company thought to be worth more than $300m (£240m).
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OnlineGovernment delays housing white paper
The government has pushed back the publication of the housing white paper, which will lay out its future housing strategy, until next year.
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ProfessionalHelen Collins to lead Savills housing consultancy team
Savills has promoted Helen Collins to lead the company’s housing consultancy business.
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ProfessionalWe should begin compulsory purchase discussions earlier
When I appeared before the Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee last month, I was asked: “Will the compulsory purchase reforms make a real difference to bringing forward land for housing?” My answer? The reforms will not make a material difference to housing delivery.
