All Property Week articles in 10 February 2017 – Page 4
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Housing White Paper: well that was worth waiting for, wasn’t it?
The industry had dared to hope the housing white paper would announce meaningful measures to tackle the housing crisis, especially after all the delays.
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What the future office will look like
As the office market continues to evolve apace, I wanted to highlight some under-mentioned trends.
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It's time to focus on long-term income streams
If you knew you were going to undergo an operation two years from now, would you do anything differently today?
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Trash-talking X Factor star taught a lesson by Teacher
Last weekend was an eventful one for Blackstock PR founder Andrew Teacher, who appeared on BBC News and then got into a Twitter spat with a former X Factor winner.
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Progressive workplace design meets Sky’s high standards
A move to a new office is a headache for any occupier. But what if that move involves relocating 3,500 staff to a purpose-built office so long it is effectively a 31-storey skyscraper on its side, and helping those staff transition to an activity-based working environment?
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Southern train strikes putting commercial development at risk
Southern Railway did not have a great reputation for reliability to begin with, but the long-running dispute with the RMT and ASLEF unions over the roles of conductors and drivers has shredded what little reputation it had.
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Dover committee cancels plans
The UK’s high-frequency trading (HFT) community was dealt a bitter blow last month when planners in Dover turned down two separate applications to build new communications masts near Richborough, Kent.
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Wellbeing is at heart of latest Broadgate scheme
Today we have more choice than ever before: what we buy and how we buy it; what news we hear and how we receive it; what we watch on television and how we watch it; and where and how we work.
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Future looking bright for Surrey office market as rents increase
The Surrey office market experienced a slump in take-up in 2016 but a wave of new developments is pushing up rents.
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New St Modwen boss trails portfolio and strategy review
St Modwen Properties has embarked on a review of its portfolio and strategy that could result in it increasing its exposure to the industrial market.
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Pension funds: in need of a better plan?
UK pension funds have always liked putting money into property, but they don’t invest anywhere near as much as you might think.
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Belief in Brexit is vital for confidence and growth
Following up on the findings of our sentiment survey, I want to highlight some further details behind the British Property Federation’s Brexit position (27.01.17).
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SDL Group ramps up bid to become nationwide chain
Property and auction network SDL Group is eyeing further acquisitions in its bid to become a nationwide chain.
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GEN² and Kent council pioneer new property management approach
The public sector has never had it so tough. Swingeing central government funding cuts over the past few years have seen many local authorities slash services to the bone.
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Allsop Commercial optimistic despite subdued February result
Allsop raised £56.5m at its first commercial auction of 2017 - almost £20m less than the equivalent sale last year.
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European office yields forecast to be ‘roughly the same’ in 2021
Capital Economics has issued a bullish forecast for the office investment market in continental Europe.
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Regional city office markets see out 2016 with a bang
Three exceptionally large lettings of more than 100,000 sq ft each helped make the final quarter of 2016 the busiest of the year across the UK’s nine largest regional office markets, figures from GVA’s latest Big Nine report show.
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Property Week Digital Edition - 10 February 2017
Housing white paper - Howard Phillips interview - Surrey, Sussex & Kent focus - Occupiers market
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News
Pokémon go, go, go
The firm behind hit app Pokémon Go has signed a leasing deal to almost triple its office space in west London.
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London offices ‘shift in favour of tenants’
London offices have become a tenant’s market in the wake of the Brexit vote as rents plummet and landlords are forced to offer greater incentives to secure lettings.