All Property Week articles in 10 March 2023
View all stories from this issue.
-
InsightNokkel’s Roland Whyte on cutting through valuation chaos with data clarity
With everything changing so quickly in the property market, it can be tricky for buyers and sellers to feel in control, which is why now is the right time to refocus on the factors that they can influence.
-
InsightAllsop’s Aoife Broderick on why appealing 2017 rateable values means winning in 2026
When it comes to business rates, eyes tend to glaze over. Many property investors take the view that nothing is certain in life but death and taxes; they shrug their shoulders and pass on the bill to their accounts team to pay and file it.
-
InsightKrolls’ John Slade on whether the UK’s real estate market is back on the up
We will hopefully begin to see a level of stability return to the UK this year. Geopolitical tensions, lasting impacts from the pandemic and Brexit, and interest rates, which are still relatively high compared with the record-breaking low rates of years gone by, have all had an impact on consumer ...
-
InsightKnight Frank’s Anthony Duggan on committing to ambitious, measurable and fluid ESG targets
In my nearly 25 years of being part of the real estate sector I have never seen a topic move at such pace and with such impact as ESG.
-
NewsSt. Modwen spends £56m building 450,000 sq ft Chippenham sheds
St. Modwen Logistics, owned by private equity giant Blackstone, is investing around £56m to build 450,000 sq ft of speculative development in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
-
NewsBBC Digbeth Factory home approved by planners
Planners at Birmingham City Council have given the go-ahead for the BBC’s new home at the former Typhoo Tea factory in Digbeth.
-
NewsRetail Watch: Asda reported to be launching property review
Supermarket giant Asda has declined to say whether it has mandated advisers to explore options for its property portfolio.
-
NewsAviva Investors welcomes Opportunity London investment programme
Munawer Shafi, head of structured and private debt at investment giant Aviva Investors, has welcomed an initiative by London councils to launch a prospectus of infrastructure investment opportunities in the spring, as it looks to partner with local authorities on projects in the capital.
-
NewsBlantyre and Fairtree check in to Crerar Hotel Group
Investors Blantyre Capital and Fairtree Hotel Investments have bought Scotland’s Crerar Hotel Group for a deal “in the region of tens of millions of pounds” from a group of shareholders.
-
NewsZero VAT for solar installations sends 'clear message’ that the government is backing net-zero transition
Warehouse providers welcome extension of the zero VAT rating for solar panels, heat pumps and insulation to battery storage, when either retrofitted to a solar photovoltaic (PV) system or fitted as a standalone unit.
-
NewsRevenue leaps 30% at Empiric Student Property
Empiric Student Property, the owner and operator of premium, studio-led student accommodation across the UK, has reported a revenue increase of 30% to £73m for the year ended 31 December 2022.
-
NewsMajor King’s Cross development site marketed by CBRE
Royal College Place, one of the last major land parcels in King’s Cross, London, has been put on the market by CBRE, on behalf of the Royal Mail Group and Parcelforce Worldwide.
-
NewsHenry Boot to relocate Sheffield HQ
Property investor, developer and construction company Henry Boot is to move its head office to The Isaacs Building on Charles Street in Sheffield city centre after 90 years at its Banner Cross Hall office on the edge of the city.
-
NewsAtkins bolsters senior team with three appointments
Engineering, planning and design consultancy Atkins has appointed Andrew Jones, Richard Bonner and Dr Deb Upadhyaya to its senior management team.
-
NewsBruntwood SciTec and Aston University to develop JV
Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture (JV) between Bruntwood and Legal & General, has signed an agreement with Aston University to create strategic developments.
-
NewsKnight Frank beefs up commercial valuation and advisory team with Young and Miller
Property adviser Knight Frank has promoted Roger Young to head of commercial valuation and advisory and Emily Miller to head of UK fund valuations.
-
NewsEutopia Homes acquires Kent school site for resi development
Developer Eutopia Homes has acquired a 5.8-acre former school site in Medway, Kent with Chenavari Investment Managers for a housing development.
-
InsightMIPIM Day 2: blog by Susan Freeman
Day 2 didn’t start particularly well. In my rush to get to the 8.30am British Property Federation (BPF) Investors breakfast on time, I committed the cardinal error of putting on an empty lanyard without a Mipim pass and had to hotfoot it the 20 minutes back to the hotel to ...
-
OnlineSavills reveals profit fall and warns of ‘challenging’ 2023
Savills has posted a fall in profit to £153.9m, from £183.1m in 2021, for the year ending 31 December 2022, despite a rise in revenue.
-
News£113m funding needed for Birmingham BTR scheme
Midlands-based developer BPG has appointed property consultancy Knight Frank to find a funding partner for a new build-to-Rent (BTR) investment opportunity in Birmingham.
