All Property Week articles in 10 October 2014 – Page 4
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OnlineScotland introduces new property tax
Scotland has introduced a new land and buildings transaction tax, using the Scottish parliament’s first new taxation powers in more than 300 years.
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OnlineLand Secs and TIAA Henderson swap major shopping centre stakes
Land Securities and TIAA Henderson Real Estate have completed a deal to swap major shopping centre stakes, exchanging holdings in Exeter and Glasgow.
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OnlineCity office market undergoes 'Manhattan-isation'
The City office market is undergoing “Manhattan-isation” as demand for office space diversifies beyond the traditional finance sector, the latest research from Knight Frank indicates.
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OnlineUnite Students buys two development sites
Unite Students has bought two new development sites in Scotland and the North West that together will add 1,250 beds to its pipeline.
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News
London office squeeze worsens
Office occupiers in central London are facing a double whammy as supply drops to record lows and rents spiral upwards.
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Insight
Letter: Labour policies would jeopardise the recovery
Last week, in speeches to the Labour Party conference, both the leader of the opposition and the shadow chancellor tried to set out how Labour has learnt the lessons of the financial crisis and could now be trusted to run the economy.
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Insight
Letter: Help residents see the value of regeneration
Your interview with Richard Cook and David Reay of Lend Lease (12.09.14, p26) raised important issues around how developers convince local residents that development is not so much a threat as an opportunity to preserve their heritage.
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OnlineKier and Investec form JV for Reading Gateway
Developer Kier Property and lender Investec Structured Property Finance have formed a joint venture to purchase Reading Gateway.
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Professional
Last of the Hearns retires from family firm GL Hearn
Jimmy Hearn has retired from consultancy GL Hearn, marking the end of the Hearn family’s association with the company.
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InsightThe hot-desking system does not work for everyone
There is rich irony in the fact that the spanking new, uber-modern office block, The Place, dwarfed by The Shard in London Bridge and just opened by Rupert Murdoch and Boris Johnson, is to be occupied by the staff of both the newspaper arm of News Corp and the publishing ...
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MarketsQ&A: inside the JLL and WA Ellis merger
JLL and WA Ellis discuss the benefits of their merger. Hannah Brenton reports.
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News
John Lewis to more than double Manchester office space
The John Lewis Partnership has signed a lease to more than double its current office space in Manchester.
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InsightThe diversity lag for property
Professional services firms are leading the charge to foster inclusiveness in the workplace. Felicity Francis asks what lessons property can learn
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InsightDevolution... but not where we expected
We said the Scottish independence referendum would shine the spotlight on the power - or lack thereof - in the English regions and prompt a clamour among them for more.
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OnlineWhy VAT is a contractual issue for sellers
The message: A sale contract must clearly state if VAT is payable on the price.
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InsightThe property industry must communicate more effectively with politicians
On 9 April 1992, I walked to the polling station with my father Stanley to vote in my first general election. I’d just turned 18 and Neil Kinnock was desperately trying to oust the Conservatives, then led by John Major, who were on course to win their fourth consecutive term. ...
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InsightProfessional Comment: Councils must create mixed-use school sites to solve places mess
More than three-quarters of councils did not receive enough government money to create the extra school places needed in their area, putting many children at risk of facing the new school year without a place, research by the Local Government Association (LGA) recently revealed. Councils instead had to borrow money, ...
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NewsTravelex joins King’s Cross club
Travelex is eyeing a floor in the building that houses the Guardian in a move that would see it become the latest in a string of occupiers to relocate its head office to London’s King’s Cross.
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InsightMiliband may have fluffed his lines but mansion tax is likely to chime with voters
Ed Miliband’s Labour conference speech, delivered without notes, was derided when it emerged he had “forgotten” to mention the deficit - but the question is how much thought Labour put into the headline policy announcement, the long-threatened mansion tax. He said it would be a tax on homes worth over ...
