All Property Week articles in 11 December 2020 – Page 6
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InsightThe PBSA sector has proved resilient
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector has faced a unique set of challenges over the last few months. Remaining fully operational through the pandemic and meeting the needs of students, while also dealing with intense public scrutiny, has been challenging.
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Q&A: Shadow housing minister on Labour’s housing priorities
Labour MP Mike Amesbury discusses the unsafe cladding scandal, planning reforms and home ownership
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Thakeham plans first UK zero-carbon town
Housebuilder plans to build community of 25,000 homes in Cambridgeshire.
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Time Out Market heads east
Chief executive Didier Souillat tells Property Week about the group’s newest venture in Dubai.
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Liverpool’s mayor urged to resign over development investigation
The leader of Liverpool council’s opposition says the city has suffered “reputational damage” following last Friday’s arrest of mayor Joe Anderson as part of an investigation into building and development contracts in the city.
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Department stores are not dead
The chancellor’s ban on local authorities using Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loans to buy commercial property investments was widely publicised after his spending review last month. What received less coverage was that the Treasury has also cut the cost for councils borrowing from the PWLB.
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Clock is ticking on sustainability
It is no secret that the built environment is responsible for 40% of the world’s total energy and process-related emissions, and the clock is ticking on achieving net-zero carbon by 2050.
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Time to radically reimagine cities
With the UK economy reeling from the effects of Covid-19 and facing the uncertainty of a formal departure from the EU, the government has been clear there will be no return to austerity.
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View from the top: Guy Harrington, chief executive of Glenhawk
The chief executive of challenger lender Glenhawk talks to Property Week about the launch of its new bridging product and its broader plans to diversify its product range and become a larger non-bank lender.
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The elderly are central to towns
Does housing for older people “undermine the vitality and viability” of a town centre? That was one of Elmbridge Borough Council’s reasons for refusing permission for a housing-with-care scheme in Walton-on-Thames in October.
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Celebrating the housing heroes
The stars of the residential sector shone at the virtual 2020 RESI Awards last week where they were celebrated for their sparkling achievements, innovation and sheer resilience.
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Hospitality faces ‘bloodbath’ under harsh tier restrictions
Sector calls for extension to eviction ban and rent to be waived while landlords warn they face going under.
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The super-prime resi agents who are primetime viewing
Jason and Brett Oppenheim, reality TV stars and heads of ultra-prime LA resi agency Oppenheim Group, talk to Property Week about the drama and rewards of selling homes to the super-rich.
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We can turn green vision into action
Editor: The prime minister’s ambition to deliver a ‘green industrial revolution’ should be welcomed by all in the property industry.
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Savills and Allsop are upbeat ahead of final 2020 auctions
Auction houses are hoping to tap into demand from investors looking to buy before the stamp duty holiday ends.
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Sensor tech can save space and Co2
Editor: Net-zero or zero-carbon is a bold but necessary ambition for us all if we are going to safeguard our environment for future generations (‘ London office construction plummets 50% ’).
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Covid-19 impact on the PBSA sector ‘just a short-term blip’
Panellists at Property Week Student Accommodation Conference confident Covid’s impact will be short-term.
