All Property Week articles in 11 March 2022 – Page 6
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Office rent-free periods falling
Landlords across Europe reduce incentives as occupiers return to the office.
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Insight
Japanese investment in Europe set to flourish
As the world starts to open up, Japanese investment in European real estate is set to flourish as institutional investors go in search of higher-yielding assets.
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Metaverse wave driven by crypto tech
The much-hyped metaverse isn’t new. The term was coined in 1992 and the first virtual world, ‘Second Life’, launched two decades ago. First-mover advantage is not a great advantage if you strike too early.
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Proptech market continues to grow in Europe
Fifth Wall recently announced that its European Real Estate Technology Fund had closed with an oversubscribed €140m (£117m).
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Companies expect more from their office space post-Covid
London has always been a city of villages. Its many pockets, from Marylebone and Shoreditch to Wimbledon and Hampstead, each have their own architectural fabric, infrastructure and identity.
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Markets
Citi looks to the future with HQ refurb
Tower project lead John Killey tells Property Week how the US investment bank redesigned its Canary Wharf office with a focus on sustainability and staff wellbeing.
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Insight
Channel Islands investment opportunities remains strong
The Channel Islands’ property market has enjoyed a strong couple of years. Average residential property prices have increased substantially, with Jersey seeing the largest rise: up 18% from £567,000 in Q4 2020 to £673,000 in Q4 2021, compared with a 9% rise in the UK over the same period.
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Time to change the conversation on EPCs
Editor: All this talk about reviewing EPCs is great – but you don’t need an ‘A’ to be net zero carbon; buildings could be net zero carbon with only a ’C’ rating.
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The challenges of expanding overseas
Property Week asks what challenges UK property agencies face when trying to establish a presence in overseas markets.
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Q&A: Lotus CEO on the need for social care housing
Gurpaal Judge talks about the challenges of providing beds for rough sleepers.
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Markets
Crossrail on track to boost the capital
After a succession of setbacks and a pandemic, Crossrail is finally set to open this June. Kate Parker asks what impact the Elizabeth line has had – and will have – on London.
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The birth of a logistics giant
GLP Europe’s Daan van den Hoven and Nick Cook reveal to Property Week how the business has transformed itself into one of the biggest logistics developers in Europe.
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BPF urges government to close loopholes in bill to clamp down on ‘dirty’ Russian money
The British Property Federation has called on the government to limit exemptions to inclusion in the proposed register of overseas owners of British property, amid mounting concerns over potential loopholes in the legislation.
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Cannes you believe it?
Building works and closed restaurants make for an unrecognisable Croisette.
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Insight
Days of buying a balanced portfolio look numbered
Balanced core portfolios have been at the heart of real estate strategies for decades, following what appeared to be a relatively low-risk approach to provide steady income to match insurers’ and pension funds’ current and future liabilities.
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GLP may axe multi-storey plans in favour of data centre scheme
GLP is considering nixing its plans to build a multi-storey warehouse in Newham, London in favour of a potential data centre scheme as part of a wider company drive to grow its data centre portfolio.
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It is vital we forge an equal workforce for all
Editor: While there has been a tremendous movement to put women at the helm of a previously male-dominated auction industry, there is still a distinct lack of women valuers in the business asset and property sector.
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Agents review Russian presence as war with Ukraine escalates
Many of the top agencies have severed ties with Russia, while others are staying put and monitoring the situation.
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Agent P: Operation Purify
Friday 11 March: Hunkered in GBH bunker, aiding Operation Purify. Mipim? Not going now, don’t care! I’m chalking up house points as a member of Operation Purify, trusted employees scouring The Stain of Putin from GBH.
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Government fails to hit target on ACM cladding
‘Ambitious’ target to remove 95% of ACM cladding by end of 2021 has been missed.