All Property Week articles in 13 April 2017 – Page 5
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Professional
Why landlords must take the lead on health and wellbeing
The air we breathe is under growing scrutiny. In January, the first ‘very high’ air pollution alert issued in London since the election of Sadiq Khan as mayor generated a lot of headlines.
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Insight
Conflict interest: Eyal Weizman interview
If you constructed a Venn diagram representing architecture, investigative journalism, acoustic engineering, human rights law and psychology, you would find a tiny area of intersection in the middle.
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News
Investors unaware of tough new tax rules around buy-to-let
Most people in the UK are not aware of onerous new rules on tax relief for buy-to-let landlords, with 45% saying they would invest in property rather than ISAs or stocks, reveals a new survey.
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Markets
Q&A: Andrew Jacobs outlines Lok’nStore’s expansion plans
While not as ubiquitous as Access or Big Yellow, Lok’nStore has the distinction of being the granddaddy of self-storage in the UK. The company was founded by Andrew Jacobs, its current chief executive, in 1995, when the concept of self-storage was still new to the country.
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News
Gambit doubles its space at Colet Court in Hammersmith
Tech company Gambit Research has more than doubled its office space at Columbia Threadneedle’s Colet Court scheme in Hammersmith, west London.
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Online
Proptech sector must focus on solving real issues
I’ve been watching the proptech ‘scene’ develop as a proptech founder for a while now, having come over from British Land where I formerly worked, and Andrew Stone’s piece, ‘Rise of the machines’, shows how far the sector has evolved.
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News
Invesco and PLATFORM_ set up build-to-rent partnership
Invesco Real Estate and PLATFORM_ have formed a joint venture partnership targeting build-to-rent (BTR) properties across the UK.
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News
CMP plays a blinder
The production company behind the hit TV series Peaky Blinders is set to move into new offices in London’s Soho.
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News
Andrews & Robertson unable to replicate February success
Andrews Robertson’s latest auction failed to replicate the record result achieved in February, which the auctioneer put down to “over-optimistic” guide prices in the wake of that bumper sale.
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News
Lexadon buys Victorian houses in Clapham
Lexadon Property Group has acquired a portfolio of prime residential properties in Clapham Old Town from the London Borough of Lambeth for £22m.
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News
M7 finds new home in the City
M7 Real Estate is set to leave its head office in Southwark for a new 22,236 sq ft base at Skanska’s Monument Building in the City.
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Insight
Peabody details its vision for Thamesmead transformation
Peabody’s Thamesmead Waterfront site is currently a vast expanse of unkempt grass, dirt tracks and dense trees set on a bend in the River Thames in south-east London.
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News
Peabody to develop 1m sq ft of commercial space at £4bn Thamesmead Waterfront
Housing association Peabody is working up plans to develop 1m sq ft of commercial property as part of an 11,500-home regeneration scheme in south-east London and will launch a search for development and investment partners later this year.
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News
Recovery in capital values gathers pace, led by industrial market
UK commercial property values saw their biggest monthly increase in March since December 2015, boosted by a spike in industrial values, according to the CBRE Monthly Index.
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Insight
We must come together to set a new benchmark for residential
Over recent years, politicians and businesses have increasingly sought to outdo each other in appearing digital savvy.
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News
GPIF begins asset manager search ahead of expansion
The world’s largest pension fund - Japan’s $1.25trn (£1trn) Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) - has kicked off a search for asset managers to lead its expansion into real estate and other alternative assets.
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Insight
Will others follow Chinese developer R&F to Nine Elms?
The slump in the prime residential market in London has left some doubting the strength of the Nine Elms regeneration project.
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Online
Chinese deal shows Croydon appeal
Chinese developer R F’s £60m investment isn’t just a further symbol of China’s growing purchasing power; as Liz Hamson’s leader suggests , it further highlights Croydon’s growing desirability among a global audience.
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News
Davis’s not-so-tearful farewell
Last week Metropolis hot-footed it down to the Royal Academy for the starry send-off of Cllr Robert Davis, the departing head of Westminster’s planning committee.
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Professional
Q&A: technology has power to make or break London’s transport system
London is at a crossroads when it comes to transport. That’s the message contained in a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank.