All Property Week articles in 13 January 2023
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Plans for giant mixed-use Oxford scheme lodged ahead of developer hunt
Nuffield College and Oxford City Council have submitted plans for a massive mixed-use neighbourhood on the brownfield city centre Oxpens site, with the joint venture also hunting for a developer.
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Oxford-Cambridge Arc life science sector makes hot start after record 2022
Life sciences real estate investment in the Oxford-Cambridge arc region has got off to a hot start in 2023, after hitting a record £1.65bn in 2022, according to Savills.
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ESG and inflation are increasingly important drivers for investing in real assets
Inflation-linked income and sustainability are becoming increasingly important drivers for institutional investors looking to put money into real assets, according to research from Aviva Investors.
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BRiCS Development’s Hugo Reeve on solutions to help SMEs deliver
In the past few weeks, several of Britain’s big developers have put out warnings about slowing or scaling back activity this year, owing to challenging operating and regulatory conditions.
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Blend’s Roxana Mohammadian-Molina on the three property trends to watch for in 2023
We are undoubtably living through times of unprecedented economic uncertainty and financial volatility, the consequences of which are being felt most severely by many in the housing market. As 2023 gets under way, here’s my take on the three property trends to watch for in 2023.
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Essensys’s James Shannon on the importance of cybersecurity
Think cybersecurity and your mind can be drawn to clandestine government agents targeting each other’s state-level digital infrastructure during times of crisis behind closed doors.
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£35m brownfield development site launches in Bristol
Goram Homes, Bristol’s City Council’s housing company, is seeking a joint venture partner for its £35m residential development in Bristol city centre.
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WeWork to cut 300 jobs globally
WeWork has announced it is slashing around 300 jobs from its global staff base amid a cost-cutting drive.
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CBRE names Roshan Wial head of London Middle East team
Consultancy CBRE has appointed Roshan Wial as its head of London Middle East team, a new role in the firm’s residential business international sales and marketing team.
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Socius and Railpen to develop major £500m Cambridge office scheme
Mixed-use developer Socius and Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn railways pension scheme, have teamed up to develop a 500,000 sq ft office scheme in Cambridge.
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PBSA investments reach record £7.2bn
Investments in purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) increased by nearly 70% to £7.2bn in 2022, according to the latest Knight Frank report.
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GPE Boss Toby Courtauld sees opportunities where others see challenges
Toby Courtauld chats with Andrew Teacher, reflecting on 20 years at the helm of one of London’s largest office landlords, GPE, and what the next decade might bring for the real estate sector.
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Central London’s tallest mass timber office building opens
The Black & White building, the tallest mass timber building in central London, has been opened by flexible workspace provider TOG, part of The Office Group.
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ZARA and Goldsmiths take space at Bath’s SouthGate
British Land and Aviva Investors have signed 37,000 sq ft of space to Spanish fashion retailer ZARA and jeweller Goldsmiths at their jointly owned SouthGate shopping centre in Bath, Somerset.
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Chancerygate and JR Capital acquire Carlisle business park
Family office investor JR Capital and developer and asset manager Chancerygate have acquired Port Road Business Park in Carlisle for £7.4m, the partners’ first investment through a £150m multi-let urban logistics fund.
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Altered Space submits 900-home plan for Warrington centre
Developer Altered Space has submitted plans to turn Cockhedge Shopping Centre in Warrington, Cheshire, into a mixed-use site that would include 900 homes.
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Macquarie’s Goodstone Living hires Morisson as operations director
Goodstone Living, Australian bank Macquarie’s UK build-to-rent (BTR) business, has appointed Aleksandra Morisson to the new role of operations director.
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Workspace updates investors on third quarter
Workspace Group has told investors it is benefitting from “continued resilient levels of customer demand” despite tough economic conditions.
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Under fire Home REIT brings in new advisor
Home REIT has revealed that Alvarium Home REIT Advisors has entered into an agreement with Simpact Group to “accelerate and further support” the group’s ongoing asset management and monitoring programme.
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Liverpool kicks off regeneration of Anfield
Liverpool City Council has appointed a team to market and sell the plot of land next to Liverpool Football Club’s famous Anfield Stadium.