All Property Week articles in 13 May 2022 – Page 5
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Guide to Auctions supplement May 2022
Savills’ new director of national auctions Robin Howeson on how he got into the business, prospects for the firm’s growing team and the wider market outlook - Advantages of the virtual sales format mean few are considering a return to ballroom sales any time soon
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Property Week Digital Edition – 13 May 2022
Kajima Properties’ European MD John Harcourt on why the firm has kept a low profile whilst building a portfolio – Developer Manner and its adviser on plans to build a PBSA development at former HoF site – How hybrid working is causing a shift in type of offices occupiers are ...
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Vacant retail plan very short-sighted
Editor: In response to your article ‘Experts bemoan Tories’ plan for vacant high street units’, I believe the industry will have even more issues to bemoan if these plans go ahead.
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Q&A: Manner on Leeds retail-to-resi scheme
Richard James and Jamie Harris on repurposing a House of Fraser site into PBSA.
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Could online tax save the high street?
The government’s current consultation (due to close on 20 May) on the benefits of an online sales tax to relieve pressure on business rates arose following calls from the retail and rating industry for a fairer tax system.
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IWG and Tesco in flexspace tie-up
IWG has announced a partnership with Tesco to launch a flexible workspace in one of the supermarket giant’s London stores, as part of a longer-running mixed-use retail play, Property Week can reveal.
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Prime London house prices on the up as flats market struggles
Prime London house sales continue to outpace sales of prime flats, while house prices in the luxury subsector are also rising and flat prices falling, research from LonRes has found.
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We need more female leaders
Female representation at board level in real estate stands at a staggeringly low 22%. Following a UK trend, this suggests a lack of female entrepreneurs within the sector.
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The housing market is still healthy despite headwinds
Editor: Yesterday, I sheepishly glanced at the latest mortgage approval numbers as they were announced by the Bank of England.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Yusoff Ghaznavi, managing director at MAC Construction Consultants
Yusoff Ghaznavi, managing director at MAC Construction Consultants, on how he got started in property, his top TV and podcast recommendations, his best/worst purchase and his number-one travel destination.
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Spin class: the hotlist
Soph rings me to say Pastis Communications has not made it into PR Week‘s top 150 list. Hahaha.
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Cheyne funds six Lifestory projects
Residential developer Lifestory has closed two development loans totalling £90m secured across six UK development sites.
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Life sciences to drive South East office boost
Knight Frank predicts up to 5m sq ft of new space in Cambridge and Oxford hotspots.
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Kajima: The quiet giant is not just big in Japan
Kajima’s European property arm has kept a low profile despite building a portfolio spanning many countries and sectors. Managing director John Harcourt tells Property Week why the business likes to fly under the radar.
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‘Traditional’ offices shunned amid shift to hybrid working
Companies want lifestyle-focused spaces to meet the needs of a workforce split between work and home.
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Big agencies seek to fill hundreds of vacancies in recruitment drive
Property agencies are on a recruitment spree with CBRE, JLL and Savills among the busiest recruiters in the real estate sector, according to figures from labour market data and analytics company Vacancysoft.
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Key questions remain after assent of Building Safety Act
Four experts discuss the legislation, advising that more detail is needed and other areas need reform too.
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This week in… 2009
The construction of Crossrail formally started on 15 May at the site of the new Canary Wharf station.
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Leslau: LXi and Secure Income REIT ‘on a journey to FTSE 100’
Prestbury chairman says £3bn merger deal will diversify income streams and is ‘absolutely the right move’.