All Property Week articles in 13 October 2023
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OnlineVideo: Attendees at the BTR360 discuss challenges and opportunities for the sector
Attendees at Property Week’s inaugural BTR conference in October discuss the opportunities and future for the sector.
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InsightPOD’s David Goldberg on the ethical dilemma of management companies skimming commission
Over the years, some property management firms have come under fire for skimming commissions on maintenance contracts. Now, amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and soaring interest rates, this topic has attracted new attention from homeowners and landlords alike.
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InsightHaysmacintyre’s Paul Atkins on why careful management of tax liabilities is key to navigating cashflow
For developers, the current environment is proving difficult to navigate. After several years of sustained growth in the housing market, prices have been dropping, which, combined with wider economic challenges – not least a sharp rise in interest rates – and the introduction of stringent new regulations, has left developers ...
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InsightUKGBC’s Simon McWhirter on why the built environment needs a paradigm shift
To deliver a sustainable, net zero future, the built environment needs a paradigm shift. We must channel our deep dismay at the government’s short-sighted rollback into a powerful, collective voice focused on the changes we need.
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InsightFruition’s Parul Scampion on the political chokehold on SME developers
In the modern landscape, political uncertainty has become an ever-present shadow on businesses of all sizes. However, it is the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that bear the brunt of this instability; it undermines the ability to plan, invest and contribute to the critical task of providing much-needed new homes. ...
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InsightPrestbury Investments’ Nick Leslau on the US investment cycle and its impact on the UK
I am currently in California, a place I haven’t visited since just before Covid-19. Recently, reading that some of the planet’s biggest real estate investors such as Blackstone and Brookfield have been handing back keys to lenders, I have been keen to understand the scope of the problems in the ...
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NewsCRE firms increasing technology budgets despite challenging market, JLL survey says
Real estate firms are prioritising technology and AI budgets, particularly for sustainability, despite the difficult trading environment, new research from JLL shows.
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NewsBTR investment is a ‘key solution’ for renters
Investment in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is needed to address challenges faced by UK renters by building affordable, energy-efficient and high-quality homes, Columbia Threadneedle Investments has said.
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NewsImpact Hub London Euston to open affordable workspace for local community
Social enterprise organisation Impact Hub London has signed a deal with British Land to open its second site in London’s Knowledge Quarter offering affordable workspace for under-served local communities.
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NewsReverse mentoring blows mentees away
Mentors and mentees at Real Estate Balance’s recent reverse speed mentoring session spoke to Stephanie Denton about their experiences and the impact of the event.
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NewsFormer soft drinks site in Manchester set to lead Savills auction at £5.95m
A former Princes soft drinks site on Manchester’s North Street is set to lead Savills’ auction again at a lowered guide price of £5.95m.
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NewsUndersupply of 600,000 later living units creates mid-market opportunity, says CBRE
Investment into mid-market later living developments is required to address the undersupply of 614,000 senior living units across the UK, according to CBRE research.
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OnlineRICS publishes new ‘evolution’ of UK valuation rules
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has introduced new mandatory rotation rules for valuations after publishing an updated UK segment of its ‘Red Book’ master document for the profession globally.
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OnlineIndustry calls for ‘greater strategic planning’ for freight and logistics
Freight and logistics experts are urging the government to implement greater strategic planning for the sector so that it can meet the growing need for efficient deliveries on a local and national level.
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NewsSupreme Court rules Tate’s Blavatnik tower invades adjacent residents’ privacy
A long-running legal feud between the Tate Modern and residents of adjacent luxury flats has concluded with the Supreme Court ruling that the viewing platform at the gallery invades residents’ privacy.
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NewsFeldberg signs 15,000 sq ft of deals at west London Regal House office scheme
Feldberg Capital, formerly Brunswick Property Partners, has signed new deals totalling over 15,000 sq ft at its recently refurbished Regal House office building in Twickenham, west London, Property Week can reveal.
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OnlineHigh Court quashes developer’s planning permission in housing crisis-hit town
A local social enterprise developer with planning permission for a housing development in Frome has successfully challenged Somerset Council’s consent to a larger rival scheme in the High Court.
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NewsBelfast’s ETAP Hotel on market for offers in excess of £7.2m
Belfast city centre’s budget ETAP Hotel has hit the market with agent CBRE Northern Ireland inviting offers of over £7.17m on behalf of the unnamed vendor.
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NewsPolicy Exchange sets out raft of proposals to boost housebuilding and overhaul planning
Plans to release state-owned land for housebuilding are among a raft of ideas put forward by right-wing think tank the Policy Exchange in a proposed ’Housing and Planning Bill’, as it urges government to overhaul planning and accelerate housebuilding.
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NewsDevon County Council aims to raise £10m in property portfolio fire sale
Devon County Council is undertaking a property fire sale in a bid to raise £10m and reduce its annual portfolio maintenance bill by around £300,000.
