All Property Week articles in 15 December 2017 – Page 6
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Insight
All this talk about defection from the City is just bluster, mes amis
Paris to challenge London as a global finance hub? Surely, Monsieur Barnier, you’re taking the Michel?
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Professional
Coercing developers with CPOs is not a quick fix to the housing crisis
In his last Budget, the chancellor voiced concerns over the shortfall between planning permissions granted and the number of homes being built
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Professional
London Plan: greater use of review mechanisms is cause for concern
The draft London Plan is essential reading for anyone who wants to know where the capital is headed
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News
Student awards earn stripes
Investec may be ruing the decision to bring its zebra mascot along to Property Week’s Student Accommodation Awards last week.
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Professional
Lessons from the courts: the key 2017 legal cases in property
The year has seen many important real estate cases reach the courts
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Insight
Mega mergers create opportunities for retailers
Unibail-Rodamco’s circa $25bn acquisition of Westfield is a huge deal, and one that I think will prove successful for both parties given the two property giants operate in different markets with no competitive overlap between their centres.
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News
Empiric hoists £600m 'for sale' sign after ousting CEO
The 84-asset student accommodation group could be sold following dismissal of co-founder Paul Hadaway
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Insight
Student Accommodation Awards 2017: the graduates
Richard Hook highlights all the winners from the second annual Property Week Student Accommodation Awards.
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Insight
Big acquisitions build investment case for retail
I couldn’t agree more with John Strachan, the chairman of Intu, who described the proposed £3.4bn acquisition of the shopping centre company by Hammerson as “the most significant transaction in British real estate in a generation”.
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Insight
Retailers need smarter sales strategy than Black Friday
The UK latched on to Black Friday in 2010 when Amazon started offering Brits online discounts and it wasn’t until 2013 that physical stores jumped on the bandwagon when Asda, owned by US retailer Walmart, ran a campaign promising huge markdowns on electrical goods.
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News
Green light for Harlow resi regen
Addington Capital has secured planning permission to convert part of a shopping centre in Harlow, Essex, into a 447-home residential scheme.
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News
Four in the frame for £850m Regent portfolio
Four parties are in the running to buy LetterOne’s £850m Regent student accommodation portfolio, Property Week understands.
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Insight
More investment in affordable housing needed
Home truths: the phrase ‘there is no silver bullet to fix the housing market’ has been used many times and, of course, it is true
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Professional
People Moves: Malcolm Hollis, GVA, Coyote, UBS REPM and more
All the latest moves, appointments and promotions from across the property sector.
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Insight
Fostering collaboration in science – easy as ABC
The government has put life sciences firmly at the forefront of its plans to drive the UK’s growth and productivity, with the publication of its industrial strategy and life sciences sector deal.
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News
EPIC completes purchase of four parks for £144m
Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has completed the acquisition of four retail parks for £144m.
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Online
We must co-ordinate our tax, trade and inward investment policies
My client drives a Bentley Continental, but he can’t afford a flat in Hong Kong.