All Property Week articles in 15 December 2023 – Page 6
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Insight
Housing: will the government wake up?
It’s no secret that housing and homelessness are at the top of many local authority (LA) agendas. The unprecedented spike in the use of temporary accommodation (TA), at a cost of £1.7bn last year, is driving a coach and horses through many local budgets.
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Flexible workspace is a key pillar of the office sector
In the commercial real estate sector at least, the past few months have been dominated by WeWork. Its US bankruptcy has cast a long shadow over the sector – or at least that’s what some headlines suggest.
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A year in review: Finance
A tough economic environment has driven up insolvencies and housebuilder losses, although self-storage, hotels and build-to-rent have proved resilient.
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REITs face a perfect office storm as tech tenants falter
The good news is that a lot of the losses made by REITs now lie in the past. The bad news is maybe not all. REITs locked into legacy debt are not selling buildings, while buyers with new, expensive debt– cannot afford to buy.
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Development frameworks help meet ESG goals
Investors, regulators and organisations are increasingly weighing non-financial performance indicators as they look to better understand risk and uncover growth opportunities.
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Building developer costs are finally down
After soaring since the pandemic, the cost of building materials and labour finally seems to be falling. But it may be too late to save many subcontractors, many of which now appear to be on life support.
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News
Q&A: Head of Comer Homes, Brian Comer on Mast Quay row and wider plans
Brian Comer discusses firm’s challenge to demolition order on south London blocks, and its other developments.
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Big is beautiful for the flexible workspace sector
Yardi and Property Week brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss the importance of scale in the flexible workspace sector and the challenges operators may face in their quest for growth.
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Smaller industrial and logistics units are back in play
Amid high interest rates and a flatlining UK economy – it’s not easy for fund managers to generate positive returns. Investorare all looking for the same thing: value-add returns at core-plus risk.
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Insight
Solid foundations to build on in the year ahead
After a challenging year for real estate, forward-thinking preparation will pay off in 2024.
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Online
Boreal founder bullish on future prospects of European logistics
Louis-Simon Ferland, founder and CEO of pan-European real estate investment manager Boreal IM, speaks to Montfort’s Andrew Teacher to discuss the opportunities in logistics, the challenges of starting a business, and why ESG isn’t just a nice-to-have but plain business sense.
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Professional
A collaborative approach to housing delivery is possible
A well-informed approach to housing delivery has the potential to reform attitudes to UK housebuilding.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE
Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE, on how she got started in property, her top book and song picks, the celebrity she’d most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
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Chargepoint
ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and goods on electricity.