All Property Week articles in 17 August 2018 – Page 5
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MarketsLandlords up their game to help occupiers attract staff
Occupiers are looking at how buildings can boost their appeal in an effort to attract and retain skilled workers.
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OnlineGrainger hires national acquisitions director from LaSalle
Grainger has appointed Tom Henry from LaSalle Investment Management as national acquisitions director.
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NewsSeparated at birth: Joe Thomas and Mike Burden
Looks like fresh-faced Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas has put the yellow Fiat Cinquecento and adolescent escapades with Will, Jay and Neil behind him to land a grown-up job in property, as a partner at Kimmre… Ah no, that’ll be his boyish lookalike Mike Burden.
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NewsBlayze Group Property 5-a-side: plate expectations
Blayze Group five-a-side tournament raises close to £3,000 for LandAid charity.
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NewsHarman Healy raises £3m from sale of 19 lots at latest auction
London-based auctioneer Harman Healy sold 19 of the 29 lots on offer at its sale on 9 August, raising £3m and achieving a 66% success rate.
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NewsAllsop finds 59% of landlords charge below-market rents
More than half of private landlords are letting residential properties at below-market rents to keep tenants, according to a report by Allsop and research consultancy BDRC.
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InsightQ&A: CPPIB grows portfolio with first UK BTR investment
Managing director Andrea Orlandi talks about the company’s JV with Lendlease and its Elephant Park scheme.
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InsightHealthy homes can help relieve pressure on the NHS
The concept of ‘wellness’ is one trend that has really struck a chord with Grainger and our customers. It influences how we are designing and operating our buildings.
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NewsRESI 2018: calling all SME resi developers
Property Week is inviting residential SME developers to ‘meet their future partner’ at the all-new RESI Convention at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales on 12-14 September.
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NewsGazeley poaches boss of Lidl warehouses
Head of property Adrienne Howells becomes Gazeley development director.
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MarketsBCO report separates wellness wheat from the chaff
The BCO has published an in-depth study of wellness in the workplace that sets out best practice guidance.
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InsightIs revised NPPF fit for the next five years, let alone 10?
It’s six years since the first National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published, a document that revolutionised planning by condensing thousands of pages of national guidance to just 65. The revised NPPF, released on 24 July, is no less radical in seeking to set out national policy for the next ...
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InsightCity view: Hammerson creates value for executives not shareholders
Bill Gates has described the book “ Factfulness ” by Hans, Ol Anna Rosling as one of the most important books he has ever read and an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world. The tome’s basic argument is that the world is in much better shape ...
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NewsSpelthorne's real estate spending spree tops £890m
Industry questions prudence of local authority spending £9,310 per resident to build property portfolio.
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Insight'Godfather of funds' Fink backs proptech
Lord Fink reveals real reason for investing £7m in investment platform British Pearl
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NewsDanish pension fund purchases €1bn German assets
Danish pension fund PFA has acquired the German Century portfolio for around €1bn (£890m).
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ProfessionalPeople Moves: JLL, Howard de Walden, L&G, Native Finance and more
All the latest moves, appointments and promotions from across the property sector.
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OnlineAlduwaliya snaps up 160 Great Portland St for £127m
The Qatari royal family’s private property company, Alduwaliya Asset Management, has bought 160 Great Portland Street in London’s West End from Great Portland Estates (GPE) for £127m.
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ProfessionalClever design can ensure housing and industrial co-exist successfully
We are frequently told that not enough homes are being built in the UK and that house prices are rising as demand outstrips supply. The problem is that we are often told about the problem, but rarely offered a solution other than easy sound bites such as ‘build higher’, ‘build ...
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OnlineDon’t get caught out – always check who signed the lease
Emanuele Midolo’s feature on the new US embassy in Nine Elms contains an interesting comment from a US state department official, which indicates that the embassy was funded by property sales including that of the former US Navy HQ at 7 North Audley Street/20 Grosvenor Square.
