All Property Week articles in 19 November 2021 – Page 6
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News
United Trust Bank backs Acorn’s Cornish resi scheme
United Trust Bank (UTB) is funding the £28.9m redevelopment of a north Cornwall former hotel site on behalf of Acorn Property Group.
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London’s recovery gains momentum
London’s recovery is picking up speed as Derwent London chief executive Paul Williams hails the return of workers to the city’s offices and restaurants, while data reveals footfall and flexible workspace usage in the capital have soared to beyond pre-pandemic levels.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Peter Todd, founder of Portus Retail
Peter Todd, founder of Portus Retail, on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite television show and album, his number-one travel destination and the superpower he wishes he had.
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Northacre eyes more mixed-use schemes
Traditionally residential developer makes commercial debut with Victoria scheme.
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Insight
ESG is vital for industrial tenants
It’s no secret that the logistics market is booming. Supply was already struggling to keep up with demand before the pandemic. The acceleration of trends like the move to online retail and the need for bolstering supply chains during the pandemic has led to an even greater appetite for quality ...
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Professional
HM Land Registry pilots new electronic signature process
The body says it wants to develop an improved, faster, data-led conveyancing process for land registration.
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Orchard Street lets east London warehouse to TfL
Orchard Street Investment Management has let 37,000 sq ft of warehouse space at its Woodford Green industrial estate in east London to Transport for London (TfL).
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Markets
Occupiers drive office upgrades
Flight to quality means that amenities and green space are now top priorities.
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Insight
Community Land Trusts key to solving housing crisis
Editor: The rebrand of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities suggests its secretary of state Michael Gove is keen to progress at pace. But at such an economically fragile and critical time, and following a Budget that was positive for affordable housing, it’s important that the sector also ...
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Professional
RPDT won’t solve cladding crisis
Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a Residential Property Developer Tax in his autumn Budget. The tax will be introduced from April 2022 and will form a targeted levy enforced at a rate of 4% on profits over £25m a year that arise from residential property development.
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Professional
Planning change key to freeports
The government’s prospectus for freeports has resulted in eight successful bids in England.
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House prices to soar in prime central London and North West
Prime central London and the North West are set to see the largest increase in house price growth over the next five years, according to data from Savills.
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Prologis capital deployment director Quinn heads to Valor
Gavin Quinn believed to be joining pan-European logistics investor as a senior member of its UK team.
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Is the era of tall buildings in the capital coming to an end?
Government refuses planning permission for Tulip tower and looks set to make development more difficult.
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Insight
Time to build up flood defences
Heatwaves, flooding, wildfires and storms are increasingly becoming the norm in the UK and this trend is set to continue with the impact of climate change. Extreme weather events can cause significant damage to properties if the right defences are not in place.
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End justifies the means, says Insulate Britain spokesperson
Tim Gough sees all publicity as good publicity in its campaign to persuade government to fund home insulation.
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Insight
Housebuilders not bricking it yet
The abiding metaphor for property is ‘bricks and mortar’, so data on their availability is as good a barometer as any on the relative fortunes of real estate, especially housebuilding. Judging by the latest, it looks like bricks are in shorter supply than, supposedly, turkeys for Christmas.
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Insight
High time to update Red Book
The need for real estate to provide a positive social and environmental impact has never been so pressing: according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, buildings account for up to 40% of energy use in most countries.
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Insight
View from the top: Richard Bains, managing director of Chancerygate
The head of industrial developer Chancerygate talks to Property Week about its many joint ventures, growing competition in the multi-let market and how long he thinks the boom in the sector will continue.
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British Land is back in black as retail parks perform strongly
Company reports first profit in four years as retail parks rise in value 7.1% and office schemes attract tenants.