All Property Week articles in 20 November 2020 – Page 6
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BP sells 1 St James Square for £250m in sale-and-leaseback deal
BP has sold its London headquarters at 1 St James Square in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
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Norfolk council gives back warehouse after £1m CPO battle
Norfolk County Council spent more than £1m on a warehouse which it acquired through a compulsory purchase order (CPO), refurbished and then gave back to the owner, it has emerged.
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Unite acquires £150m site in Paddington
Student accommodation giant Unite Students has acquired an 800-bed development site from Travis Perkins in Paddington, central London.
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SEGRO approved for secondary listing in Paris
Industrial property giant SEGRO has received approval for a secondary listing on Euronext Paris, with its shares set to begin trading in Europe next Tuesday.
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Urban & Civic turns to a loss as NAV falls
Urban Civic has posted a 5.5% fall in net asset value and turned in a loss for the year to the end of September.
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Making turnover rents a success
Covid-19 has pushed retailers to seek rent and lease concessions, which has in turn accelerated the retail property industry’s adoption of flexible leases and turnover-based rents.
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Logistics operators target surplus retail space
The pandemic has meant retail units are no longer in demand but logistics centres are needed. Is it time to invest in converting one into the other?
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Lockdown losers and winners
Forget about the winter of discontent. This has been the year of discontent.
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Why port-centric logistics is growing in popularity
The effects of Brexit, Covid-19 and the ecommerce boom are making port-centric development an increasingly attractive prospect.
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Schroder REIT gears up for a nine-month spending spree
The company will target industrial, offices in key cities and central London with 75% earmarked for new assets.
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Five minutes with Olivia Hinds
The GLP associate on the ecommerce boom, an interview with a twist and her hopes for the future
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Which techniques can be used to mitigate empty property rates?
Empty property rates is a tax on failure – the failure of the owner to find either a profitable use for the premises or a paying tenant. It is no wonder that affected ratepayers look to mitigate their liabilities, and the devolved administrations of the UK are developing their own ...
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Navigating market volatility with data
The industrial sector is booming and technology has definitely supported the transformation of this part of the industry.
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Covid-fuelled demand spike set to spark logistics space shortage
New data from Savills shows I L space under construction for 2020-21 is down almost 50% on last year.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Sarah Hayford, founder of The Land Collective and Sqft Digital
Sarah Hayford, founder of The Land Collective and Sqft Digital, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares her cultural recommendations.
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Government ‘dithering’ over climate targets
Industry calls for stricter energy standards for new homes and clarity on funding.
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Spin class: Lockdown frustrations
“You’re on mute,” Sophie says with glee on our morning Teams call. Which is just as well, as I’m effing and blinding to her about that small propco we’d pitched to picking a rival PR company instead.
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Node set to launch new co-living scheme in Brixton
Build-to-rent (BTR) and co-living business Node is to launch a new scheme in Brixton, south London, after snapping up a disused 1960s office building in the borough in August.
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Assura offers to help GPs with rollout of vaccine
GP landlord Assura has said it “stands ready” to help its tenants with the rollout of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine.