All Property Week articles in 21 May 2021 – Page 7
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Insight
New tenure to boost later living
Britain’s leasehold system is on course for large-scale reform, a move that few outside the property industry are likely to begrudge given the cladding crisis and ground rent scandal.
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Insight
Planning Bill won’t change a thing
To start, a diatribe on the dogma endangering the Planning Bill proposed in the Queen’s Speech last week.
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News
More big shed names join I&L Conference line-up
More big names and sessions have been lined up for Property Week ’s Industrial Logistics Conference Showcase on 26-27 May.
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Insight
Time to set the bar on equality
We’ll never achieve gender equality in the property industry – or any industry – if we don’t ditch outdated gender stereotypes.
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Markets
Airspace finds room at the top
This new sector is coming of age with the launch of its own trade body. Adam Branson reports
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News
Qatari Diar lands £450m green loan
Qatari Diar has secured a £450m green loan – one of the largest single property asset green loans ever in the UK – to finance the construction of The Chancery Rosewood, its luxury retail and hotel scheme in London’s Grosvenor Square, Property Week can reveal.
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News
Q&A: Helen Gordon on the impact of Covid-19
Grainger CEO outlines the challenges and opportunities created by the pandemic
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News
BBC under offer in Bristol to sublet 60,000 sq ft from EDF
BBC Studios arm expected to take on 60,000 sq ft of EDF Energy’s 80,000 sq ft lease at Bridgewater House
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News
Amazon under offer on 747,000 sq ft shed at GLP’s Magna Park
Amazon is under offer to occupy a 747,000 sq ft warehouse at Magna Park, Lutterworth, as the online retailer continues to snap up huge chunks of space in the UK.
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News
Spin class: Cornwall
I return from a very wet week’s holiday in Cornwall to a ridiculous pipeline of online meetings and press releases to send out.
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News
This week in… 2005
Westfield bought a second 25% stake in the proposed White City shopping centre in west London from Duelguide, a joint venture between Multiplex and the Reuben Brothers, for £65m.
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Insight
Social housing REITs are a win-win for everyone
Editor: Civitas released a strong trading update recently, highlighting that 99% of rent was collected this past year and announcing an uptick in its dividend target for 2022. It was another indication of social housing REITs’ continued outperformance against other property REITs.
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Insight
A tremendous response from industry
Editor: On behalf of LandAid, we want to say thank you for the support of the industry on the launch of First Step, our three-year strategy to provide 1,000 beds for homeless young people and to facilitate £1m of pro bono work every year by 2023.
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Professional
Q&A five minutes with Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson
Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson, chief executive of Yourkeys, on how he got started in property. He also shares his cultural tips, his favourite superpower and the historical figure he would like to befriend
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Professional
WFH shift presents opportunity
While the great work-from-home experiment led to predictions of the death of the office, a hybrid model will evolve. My guess is that around 20% will work from home full-time, 20% will be full-time in the office, with the balance working in a hybrid fashion.
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Professional
How can EPCs be overhauled in wake of environmental report?
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report on the energy efficiency of existing homes called for energy performance certificates (EPCs) to be overhauled.
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Professional
What can landlords do to alleviate the rise of corporation tax in 2023?
The government announced in the Budget that corporation tax is set to rise. While this won’t happen until April 2023, the increase from 19% to 25% is certainly not insignificant for businesses operating in the property sector.