All Property Week articles in 23 October 2020 – Page 5
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Online
Secure Income REIT sticks with Travelodge despite offers for hotel portfolio
Secure Income REIT (SIR) opted not to exercise its break options to terminate its leases with Travelodge, following the hotel group’s recent company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Online
Lone Star in £630m takeover of McCarthy & Stone
Private equity giant Lone Star has agreed a £630m deal to buy retirement home group McCarthy Stone.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Lerato Marema, senior planner at Deloitte
Lerato Marema, senior planner at Deloitte, talks about how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares some cultural recommendations.
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Professional
Were the changes to UCO and PDR given due consideration?
This summer, the government announced sweeping changes to the use classes order (UCO) and permitted development rights (PDR), hailed by the prime minister as part of “the most radical reforms to our planning system since the Second World War”.
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Insight
Q&A: Johnny Caddick on the future of BTR
Moda Living’s chief executive talks about how the business has weathered Covid-19, the outlook for the BTR sector, the progress of its pipeline of new homes, its ESG strategy and what the future holds.
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News
Nash Bond launches pop-up retail service
Agent is matching retailers seeking pop-up space with providers of flex leases
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Professional
Building launches can still go ahead
Since March, many landlords and building owners have looked to market their vacant space via virtual launches. These were an essential marketing tool during lockdown and they still have their place.
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Professional
Landlords must act reasonably when pursuing possession proceedings
After a long six months, the stay on possession proceedings has finally been lifted, although this does not mean an immediate return to normality.
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Information
Property Week Digital Edition – 23 October 2020
Former Dragons’ Den star James Caan on why he is backing IPSX and his advice for new businesses – The response to the Covid-19 crisis could be make or break moment for property finance as non-bank lenders step up – As more investors turn to bridging finance, what are the ...
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Professional
How the real estate industry can support women during Covid-19
Covid-19 has created challenges for us all, but there is growing evidence that women have been impacted particularly hard.
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Insight
Future-proofing assets post-covid 19
Earlier this month, Property Week and Yardi hosted a digital think tank to discuss the challenges that are facing asset managers and how they can best future-proof their assets in a post-Covid-19 world.
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News
BidX1 hopes to tap interest in retail assets with Scottish retail park
BidX1 is hoping to tap growing investor interest in retail assets by offering a retail park in Cumbernauld, Scotland, guided at £6.5m at its 4 November auction.
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News
HCA completes operation to take 18,000 sq ft at Cavendish Square
American healthcare provider HCA has taken 18,000 sq ft at 2 Cavendish Square for a new London headquarters.
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Insight
Time to restore trust in valuers
In July, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) directed four big accountants to set apart their audit arms by 2024.
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Markets
Leicester goes for the home run
But the city’s bold plans for housing and employment sites face challenges.
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News
John Lewis has its work cut out in the residential sector
Experts predict more retailers will branch out but note the sector is overcrowded.
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Insight
The self-employed deserve support during this crisis
There is clearly a real appetite for government and business to work closely together to limit the damage Covid-19 has done to the UK economy, and that is encouraging.
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Insight
The co-living sector is here to stay
Last October, we launched the world’s first large-scale, global, co-living fund with a focus on quality, convenience and Community. We aimed to provide flexible, inspiring space where people felt they belonged. We believed people wanted more from the place they called home.
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News
Q&A: HBF chairman on need to speed up planning system
Stewart Baseley talks about restarting construction, the New Homes Ombudsman and housing quality