All Property Week articles in 23 October 2020 – Page 6
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View from the top: James Caan, former Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur
The former Dragons’ Den star tells Property Week why he’s backing new property stock exchange IPSX, how he foresees the pandemic affecting offices and what advice he would give new businesses.
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Concerns raised over timing of business rates revaluation
Experts say fallout of pandemic and ongoing rental negotiations make it difficult to assess values accurately
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The rise of the bridging loan
As traditional lenders tighten their criteria during the pandemic, investors have increasingly turned to bridging finance. Property Week looks at the pros and cons of this alternative borrowing option.
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It’s make or break time for property debt
Covid-19 poses the biggest threat to debt markets since the 2008 crash. Property Week ask whether new lenders and private equity firms will plug the gap made by the major banks and seize emerging opportunities.
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A new agent fee model is required
The fees that leasing agents get from landlords are linked to transactions and most of these transactions are linked to the granting of new leases. Increase the number of new leases and you increase your fee revenue. Simple.
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Government looks to tighten pre-pack administration rules
Move comes in response to growing number of retailers considering pre-pack deals in response to Covid-19
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Hill Group kicks off £300m land drive
Hill Group has embarked on a £300m land acquisition spree in London in a bid to boost its housing pipeline in the capital, Property Week can reveal.
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Puma lends £25m for care homes
Puma Property Finance has completed a £25m loan to fund the development of two purpose-built care homes.
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Covid-19 presents an opportunity to rethink the office
There is one very obvious way in which offices have changed since the outbreak of Covid-19: in London, many of them are empty.
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Spin class: journalists
Journalists love Twitter and they love to diss PRs, by tweeting about desperate attempts by a PR to get a story published.
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This week in… 2008
Some of the UK’s biggest companies, including British Airways, Tesco and McDonald’s, called on prime minister Gordon Brown to restore rates relief on empty buildings after the government’s tax change hit the commercial property sector.
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Developer hit for six
Stafford’s plans to redevelop site into housing met with stiff opposition
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Raft of offices go up for sale in Maidenhead
The selling spree has been sparked by town regeneration, Crossrail and funds offloading assets.
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A better option for affordable homes
Editor: In her recent comment piece, Geeta Nanda writes: “ The need to build more affordable homes has never been so urgent ”. I profoundly disagree. It is the need to build more homes that has never been so urgent.
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Tech critical to back office success
Editor: It is no surprise that lockdown has seen a rise in the volume of ‘grey space’ in London’s office market, as 61% of desk-based workers reportedly want to work from home more following lockdown .