All Property Week articles in 24 February 2017 – Page 6
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Landaid Mipim Tennis Classic 2017: smashing records
There are just four weeks to go until the 2017 LandAid Mipim Tennis Classic and the good news is that it is well on track to serve up a record total for the property charity.
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Developers digest London's 35% affordability target
Less than three months after London mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled radical changes to London’s viability system, developers are already feeling its impact.
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Tax insurance in the real estate sector
Even the most rigorous and conscientious of property companies can run into difficulties on tax liabilities. But increasingly there are insurance policies that can provide peace of mind for both buyers and sellers.
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The hybrid model is the office of the future
A new flexible office solution has arrived: the hybrid model. Finally, a solution that allows growing businesses to take the space they need on terms that suit their growth plans.
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Hey big spenders: ageing population is reshaping retail
Millennials are a fascinating tribe for retailers and retail landlords. Born at the beginning of the tech revolution and now young adults at a time of great political and societal change, they are reshaping retail.
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FCA has got the right idea about open-ended funds
We applaud the constructive approach taken in the recent discussion paper on illiquid assets and open-ended investment funds by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Shared home ownership must be encouraged
Among the many flaws that Samuel Horti refers to in his leader column , one of the biggest is that the government appears to have given up on home ownership altogether in its housing white paper.
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Apex Airspace develops rooftop flats in Southwark
Apex Airspace, which develops space above existing residential and commercial properties, has secured a partnership with Lambeth Southwark Housing Association (LSHA) to develop up to 28 new flats on top of a building in Southwark.
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Investment in out-of-town retail parks bounces back
After a sluggish start to 2016, investment activity in the out-of-town retail market recovered towards the end of the year, the latest data from Savills reveals.
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L&G gunning for Alexis
Legal General is on the verge of acquiring a portfolio of regionally located retail assets for just under £100m.
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The housing white paper – fix or fudge?
The long-delayed housing white paper was intended to identify how the government will deliver its one million new homes by the 2020 target. While much has already been written about the document, only one question matters: will it succeed in that aim?
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L&G buys assurance division’s doomed campus for £65m
Legal General has bought its assurance division’s headquarters in Surrey for £65.25m, Property Week can reveal.
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Brick by Brick pursues larger sites in Croydon
Croydon council’s development company Brick by Brick is working up plans for a 100-unit scheme in the south of the borough in a move that reflects its desire to work on larger schemes.
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Call Off Duty: petition for reforms to stamp duty tax
The readers of Property Week have officially called on chancellor Philip Hammond to announce reforms to the punitive stamp duty regime in his Budget speech on 8 March.
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Mayor’s proposed changes to viability system will ‘increase transparency’
Late last year, mayor of London Sadiq Khan unveiled a consultation on proposals that would constitute the biggest changes to the capital’s housing and planning rules since he took office, including a revamped viability system to fast-track schemes with 35% affordable housing and two new tenure types.
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More than fifty shades of grey: retailers capitalise on the grey pound
The stereotypical image of an old-age pensioner is a grey-haired, armchair-bound granny or grandad wearing carpet slippers with a blanket draped over their knees.
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A recruitment consultant that can’t recruit for itself
A footballer should be able to kick a ball, a baker should be able to make a cake… and a US president should probably know where Sweden is.
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Exec turns miles into smiles
Frogmore chief executive Jo Allen is hitting the streets, not to find the firm’s next deal - but to undertake her first-ever marathon.
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L&G appoints urbanbubble to deliver first BTR scheme
LGIM Real Assets has appointed urbanbubble to deliver its first build-to-rent (BTR) scheme, The Slate Yard in Salford.
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Acuitus sale falls short of 2016 total despite big-ticket lots
Acuitus’s first auction of 2017 raised more than £20m less than the equivalent sale last year despite over a third of the lots selling for more than £1m.