All Property Week articles in 25 September 2020 – Page 5
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Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works get green light for Old Trafford neighbourhood
Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council have received planning permission to transform an old Kellogg’s factory in Old Trafford into a new mixed-use scheme.
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Second Home appoints new board directors
Co-working company Second Home has appointed three new board directors.
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Tristan Capital Partners appoints DTRE to trio of industrial sites
Tristan Capital Partners has appointed DTRE as letting agents on the £68m portfolio of three industrial sites it bought from St Francis Group and Richardson earlier this month.
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Smart tech makes mark on residential
From white goods through to Amazon’s Alexa, technology has increasingly shaped the way we live. But the latest generation of smart tech tools look set to change far more than how we perform daily chores
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What will the reform of property management regulation involve?
The residential sector is undergoing potentially its most significant period of reform for a generation. While managing agents are often overlooked in the debate, bold but balanced regulation of property management is essential to improve consumer confidence.
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The future of working is flexible
We were already heading towards the adoption of flexible working practices for businesses and more flexible rent and leasing arrangements across the retail and office sectors. However, the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated the rate of this change.
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Work history: how the office has evolved
As Covid-19 reshapes the future of the office, Andrew Saunders looks back at how it has evolved over the centuries and asks what it is likely to look like in the post-pandemic era
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What are the tax incentives to encourage a return to offices?
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a shift in working practices, with many people working partly or fully from home. As fears grow for the small businesses in cities that rely on office workers for survival, it is no surprise that the government is encouraging workers to return to the office. ...
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Plumbing system testers must keep up to date with training
Commercial building owners need to ensure testers are approved to carry out latest water safety checks.
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Back to WFH? WTF?
Can you hear it? The loud clattering of wooden wheels accelerating downhill? That is the sound of the handcart we are all going to hell in, that is.
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Student Accommodation Awards entries close soon
Entries for this year’s Student Accommodation awards will close on 28 September.
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Brighton block is star of £54m Allsop September resi auction
Online auction also offered bidders a grade II-listed castle in Newport, Wales, which sold for £1.1m
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Landmark raises £45m for growth
National ground rent investor Landmark Investments has raised £45m in 50-year term debt, taking the company’s total debt raised in 2020 to more than £70m.
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Property Week Digital Edition – 25 September 2020
As coronavirus forces a new phase of office development, we look at the origins and evolution of the workplace – OBI founder Will Lewis explains how the agency became a leading player in Manchester over the past 10 years – Oxford Properties’ Paul Brundage on how Covid-19 has shaken real ...
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Skanska is on the lookout for 90,000 sq ft of space
Construction group’s search for a new HQ is a welcome boost for the South East market.
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‘It is time to reopen, rebuild, reconnect’
As Oxford Properties’ Paul Brundage prepares to take on a new role as deputy chair, investments, at parent company OMERS, he shares his thoughts on how Covid-19 will impact real estate in the long term.
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We will suffer without offices
I was so furious following the exemption of grouse hunting from the ‘rule of six’, and then even more incensed following the New Look CVA and how the insane and immoral transfer of value from UK property owners to generally offshore private equity now seems to be OK, that I ...
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The proposed new levy could be harmful
Our patched-up planning system needs to be simplified. After decades of near-constant reform it is misshapen, ineffective, slow, bureaucratic, costly and unpredictable. It can frustrate sustainable development, stifle innovation and is an insurmountable barrier for would-be development entrepreneurs.
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Industry reacts to government office U-turn
The industry has reacted with anger to the government’s abrupt U-turn on its ‘back to work’ plan – as many property agencies vowed to keep their offices open regardless.
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Health is now the priority on the home front
Experience of the pandemic has taught us many things, but the importance of our health and wellbeing, and that of our family and friends, sits front and centre. Many people are now recognising the importance and need to focus on their physical and mental health and the importance of the ...