All Property Week articles in 26 November 2021 – Page 6
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Planet Property is turning green
The age-old development model rests on the bedrock of being able to build back better – and the bigger the better. But this assumption is being undermined by climate change concerns, amplified by COP26 this month.
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Grainger targets regional as well as London sites
Grainger is looking to “keep the balance” between London and the regions with future site acquisitions, after spending £299m on sites in the past financial year.
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A green future for later living
Many in the retirement sector are embracing the sustainability agenda.
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What are the outstanding issues with the First Homes scheme?
Time is running out for the government to resolve the issues surrounding First Homes, a new form of affordable housing that applies to the majority of new schemes from 28 December.
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Paralympic legend joins Property Week’s student event line-up
Paralympic legend Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson will join the speakers at Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference & Awards on 8 December at the InterContinental O2.
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Q&A: Round Hill on the European PBSA sector
Neil Burton and Brian Welsh discuss the investor’s JV with CPP Investments.
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Factor social good into equation
Property has had a largely dismal time in the past 18 months. Some of the UK’s biggest REITs reported £7bn of losses for the year to 31 March, several open-ended funds threw in the towel and there was the realisation that government was on the side of the tenant, not ...
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Gigafactory demand could push up shed rents in South Wales and NE
Industrial rents in South Wales and the North East could surge over the next decade due to the demand for space created by gigafactories, industry experts have predicted.
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The great design challenge: Farrells
With a strong focus on energy sustainability and circularity, the reimagined Queensmere shopping mall incorporates a combination of natural and artificial components for the community of Slough.
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The great design challenge: Fathom
The Urban Fellowship concept embraces intergenerational living and prioritises sustainability, wellbeing, shared activities and long-term community relationships.
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The great design challenge: MoreySmith
Sensorium reimagines the shopping centre as a place to reconnect with body, mind and earth. The concept is designed to allow visitors to take time, enjoy new experiences and reconnect with nature.
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The great design challenge: Sheppard Robson
Sheppard Robson’s reinvigorated centre features a mix of retail, F&B, workspace and leisure and is designed to be the social glue that brings the community together.
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The great design challenge: MAWD
The Experience Driven High Street vision incorporates renewed leisure, residential and office space alongside boutique retail and hospitality, creating a place where people want to live, work and visit.
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The great design challenge: centre forward
Property Week set nine architects and design experts the task of reimagining a tired shopping centre in a secondary location.
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Office take-up soars in Bristol
Occupier demand is rising as lack of new space threatens to drive up rents.
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Q&A: Derwent’s Paul Williams on London’s ‘bouncebackability’
Derwent London CEO and WPA chair says office occupancy is rising and will be key to recovery of hospitality sector.
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The great design challenge: Benoy
Benoy’s vision is to reconnect the shopping centre with the surrounding community. Thinking beyond retail, it has transformed the space into a green, flexible and engaging place designed to suit everyone.
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Is the industry waking up to the benefits of dispute resolution?
With nearly three quarters of respondents to a recent survey having encountered disputes or claims specific to Covid-19, it is becoming more common for contracts to add risks associated with Brexit and Covid to the list of outcomes for which the client or developer is not responsible.
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Placemaking can save the arts
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, London’s cultural scene is more at risk than ever. Museums, theatres and art galleries were forced to close their doors for nearly 18 months, creating extreme uncertainty for the industry and those whose livelihoods depended on it.
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The great design challenge: Chris Dyson Architects
Eschewing the current trajectory towards an all-digital shopping experience, CDA repurposes a brutalist gem and embraces the skills of independent small traders.