All Property Week articles in 28 April 2017 – Page 5
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NewsEx-JLL bigwigs launch new boutique firm
Two former JLL senior directors have officially launched a new niche advisory firm focused on the central London investment market.
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InformationTime to gen up on Gen Z
The expectations of Generation Z are shaking up the whole shopping experience.
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InsightRetailers wake up to need for greater innovation
No retailer wants to wind up being the next Jaeger or Austin Reed - once-loved retailers that stagnate and are then eclipsed by the competition.
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NewsSDL rebrands and eyes new sites for national expansion
Regional group SDL has rebranded its auction department and revealed its next round of target locations as it steps up its bid to become a national network.
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InsightCreative endeavours in retail and leisure
The retail and leisure sector is nothing if not inventive.
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InsightThe man with a 20-year plan: Craig McWilliam interview
Grosvenor Britain Ireland’s chief executive Craig McWilliam is looking to inject some hustle and bustle into genteel Mayfair and Belgravia. In his first interview since taking the role, he explains how.
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NewsGrosvenor warns outlook for global property values is weak
Grosvenor Group has forecast tougher times ahead for the global property market and “significantly weaker” returns this year for the company.
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OnlineU+I shares fall
U+I shares fell 3.9% on Wednesday after the firm reported a fall in net asset value and profit for the full year to 28 February.
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NewsHow to survive a nuclear war
With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, the world is an even scarier place than usual right now. But never fear: the good people at Matthew Joyce have a solution.
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NewsPW hopes to rekindle ’66 spirit by giving Moore
On current form, England’s footie squad is unlikely to give its fans much to celebrate. Just as well, then, that the first-ever Property Week Cup will provide the opportunity to hark back to happier days.
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NewsSeparated at birth: Alex Sharp and Sam Allardyce
We’re not sure if CBRE’s new data expert Alex Sharp celebrated his appointment with “a pint of wine” but he does share a strong likeness with Crystal Palace and former England manager Sam Allardyce.
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InsightLeisure – going beyond a niche investment class
Leisure has become a fully recognised asset class and is now at the top of many investors’ shopping lists. A lack of stock has put additional pressure on the pent up demand which is leading to a hardening of yields for prime leisure stock.
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NewsBarnett Ross aims for another 100% success at upcoming sale
Barnett Ross hopes to replicate the success of its recent ‘perfect auction’ with the launch of a 50-lot catalogue for its next sale on 10 May.
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OnlineU+I says focus is on office accommodation
U+I, formerly known as Development Securities, said its focus is on office accommodation in suburban London, after the company suffered losses in its serviced office business and also exited two centres due to operating losses in the past year.
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OnlineClarion to pour £1bn into Merton estate regen
The UK’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing Group will invest £1bn in the regeneration of three estates in the London Borough of Merton, Property Week can reveal.
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OnlineWhitbread shares plunge
Shares in Whitbread were down 7.18% on Tuesday, after a slowdown in the London hotels market hit the firm’s Premier Inn chain.
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InsightAll under one roof: David Lloyd and Martin Helme interview
A new venture from health club pioneer David Lloyd and Martin Helme of Holmes Investment Properties looks to shake up the leisure market with family-focused multi-activity centres.
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ProfessionalQ&A: New Women in Property chair calls for more role models and mentors
Brenda Jones isn’t your typical property professional. The Association of Women in Property’s (WiP’s) new national chairman started out studying for a degree in social and political science and once entertained thoughts of a career as a social worker. These days, however, she works as a technical director in project ...
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InsightVape bars: attack of the vapers
The rise of e-cigarettes has sparked an expansion in the number of vape stores. Will the fast-growing sector have longevity or go up in smoke?
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MarketsAylesbury university's digital hub to boost start-up businesses
London’s Silicon Roundabout might garner most of the headlines in terms of the rapid rise of the tech sector. But it isn’t all about the capital - tech firms are playing an increasingly important part of local economies up and down the UK.
