All Property Week articles in 28 April 2023
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Mishcon de Reya’s Susan Freeman on whether it is time for a real estate rebrand
Liz Peace recently delivered an excellent Chapman Barrigan Memorial lecture. As a former British Property Federation (BPF) chief executive, whose current roles include chairmanship of Real Estate Balance and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, Peace has a good overview of the real estate sector.
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Vita Group’s Rob Parker on the perfect start-up accelerator for entrepreneurs
The pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis have forced young adults to find ways to supplement their income. As many as one in five young adults are currently looking for a second income stream to support their lifestyle.
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BPF’s Melanie Leech on treating causes not symptoms
Political parties make big promises to us during their election campaigns about how things will be different (or better) once they are elected.
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Patron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on spotting the big opportunities
It can be hard to look at a situation clearly when you are living through it. How do you know which band is heading for the rock-and-roll hall of fame and which will be a one-hit wonder whose fate is to be the answer in a pub quiz?
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Boyer’s Nigel Booen on whether King Charles’s views will continue to influence the built environment
In his seven-decade apprenticeship for the role of monarch, King Charles exerted considerable influence in the fields of architecture and sustainability. It is only in retrospect that we can fully appreciate his influence on the topics that are so current in design today: stewardship, mixed tenure, biophilia and ‘beauty’, to ...
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LSL Property Services franchises estate agency network
LSL Property Services has franchised its entire owned estate agency network, spanning 183 branches.
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Green light for British Land’s Paddington logistics hub
Property giant British Land has gained planning approval for a 121,000 sq ft urban logistics hub near London’s Paddington Station.
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Hill Dickinson hires Atkins as head of health real estate
Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed James Atkins as its head of health real estate working in the firm’s Leeds office.
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UKGBC mobilises 70 industry experts for embodied carbon emission drive
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has created a task group of over 70 experts including developers, suppliers and academia to overcome the challenge of limited accurate and consistent measurement and reporting of embodied carbon.
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Hines acquires 378,000 sq ft hub in Warrington for £22.5m
Real estate investor, developer and property manager Hines has bought a 378,942 sq ft industrial hub in Warrington, Cheshire, from M&G Real Estate for £22.5m, according to market sources.
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Runway East signs deal to open flexible workspace in Brighton
Flexible workspace operator Runway East has signed a partnership lease to open its eighth site at a new mixed-use development in Brighton.
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I&L Conference: Inclusion & diversity key for I&L success
Polly Troughton, managing director of St Modwen Logistics, highlighted diversity and inclusion as essential components for industrial businesses’ success at the Property Week Industrial & Logistics (I&L) Conference today.
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DP World signs up for 598,000 sq ft shed at SEGRO Park Coventry
Warehouse giant SEGRO has secured a 598,000 sq ft pre-let with DP World Logistics, part of Dubai-owned port giant Dubai World, at its business park in Coventry.
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I&L Conference: Drive for density will dictate multi-level progress
Industrial and logistics experts speaking at Property’ Week’s I&L Conference & Showcase have predicted that multi-level developments similar to those common in Asia will soon be seen in the UK, but progress will be driven by lack of supply of traditional space and only when costs are less prohibitive.
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Senior duo O’Neill and Caldwell return to McCarthy Stone
Retirement communities developer and manager McCarthy Stone has welcomed back two previous senior directors, Brendon O’Neill and Kim Caldwell.
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The Dot Group names board and hires Joseph Manasseri as COO
Student living provider The Dot Group has confirmed the line-up of its board of directors and appointed Joseph Manasseri as chief operating officer (COO).
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I&L conference: social factors will be ‘standalone chapter’ in future developments
Developers have been warned to prepare for the social aspect of environmental, social and environment requirements, as the industrial & logistics (I&L) sector faces a ‘ticking time bomb’ on environmental changes.
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Maslow funds £26m resi scheme in Greater Manchester
Development finance lender Maslow Capital has provided a £26m loan to Forshaw Land & Property Group for the development of a 160-apartment scheme in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Craven joins Hilltop in new development role
Hilltop Credit Partners has appointed George Craven to the new role of senior construction and development adviser.
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Derwent enjoys strong first quarter
Derwent London agreed £17.1m of lettings during the first quarter of 2023, striking the deals at an average of 6.6% above December’s estimated rental values.