All Property Week articles in 28 August 2015 – Page 4
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InsightWanna know if the TMT crowd loves you? Count the beards
It seems we have a new gauge for how well a submarket is performing.
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MarketsBay becomes setting for new campus
More than 60 years ago, Swansea University became - briefly - the most talked-about higher education establishment in the UK.
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NewsKuwaitis see off rivals to bag Hammersmith office
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has swooped to buy a Hammersmith office building for more than £75m, in a further sign of the strength of the west London submarket.
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MarketsWelsh government steps away from Cardiff development
The Welsh government’s move to step away from property development caught many in the sector by surprise.
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NewsAverage deal size in Europe keeps rising
The average size of deals in the European commercial property market reached its highest level since 2007 in the second quarter of this year, driven by an increase in large-scale transactions.
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InsightBuild to Rent fund is anything but a failure
Recognising the difficulties facing renters, the coalition government launched the Build to Rent fund, offering £1bn to help support the delivery of 10,000 new homes designed specifically for rent.
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NewsAndrews Robertson goes flat out for upcoming auction
Andrews Robertson is bullish about the prospects for its September auction and auction market as a whole as buyers look not just beyond London but the South East as a whole for value.
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MarketsBoost for former Rhyl funfair site as anchor signs up
When Kate Howe, associate director of the Scarborough Development Group, asked retailers to consider opening at Marina Quay, a retail and leisure park in Rhyl, the inevitable answer was: “We’ll wait and see who your anchor is.”
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MarketsAlphabeta building raises the bar for cycling facilities
The recently completed Alphabeta building in Finsbury Square in the City of London has one of the most striking examples of the incorporation of cycle facilities into the fabric of an office building.
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NewsWaterWalk agreement sees Henley expand into the US
Private equity real estate investor Henley has made its first move in the US, backing a serviced apartment operator in a deal worth around $100m (£64m).
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NewsWeWork close to agreeing deal for Paddington space
Serviced office provider WeWork is in early talks to take 106,812 sq ft in Paddington, in what would be a major boost for the West End submarket.
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MarketsCardiff is losing secondary offices to student accommodation
Secondary offices, particularly those on out-of-town business parks, accounted for most of the lettings and sales in and around Cardiff in the first half of this year, research from Cooke Arkwright shows.
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MarketsIt’s all about the bike for cycle-mad city commuters
The country’s love affair with the bicycle shows no sign of slowing down.
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NewsQ&A: Will Fulton on his plans for UKCPT’s £1.24bn portfolio
UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) reported its first set of results last week under new fund manager Will Fulton, who took over from Robert Boag earlier in the year.
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OnlineGiggs and Neville secure Asian backing for new venture
Manchester footballers-turned-developers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have secured funding from Asian investors for their St Michael’s Manchester development.
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News‘Black Monday’ delivers blow but property remains resolute
The fundamentals of the UK property market remain strong despite £3.3bn being wiped off quoted UK property stocks on Monday amid economic turmoil in China, leading property figures have said.
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NewsInspired tempts cash investors with unusual financing deal
Inspired Homes has come up with an unusual offer to investors in order to raise capital for its office-to-residential schemes in London.
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InsightWhen residential meets industrial
At eight hours and 41 minutes a day, more time is spent by the average Briton using digital devices than sleeping, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom.
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InsightHoming in on the green belt
The green belt has been fiercely protected for 60 years. But now calls are mounting for land to be released to tackle the housing crisis.
