All Property Week articles in 28 August 2020 – Page 4
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Professional
English planning system open to misconduct and corruption
New report highlights a lack of oversight and conflicts of interest along with recommendations to tackle the issue.
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Professional
What does new RICS code for leasing mean for developers?
The new RICS code for leasing business premises 2020 has generated a lot of publicity aimed at landlords and tenants. But what does the code mean for developers?
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News
Spin class: Good luck comes to an end
Well, that’s our run of post-lockdown luck over then. Up till last Friday, Sophie and I had not lost a single client or had any of them ask for a fee holiday. Then our biggest client went and sacked us.
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Professional
What will changes to use classes mean for traditional high streets?
From 1 September 2020, the government is changing the categories of use in the Use Classes Order. The purpose is to better reflect the diversity of uses on high streets and in town centres.
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News
Trade bodies at odds over retail rescue plan
The BPF and Revo oppose British Retail Consortium’s call to extend the eviction ban.
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Professional
Case study reveals the pros and cons of being furloughed
Women in Property looks at how employers can support staff to develop skills and undertake training.
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News
The Bedford Estates adopts ‘pay what you can’ system for tenants
The Bedford Estates is resisting a move taken by many of its fellow historic London landlords to switch to turnover-based rents, opting to do deals with its occupiers on a case-by-case basis instead.
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News
Q3 survey suggests that property industry optimism is growing
The property industry is significantly more optimistic about the future than it was at the start of summer, reveals a new sentiment survey conducted by Property Week.
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Information
Property Week Digital Edition – 28 August 2020
Ireland’s retail sector looks better placed to recover from Covid-19 than the UK’s, but can recent deal activity blossom into a full-blown recovery? – A Hong Kong billionaire is planning to create a new Chinese settlement off the M1 motorway in Ireland – Cheltenham council is seeking a development partner ...
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News
This week in…2008
Billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green wrote to some of the UK’s top landlords to arrange a meeting to discuss concessions on service charges and insurance across his retail portfolio.
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Insight
Traffic reveals post-lockdown trends
Editor: As lockdown restrictions have lifted, traffic has migrated back to motorways with even more visitors than before.
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Insight
Suburban life is sweet
In mid-August, the streets of suburban West Kirby in Merseyside were busier than the usually thronged arteries of central London.
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Insight
Letter from New York
An exodus from Manhattan was the talk of the town in the weeks before the Labor Day holiday weekend. A ‘drastic shift’ to the suburbs became the media buzz. The out-flight resulted in a record 13,117 rental apartments standing vacant, touted as a 122% jump over 2019. Landlords are offering ...
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News
Housebuilders and industrial REITs see share prices recover
Persimmon leads housebuilders with 26% rise while shares in industrial REIT LondonMetric soar 24%.
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Insight
From Hong Kong island to Ireland?
Hong Kong billionaire Ivan Ko has set his sights on Ireland as the location for ‘Nextpolis’, an autonomous city for displaced Hong Kongers. Noella Pio Kivlehan sizes up the proposal and asks how realistic it is.
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Insight
Flex space offers high street solution
Editor: There is no doubt that the British high street is facing a crisis, having been impacted by consumer preferences for online shopping and lockdown.
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Insight
Green retail shoots in the Emerald Isle
Lockdown has hit Ireland’s retail market hard, but with less oversupply than the UK and deal activity starting to pick up there are signs of recovery.
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News
Corporates consider shift to hub-and-spoke office model
Many occupiers are looking to resize their office footprint by moving to smaller HQs with satellite offices in towns.