All Property Week articles in 28 June 2019 – Page 5
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Professional
Will Building Safety consultation transform construction sector?
The government’s 192-page consultation paper on the Building Safety Bill, while not a light read, should not be skipped through or ignored.
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News
Civitas looks to broaden range of social housing investments
Social housing REIT plans to invest in ‘step down’ housing for hospital leavers to relieve pressure on the NHS.
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Markets
Birmingham’s tallest office tower to rise on Colmore Row
Tristan Capital to develop 26-storey building.
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Professional
When can landlords expect a zero rates bill during a refurbishment?
The Upper Tribunal has reconfirmed that empty properties undergoing refurbishment or improvement should have a nil or reduced rates assessment, dismissing a Valuation Office Agency (VOA) appeal that attempted to limit the 2017 Supreme Court ruling in Newbigin v Monk.
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Insight
Interview with FORE Partnership co-founder Basil Demeroutis
FORE Partnership co-founder Basil Demeroutis tells Property Week how a social investment and sustainability ethos binds together the developer’s otherwise diverse portfolio.
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Insight
Kier should look back not forward
Kier doesn’t need ‘Future Proofing’ (the title given to its largely ineffectual turnaround programme). It needs past-proofing, or at least recent-past-proofing.
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Professional
National Audit Office highlights rewards and risks of Help to Buy scheme
Report finds scheme has boosted housebuilding but warns taxpayer could ‘lose out’ if market slumps.
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News
Milligan appoints Queensberry co-founder Stuart Harris as COO
Harris likens conventional approach to retail asset management to ‘rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic’.
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Markets
Oxford Street feels squeeze as Regent Street steams ahead
Regent Street weathers retail crisis
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News
Acuitus hopes for lucky strike with Hampshire oil well lot in July sale
Acuitus will sell an oil well in Hampshire at its next sale on 11 July – the first one offered at auction in a number of years.
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News
New chapter for Acton Library as council markets listed building
A historic west London library is being marketed by Ealing Borough Council for a range of retail and leisure uses.
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Markets
Hub of activity boosts Solihull
The Hub is one of the four key development zones around the Midlands town.
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Insight
A cosmic balancing act
It feels as though there’s a bit of a cosmic balancing act – or maybe it’s just a good old battle between good and evil – going on at the moment.
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Information
Property Week Digital Edition – 28 June 2019
NHS Property Services – Basil Demeroutis interview – Central Working’s leasing model – London & Midlands markets – Help to Buy scheme
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News
LSH online arm sells largest lot yet with £2.5m MoD disposal
MoD site near Portsmouth attracted 407 bids but sale may be eclipsed next week by LSH lot guided at £20m.
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Online
Unite in talks to buy Liberty Living for £1.4bn
Unite is in talks to acquire fellow student accommodation firm Liberty Living from CPPIB for £1.4bn.
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News
Kevin McCloud set to speak at RESI Convention
If you didn’t already have Grand Designs on heading to this year’s RESI Convention, now’s the time, because the host of the hit Channel 4 show Kevin McCloud is the latest speaker lined up to appear at the Celtic Manor Resort this September.
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News
Kensington Forum Hotel approval puts onus on affordability
London mayor green lights controversial scheme after social housing is tripled.
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Online
JLL launches FacilitiesFlex service to transform facilities management
JLL has launched a new digital facilities management service called FacilitiesFlex to help its customers better manage their buildings and assets.