All Property Week articles in 28 October 2022 – Page 4
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PE firms snap up LGIM’s Wellington Plaza in Leeds
Wellington Plaza in Leeds city centre has been acquired by a joint venture (JV) partnership between private equity investors Asset Capital and Prescient Capital from Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
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Architect Christopher Chapman jailed for firebombing client’s car
Architect Christopher Chapman, whose firm designed high-profile business premises including Guildford Business Park, has been jailed for two years for firebombing a client’s car.
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JLL hires life sciences specialist Chris Legg
Property giant JLL has appointed cost management life science specialist Chris Legg to expand its offer in life sciences across project development and delivery.
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Property Week Digital Edition – 28 October 2022
McCarthy Stone CEO says retirement specialist’s focus on affordability has helped it emerge stronger from the pandemic - Case concerning unauthorised use of Michael Caine’s image in an agent’s advert raises copyright issues - Research shows BTR sector set for strong growth
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Housebuilding sector can ride out the latest storm
It is fair to say that it’s been a tricky few weeks for the government, the economy and the country as a whole. Yet, faced though we are by uncertainty and predictions of a recession, we must continue with our pragmatic approach as an industry.
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Property sector hails Gove’s return
Michael Gove has been heralded as a “vigorous politician” and an “effective agent of change” by mostly enthusiastic property industry heavyweights following his return to the role of housing secretary.
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The regeneration game
This week saw the dramatic return of a face we thought we’d seen the last of. Alas I am not talking about the nostalgic return of David Tennant to the role of Doctor Who, after a gap of more than 12 years.
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Westminster disarray drives L&G to regions
CEO Sir Nigel Wilson says group is speaking directly to ‘stable’ regional mayors
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Growth in land values slows down despite site shortage
Savills data shows value growth already slowing in Q3 before mini-Budget reaction put further brake on values
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Spin class: portfolio sale
Bafflingly, Soph and I are living in a parallel world. While the UK has slumped into financial chaos and turned into a laughing stock, our little business has been doing rather well, mostly.
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Cambridge scheme highlights strong pulse for life sciences
Mission Street and BentallGreenOak’s plan for new science district joins wave of development in the sector
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Resi landlords call for help with pressure to hike rents
Residential landlords have demanded government support to protect them and their tenants from interest rate rises, after two reports this week concluded that landlords must raise rents or face properties becoming unmortgageable.
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Experience must be BTR’s raison d’être
The recent research from Savills and the British Property Federation (BPF) on the build-to-rent (BTR) sector shows how much progress has already been made (’BTR market could “rise fivefold and be worth £170bn by 2032”’, PropertyWeek.com). However, as the sector continues to advance and mature, it is essential that tenant ...
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BTR sector set to keep growing as economic situation worsens
Experts say well-managed rental homes will be seen as stable option as interest rates rise and recession looms
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Agents fall foul of celebrity image rights and trademarks
Marsh & Parsons’ unauthorised use of Sir Michael Caine’s image in an advert highlights IP and copyright issues.
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This week in… 2018
Broadcaster Channel 4 confirmed Leeds as the location for its new HQ, selecting the Yorkshire city ahead of Birmingham and Manchester.
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MSCI shows September property returns fell 2.3% year on year
UK monthly commercial real estate returns fell 2.3% year on year in September, as the value of properties dropped in every market sector, according to MSCI’s Monthly UK Commercial Real Estate Index for September.
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HBF says axing homes target may cost £17bn
Housebuilders’ body warns of blow to economy if annual 300,000 target goes
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No stone unturned: interview with John Tonkiss
McCarthy Stone chief executive John Tonkiss tells Andy Hillier how the later-living specialist bounced back from the pandemic with a strategy based on affordability, flexibility and choice