All Property Week articles in 30 October 2020 – Page 6
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Insight
How retail lost its individuality
One of the oldest political debates is that of the agent – the individual – versus the structure, most obviously, the state. The world’s political structures ebb and flow within these constructs to varying degrees of success.
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UK property still looks to Europe
Britain is finally technically out of the European Union and the 12-month transition period is nearly over.
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Professional
Draft regulations introduced to scrutinise pre-pack sales
As more retailers face insolvency, government proposes measures to oversee controversial administrations
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Tail no longer wagging the dog
Five years ago, we were stonewalled on our ‘sell retail’ theme, but after intu’s collapse and Hammerson’s £525m rights issue, it’s now a trade the shoeshine boy knows about.
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News
McCarthy & Stone deal could be first of many in the sector
Lone Star says £630m acquisition will enable retirement living developer to ‘accelerate its transformation’
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New toolkit helps to create social value
One positive trend to have emerged during lockdown is the growing importance people now place on physical activity and engaging with their local communities.
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Managing to keep Covid-safe
Even for a government that has an impressive track record of back-tracking on decisions, the decision last month to row back on encouraging workers to get back to their offices was a doozy. After all, businesses and landlords alike had spent millions of pounds reconfiguring offices to comply with government ...
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The grey space conundrum
As the volume of office space to sublet in London soars thanks to the pandemic, Property Week asks how big a problem it poses for the sector in the long term and what can be done with all that unused space.
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News
Capco move fuels speculation over merger with Shaftesbury
Shareholder Capco’s support for Shaftesbury’s £300m fundraising reignites talk of a tie-up between the two.
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UK retail faces the biggest online challenge in Europe
UK retail landlords have to contend with the highest online retail penetration in Europe, according to new research from Moody’s Analytics.
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Partnerships help to build better places
Over the past eight months, where and how we live has got onto everyone’s agenda. Our team is used to spending all day every day thinking about how to create outstanding places where people can thrive.
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Q&A: Churchill CEO on senior living benefits
Spencer J McCarthy says he sees ‘good opportunities for growth’ in the North West
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View from the top: Darragh Hurley, managing director of Mount Anvil
Mount Anvil’s managing director talks to Property Week about its Verdean scheme in west London, its partnership with housing association Catalyst and how well-placed it is to weather the recession.
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Clive Emson reports strong online market ahead of November sale
Ahead of Clive Emson’s November auction, managing director James Emson said that while ballroom auctions are ideal, online auctions are still strong and “as long as the price is right, lots will attract bidders”.
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Agent P: self-isolating
Friday 30 October: self-isolating from impending S-storm. Klaxons going off across GBH.
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This week in… 2016
London was one of the lowest-ranked global cities in the Urban Land Institute and PwC’s Emerging Trends in European Real Estate report.
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Houses of horrors
As any old ghoul knows, it’s Halloween on Saturday. With restrictions on movement in towns and cities across the UK, it ghost without saying that traditional activities will have to be curtailed.
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Insight
Let’s focus on ‘generation rent better’
Editor: The prime minister’s vow to “turn generation rent into generation buy” with a proposed increase in low-deposit mortgages for first-time buyers suggests a willingness to help young people on to the property ladder.
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Covid-safe offices should stay open
Editor: It has been interesting to keep an eye on Avison Young’s ‘Return to Office’ index, highlighted in your piece ‘Office worker numbers hold up despite WFH advice ’.