All Property Week articles in 4 November 2022 – Page 3
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Industrial scheme at Scottish distribution hub gets go-ahead
Planning permission has been granted for Orchard Park, an industrial and logistics development at Eurocentral, Scotland’s distribution hub in North Lanarkshire.
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Moda Living BTR community in York gets green light
Plans to build a new 10-acre build-to-rent (BTR) community at the former Heworth gasworks site in York have been approved.
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Mayhew Review calls for 50,000 new homes for older people each year
The government needs to build 50,000 new homes per year for older people to tackle the housing and care crisis, according to a report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC), supported by The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO).
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Heritage body opposes demolition of flagship M&S store as inquiry closes
The public inquiry into the M&S Oxford Street scheme closed on Friday with SAVE Britain’s Heritage stating demolition of the flagship building could not be justified on either heritage or climate grounds.
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RICS calls for decarbonisation policy ‘shake-up’
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called on the government to implement new carbon reduction policies within the built environment, which it says could “radically shake up” the sector.
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Sintali appoints net zero expert as special adviser in expansion plan
Environmental verification company Sintali has appointed net zero construction expert Joseph Daniels as a special adviser as part of plans for global expansion, Property Week can reveal.
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SiteSales hires Acton as sales director
Property sales and marketing specialist SiteSales has appointed Douglas Acton as sales director as it seeks to expand.
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Rapleys repositions offer and reshuffles senior team
Property consultancy Rapleys has slimmed its core offer to four areas and appointed Justin Tuckwell as managing partner and Nick Fell as head of residential.
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Halifax index shows UK house price drop accelerates
Average UK house prices fell 0.4% in October, compared to 0.1% in September and marking the third decrease in the past four months, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.
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Tritax Big Box REIT appoints Karen Whitworth as senior independent director
Tritax Big Box REIT, which invests in high-quality UK logistics warehouses and has a logistics-focused land platform, has appointed Karen Whitworth as senior independent director.
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Leasing activity drives growth for UKCM amid valuation pressures
New leasing has continued to drive rental growth for UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM), amid downwards pressure on valuations, according to the company’s Q3 2022 trading update.
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Hamptons’ Top 10 New Homes Trends for 2023
‘Unprecedented times’ is a phrase that has done a lot of heavy lifting recently. Changes that typically would have played out over a generation have been squeezed into just a handful of years.
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10 ways to use data for due diligence
The amount of information available on properties and local areas has never been greater, and buyers of residential property and land should use this to their advantage when evaluating a potential purchase.
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Fintech lender Gen H gains L&G funding and expertise
Fintech mortgage lender Gen H, formerly known as Generation Home, has secured funding from insurer Legal & General (L&G), which has taken an 18.75% stake of the firm.
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Frazer named as housing minister
Lucy Frazer has been appointed housing minister, following her attendence at the parliamentary launch of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB).
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BBC to pull the plug on its operations at two buildings
The BBC is to exit two buildings as part of an ongoing rationalisation of its property portfolio.
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Wild Swans and Karaca sign up for Cain’s Islington Square
Cain International, a privately held investment firm, has agreed terms with Scandinavian women’s designer and homeware retailer Wild Swans and Turkish homeware retailer Karaca for its Islington Square development.
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Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Coalition calls for evidence
The team developing the UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the NZCBS) has launched a call for evidence, to help inform and guide the development of the Standard.
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Picton recruits new head of building surveying
UK diversified REIT Picton has appointed Andy Lynch to the new role of head of building surveying.
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London tops poll of European real estate investors
London has come top in every category in a survey by Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC UK of European real estate sector leaders’ expectations for the year ahead.