All Property Week articles in 5 August 2016 – Page 5
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News
Strong prices at Savills’ first auction since EU referendum
Savills raised £30.4m at its July auction - around a third less than a year ago - but prices remained strong with competitive bidding on key lots.
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News
Housebuilders look to PRS investors as market cools
Fearing a slowdown in the housing market following the Brexit vote, housebuilders are increasingly looking to strike deals with private rented sector (PRS) investors and developers to help keep developments ticking over.
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News
Sharp rise in spec shed development
The volume of speculatively-developed sheds of above 100,000 sq ft to be delivered in this cycle is expected to hit 14.2m sq ft by the end of 2017, according to Strutt Parker.
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News
Glut of industrial deals reflects enduring strength of sector
A flurry of leasing and investment deals has demonstrated the continued strength of the industrial market since the EU referendum.
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Information
Business as usual for most occupiers despite Brexit vote
The Brexit vote is yet to have a significant impact on the property decisions of major occupiers, according to a survey by law firm Irwin Mitchell.
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Insight
Property still holds value post referendum
With the budget, stamp duty and a change of prime minister, as well as the impact of Brexit, it’s no wonder poorer areas of the country are anxious about regeneration funding.
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News
LSH online auction achieves good returns on five properties
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has sold all five of the lots on offer at its latest online auction for a total of £3.75m.
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News
Q&A: Nigel Hugill on Brexit and progress at Alconbury
Before the EU referendum in June, Urban Civic’s chief executive Nigel Hugill said he was unconcerned at the prospect of a Brexit vote - and that the uncertainty was not affecting his business.
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News
Green light for Alaska’s £33m Bristol housing scheme
Bristol council has approved a £33m residential-led scheme in the city centre.
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Insight
Housebuilding: who will build our homes?
Brexit could spell disaster for a construction sector already at crisis point in terms of manpower.
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News
Pokémania hits the City
You can judge whether an app has really achieved viral status when even those stuffy types in the City of London start to cotton on to the craze.
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Online
Chase complete for office-resi planning conversion in Welwyn Garden City
Chase New Homes has secured planning consent for a 511-unit residential development scheme in Hertfordshire - the housebuilder’s largest scheme to date.
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Insight
We must not view the Brexit vote as a ‘black swan’ event – it is time for a new approach to retail funds
I don’t believe there has ever been such a dramatic shift in the UK property market as we saw in the 24 hours between 23 June (the EU referendum) and 24 June (the announcement of the result).
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Insight
Without scale, modular housing is a pipe dream
Modular construction has been heralded as the cure-all for everything from housing refugees to making homes greener. Ahead of the topic being debated at RESI 2016, Property Week investigates if it can live up to the hype?
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Online
New rent record set for Oxford Street
The record for the highest-ever retail rent on Oxford Street has been broken in a new deal with Polish cosmetics retailer Inglot, Property Week can reveal.
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Online
Steel giants secure seven-year lease at Berkeley Square House
Arcelor Mittal, the world’s leading integrated steel and mining company, has completed on 26,000 sq ft on the seventh floor of Berkeley Square House.
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Online
Sadiq Khan forced to step in to boost affordable homes at Old Oak
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan stepped in to boost the affordable housing levels at Old Oak’s first major development by 7%, his office has revealed.
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Online
HMRC banks 180,000 sq ft office letting in £500m Croydon complex
HM Revenue and Customs has signed to occupy the first office building of Stanhope and Schroder UK Real Estate’s £500m development next to East Croydon station.
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Online
Euro retail parks to add 14m sq ft new space by end 2016
Increased European retail park development is set to deliver 14m sq ft of new space by the end of the year, according to new research.
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Markets
Row over IFC office scheme leaves Jersey divided
With the first phase of St Helier’s International Finance Centre (IFC) coming out of the ground, Jersey’s office market is about to be shaken up.