All Property Week articles in 6 August 2021 – Page 10
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Insight
Builders left bitter by share slide
“We announced fantastic results, our order book went up strongly, we increased the land bank and our net cash position soared. And guess what? Our shares went down.”
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Insight
We mustn’t cast graduates aside
When I started work in this great property business in the 1960s, I had the best possible start to my career. I joined Moss Partners, one of the most active firms in London’s West End at the time, owned by Lewis and Derrick Moss. It specialised in the ...
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Professional
Recovery signs appear for the retail sector
Retail, leisure and hospitality operators show tentative signs of a summer revival as economic data, proxy indicators for relative recovery strength and the latest statistics on new virus cases suggest a glass-half-full picture. However, the recovery for the UK economy and property markets remains fragile.
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Professional
Biodiversity proposals aim to spur positive developments
Planned requirement for developments to boost biodiversity will have short-term costs but long-term benefits.
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Professional
How will latest PDR rules affect office-to-residential conversions?
It barely seems that long since the last tweaks to the planning system were announced and implemented. This time, another shake-up of permitted development rights (PDR) has placed new restrictions on how they can be used to redevelop offices into residential.
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Professional
Technology will drive city accessibility
According to the World Bank, about 15% of the world’s population live with some form of disability – 285 million are visually impaired and 466 million are deaf or hard of hearing. But in spite of these varying needs, there is often a one-size-fits-all approach to designing the world around ...
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News
Southern Grove plans £55m Hackney PBSA scheme
Developer Southern Grove Group has revealed plans for a £55m mixed-use student accommodation scheme in Hackney Wick that it says will turn the area into “one of the most vibrant off-campus communities in London”.
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News
Schroders’ European hotels fund beats €500m target
Fund accepts €525m of investor commitments after surpassing initial hard cap target of €300m set in 2018.
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News
Auction House London raises £27m from 101 lots at July sale
Lots sold included commercial and residential properties in London and a vacant plot of land in St Albans.
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News
Leap in UK investment deals defies European slump in H1 2021
The UK led the pack in European real estate investment deal-making during the first half of 2021, but deals across the continent were down on the same period last year, reveals data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA).
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News
GLP seals Magna Park MPS1 Amazon letting
Online retailer takes 746,000 sq ft shed and is under offer on park’s MP411 building.
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News
Scotland’s 17-week increase in wait for planning decision ‘unacceptable’
A 17-week year-on-year increase in the average decision time for major Scottish housing developments is “unacceptable”, according to industry body Homes for Scotland.
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Online
Burberry opens flagship on Sloane Street
Burberry has opened a new flagship store at No. 1 Sloane Street.
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Online
Purplebricks and Kamma form regulation compliance partnership
The lettings division of Purplebricks and UK technology firm Kamma have formed a partnership, giving the estate agent access to Kamma’s 24/7 compliance monitoring tool.
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News
Printer Hague Group buys Wakefield warehouse amid expansion
Yorkshire printing company Hague Group has acquired a warehouse in Normanton, near Wakefield in Yorkshire.
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News
Fully hydrogen-powered homes open in UK first
Energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has opened two homes with appliances powered entirely by hydrogen in Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Online
Savills IM fund snaps up four Dublin logistics units
Park Developments has sold four prime logistics units at Northwest Logistics Park in Dublin, Ireland to a fund managed by Savills Investment Management for around €47.9m (£41m).