All Property Week articles in 6 August 2021 – Page 3
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Freeports are a huge opportunity for mid-sized UK cities
With trade set to be more important than ever to the UK economy in a post-Brexit world, mid-sized cities across the land can play a vital part in the country’s wider commercial future.
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Why SmartRent is the smart solution
US-based SmartRent – which launched in the UK early last year – offers next-generation technology designed to both enhance the residential experience and boost operators’ and developers’ bottom line.
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Firethorn snaps up Leeds site for £80.5m shed scheme
Firethorn Trust has snapped up a Leeds site where it plans to build a shed scheme with a GDV of £80.5m, Property Week can reveal.
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ARA Dunedin to buy InfraRed European Real Estate
ARA Dunedin is set to acquire investment management business InfraRed European Real Estate from InfraRed Capital Partners.
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Genuit ups annual guidance as half-year earnings rise
Genuit upgraded its guidance for 2021 as it posted higher interim earnings but maintained its dividend payout.
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank finances £24m for London PBSA
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has provided structured financing of AED124m (around £24m) for a purpose-built student accommodation asset located in Kingston upon Thames, London.
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Strutt & Parker upgrades UK’s 2021 house price growth forecast
Property consultancy Strutt & Parker has forecast 10% UK house price growth for 2021, up from last quarter’s prediction of 5% best-case scenario growth.
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Pressure grows on RICS to make report public
Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) are calling on the crisis-hit body to make public the findings of an independent review into its treasury management audit.
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Liverpool provides £30m of funding for urban development schemes
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region has announced £30m of funding has been made available for urban development schemes.
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Retail warehouse vacancy rates continue to rise
UK retail warehousing vacancy rates rose to 8.4% at the end of Q2 2021, according to the latest research by Trevor Wood Associates (TWA).
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London office take-up returns to pre-pandemic levels
Central London office take-up in Q2 2021 returned to levels last seen pre-pandemic, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield. Total take-up hit 1.8m sq ft, an increase of 39% on the previous quarter and the highest level since the beginning of lockdown in March last year.
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CA Ventures appoints new VP for European platform
Real estate investment management company CA Ventures has appointed Stuart Bridge as vice-president of asset management for the company’s European platform.
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Brasier Freeth appointed as joint agent on Doncaster shopping centre
Brasier Freeth has been appointed joint leasing agent for the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
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L&Q reaches key building safety milestone
Housing association L Q is on track to complete the safety inspection of nearly 200 residential blocks that are 18m or higher next month.
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IPF signs for Leeds office space
International Personal Finance (IPF) has taken 15,600 sq ft of grade-A office space at 26 Whitehall Road in Leeds.
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Quaker-founded mental health charity chooses resi development partner
The Retreat, a mental health charity founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), has chosen PJ Livesey Group as its partner for the redevelopment of its former psychiatric hospital on Heslington Road in York.
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Former grade II-listed textile-mill-turned-office fully let
A former grade II-listed textile mill in Huddersfield that has been redeveloped into office space is now fully let.
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Pret A Manger plans 100-shop regional expansion via franchisees
Pret A Manger is planning to roll out 100 shops beyond London through franchise partnerships.
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CBD retailer plans to grow portfolio
Cannabidiol (CBD) retailer Origin 40 plans to open 50 shops by end of next year with an aim to “establish itself as the number one retailer for CBD”.
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Steps Places signs new F&B tenants in Ancoats
Manchester-based developer Step Places has signed two new F B tenants at Cotton House on Henry Streeet, in Ancoats.