All Property Week articles in 6 July 2018 – Page 6
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GPE makes solid start to financial year
Great Portland Estates has made a solid start to its financial year reporting new lettings and rent reviews ahead of March’s ERVs.
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Insight
Encouraging BTR is the best way to help renters
In a bid to drive up standards in the rental market, the government is considering introducing three-year minimum tenancies for private renters to give greater security of tenure , making renting more family friendly and bringing UK regulations in line with what is offered in much of mainland Europe and ...
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L&Q: Letwin has ‘kicked door open for different thinking’
CEO David Montague says industry must take new approach if 300,000-homes-a-year target is to be met.
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Heathrow sheds set for take-off
So Heathrow has finally done it. Subject to red tape, a third runway will be built to accommodate more transport routes and passengers and to exploit potential growth in new and emerging markets after Brexit.
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Join the club: RESI Joint Victories
Ahead of Property Week ’s Joint Victories awards, residential sector experts tell Tom Roberts why joint ventures and partnerships are becoming increasingly important in helping to solve the UK housing crisis
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L&G acquires Cheltenham industrial estate for £20.5m
Legal General (L G) has completed the acquisition of Kingsditch Trade Park in Cheltenham for £20.5m from M G Real Estate in a deal reflecting a net initial yield of 5.3%.
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Expect more minority stakes to trade in coming months
Mergers and acquisitions among investment managers last year were at their highest level since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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Countryside looks beyond Thames Valley
Countryside has revealed plans to expand its strategic land business beyond its Thames Valley base and into the western home counties.
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Grimsey and Revo outline high-street rescue plans
Reports identify business rate reform and increased leisure offer as key to resolving high-street woes.
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Backers plough £1m into tech start-up edozo
Proptech start-up edozo has raised £1m from a range of senior industry leaders as it looks to grow its offering.
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Insight
Who will meet cost of replacing cladding?
Critics say measures to remove dangerous material do not make clear who will pay.
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Land banking is a necessary resource
It’s interesting to see how Sir Oliver Letwin’s draft report acknowledged the realities facing the housing sector, but also recognised that it is in developers’ interests to complete as many house sales as soon as possible.
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Professional
High Court delivers landmark legal ruling on mobile phone masts
Landlords of mobile phone masts should check their rights after a landmark legal ruling in the High Court.
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Barnard Marcus sale raises £11m less than in June 2017
Auction house’s latest auction raises £18.1m, considerably lower than the £28.9m raised this time last year
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Allsop offers £5m South Ken student accommodation building
Allsop is offering a £5m property in South Kensington at its next residential auction on 19 July.
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Reform to building regs and fire safety is welcome after Grenfell
Just over one year on from the awful events of Grenfell, Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review into building regulations and fire safety is welcome, especially by residential property managers who have long been seeking clarity around these issues.
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Rockspring fully lets London spec build to The Processing Centre
Rockspring has fully let its speculatively built Criterion industrial unit in Belvedere, London.
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Deputy chief Richard Upton to take a ‘short sabbatical’ from U+I
Regeneration specialist U+I has announced its deputy chief executive Richard Upton is taking a short sabbatical from the firm in a move which has been approved by the board.
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Korean funds eye £1.2bn Goldman HQ
Two Korean funds are fighting it out to buy Goldman Sachs’ new London headquarters, Property Week can reveal.
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Student.com partners with Student Minds to run mental health training
The new training program for landlords of student accommodation will help prioritise student mental health