All Property Week articles in 8 April 2022 – Page 2
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Boxpark unveils new concept at Liverpool Street
Boxpark will open a new sister concept called BoxHall City at Metropolitan Arcade on Liverpool Street.
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Fashion brand Anthropologie takes space at Cain International’s Islington Square
Investment firm Cain International has let 4,500 sq ft at its mixed-use Islington Square development in north London to fashion and homewares brand Anthropologie.
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MKDP seeking development partner for Milton Keynes opportunity
Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) has appointed Activate, Workman’s in-house placemaking team, to assess initial market interest in Milton Keynes Open Market.
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Valor completes £23m of London last-mile logistics purchases
Last-mile property specialist Valor Real Estate Partners has bought three urban logistics units in London for a combined £23m.
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Manchester’s Circle Square development signs four new tenants
Vita Group has signed up four new tenants for its Circle Square development in Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor district.
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Gove says developers have ‘nowhere to hide’ as 36 companies sign cladding pledge
A total of 36 housebuilders have signed up to the government’s pledge to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding, with Michael Gove stating there is “nowhere to hide” for those yet to commit.
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Slate decides against McKay bid, leaving path clear for £272m Workspace takeover
Canada finance giant Slate Asset Management has decided against making an offer to buy McKay Securities after hinting it was considering a proposal for the commercial property firm.
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First half profit down at Watkin Jones
Watkin Jones has told investors the first half of its current financial year resulted in profit dipping from 12 months ago.
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PAC report slams PRS and government for failing to provide safe rental homes
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported that more than half a million private rental homes pose “a serious threat to the health and safety of renters”.
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CBRE bolsters UK client solutions team with new hire
CBRE has hired Simon Begnor as a sales director within its UK client solutions team, with a focus on the logistics sector.
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Property podcast: Life sciences titans We Are Pioneer Group and JLL discuss landmark new report
In the latest episode of PropCast, two of the largest and most experienced real estate providers in life sciences real estate discuss their landmark new joint report, the regional growth in UK start-ups, and the flexibility of space that they need with founder and managing director of Blackstock Consulting, Andrew ...
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Green homes can transform the UK property landscape
Greening up the UK housing market is a vital piece of the UK’s net zero puzzle. However, in order to rapidly deliver green and carbon zero homes, a number of obstacles will need to be overcome.
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Tulip Real Estate snaps up chunk of Canary Wharf flats
Tulip Real Estate has acquired 133 apartments at Amory Tower in Canary Wharf, further expanding its portfolio of luxury serviced and short-let accommodation in London.
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Inspired Villages expands planning team
Retirement villages operator Inspired Villages has enhanced its planning team with the hire of Nathaniel Raimi as planner and the promotion of Ellen Pearce to planning manager.
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Colliers Capital acquires Leighton Buzzard industrial estate
A speculative development of 13 business units at an industrial estate in Bedfordshire has been bought by Colliers Capital, 10 months after it was completed.
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Unite Students launches commission in response to ‘living black at university’ report
Unite Students has launched a national commission to support the PBSA’s response to its recent published damning report on ‘living black at university’.
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Time to raise the bar on what can be achieved with MMC
Within the current debate on modern methods of construction (MMC) and its opportunities and constraints in relation to house building, not enough attention is turned to the use of panellised systems, and how it could help MMC find its way into more UK placemaking projects.
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Homes England appoints development partner for 42-acre regen
Homes England has appointed a development partner for a 42-acre project at Daedalus, Lee-on-the-Solent, which will deliver 450,000 sq ft of commercial space alongside 350 homes.
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Is PAS 9980:2022 a proportionate approach to fire risk assessments?
In January, Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 9980:2022 came into effect, a standard clarifying the regulations relating to fire risk assessments of the external walls and doors (FRAEWs) of multi-occupancy, multi-storey properties.
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GPE to more than double London flex offering to 600,000 sq ft
GPE has said it wants to more than double its flexible workspace offering in London.