All Property Week articles in 9 December 2022
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InsightNewstead Capital’s Simon Champ on the silver bullet for SME housebuilders
Life for small and medium-sized housebuilders can be tough compared to the big companies, which have large balance sheets and land banks.
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InsightColliers’ Willem Janssen and Puma’s Paul Frost on sustainable future proofing
Over the past few years, the flight to quality among investors and corporate blue-chip occupiers has seen many moving their capital away from riskier commercial real estate investments to safer ones – which usually include strongly targeted ESG credentials.
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NewsIslington 72-home net-zero project gets greenlight
Architect Levitt Bernstein has secured planning permission on behalf of Islington Council to build 72 homes in a net zero carbon scheme in the north London borough.
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NewsReal estate to remain high on investors’ wish lists despite interest rate hike
Real estate will remain an attractive investment in 2023 despite The Bank of England’s base rate increase by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5%, property experts predict.
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NewsBank of England accused of going “too hard and too fast” as it raises interest rate to 3.5%
The Bank of England has increased its base rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5% - the highest increase in 14 years.
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NewsCadillac Fairview takes 25% stake in Stanhope
Canadian investor Cadillac Fairview, the real estate arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has acquired a 25% stake in UK developer and asset manager Stanhope.
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NewsPrologis UK takes 5,000 sq ft Soho office as new London headquarters
Logistics property owner and developer Prologis UK has leased a 5,000 sq ft office in central London’s Soho district.
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NewsEstama UK hires Jackson Molyneaux as leasing administrator
Commercial asset and property manager Estama UK has appointed Jackson Molyneaux as its leasing administrator.
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NewsMoorfield Group buys 57,000 sq ft of Birmingham sheds
Real estate fund manager Moorfield Group has acquired two Birmingham warehouses totalling 56,746 sq ft for £5.3m from an unnamed UK institutional investor.
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NewsGovernment scolded for ‘alarming’ scorecard report on progress to net zero
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has criticised the government for an alarming lack of progress in decarbonising the built environment in the past year after a damning scorecard assessment of its new policies.
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NewsColliers predicts UK commercial property investment will hit £60bn in 2023
Colliers has predicted that UK commercial property investment will total £60bn in 2023, compared with £65bn in 2022, as the market stabilises in the secoond half of the year following a short, sharp pricing correction.
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NewsSocial housing review prompts action from industry
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is to develop a national action plan to improve the quality of social housing in England following the publication of the Better Social Housing Review this week.
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NewsMayfair Capital’s PITCH fund lets Stockport sheds
Investor Mayfair Capital has completed two lettings of warehouses on Orion Business Park, Stockport, which it acquired on behalf of its Property Income Trust for Charities (PITCH) fund in December 2020.
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NewsGreenlight for Canning Town masterplan phase 4
Developer Linkcity, part of French industrial giant Bouygues Group, has received approval for Phase 4 of its masterplan for the Hallsville Quarter scheme in Canning Town in east London.
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OnlineTCS promotes Burrow to group property director
Town Centre Securities (TCS) has promoted development director Craig Burrow to group property director.
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OnlineLondonMetric JV buys resi site on London’s Old Kent Road
LondonMetric has acquired a retail asset in south east London from an open-ended property fund for £38m through one of its joint ventures.
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OnlineFletcher King posts surge in half-year profit
Profit almost trebled at estate agent Fletcher King during the six months to the end of October, despite a fall in revenue.
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NewsCivitas partners with CareTech
Civitas Investment Management Limited (CIM) has invested £200m to acquire a portfolio of specialist care properties from CareTech under a sale and leaseback arrangement.
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NewsGreen light for Moda Living’s £205m BTR development in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission for Lancefield Quays, Moda Living’s £205m, 730-home build to rent (BTR) development.
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NewsRedrow wins planning permission appeal in York
Housebuilder Redrow Homes has won its government appeal for planning permission for the construction of 970 properties on a site in Huntington, near York.
