
Adam Branson
Adam Branson is the former features editor and legal and professional editor at Property Week. He now writes for the magazine on a freelance basis.
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Retailers turn developers to diversify their income stream
John Lewis is among the brands planning to redevelop their stores to include residential and office space
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An urban demise seems unlikely
I am, at heart, an urban soul. And that is despite – or perhaps because of – having spent most my childhood in Morpeth, a quintessential Northumbrian market town located around 15 miles north of Newcastle.
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Experts sceptical about the latest right-to-buy scheme
The prime minister’s proposal to sell housing association properties would create a host of problems.
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Fog lifts from key Tyne project
Big steps forward for long-planned Quayside conference and arena scheme.
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Why London ‘makes sense’ as a location for life science hubs
Slew of new schemes seen as logical given demand for space is booming and capital is chronically undersupplied.
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Government intervention may be the next twist in RICS saga
Unprecedented clause allowing for governmental investigation into body’s governance spells yet more bad news.
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Garden village begins to bloom
A new development in Knowsley is looking to history for inspiration.
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A sense of perspective
Welcome to the Summer 2022 edition of Perspectives, Property Week’s thought leadership supplement that aims to provide a series of in-depth essays examining some of the most pressing issues facing the industry and society at large. This issue certainly doesn’t disappoint on that front.
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IPSX: year one
This month marks the first anniversary of the debut listing on IPSX, the world’s only regulated stock exchange for individual properties and portfolios. Property Week looks back over the past 12 months.
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Developers question DLUHC’s study into mid-rise fire risk
Home Builders Federation says DLUHC report flagging up fire safety risk in mid-rise resi blocks ‘lacks any detail’
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More misses than hits for the sector in the Queen’s Speech
Radical reform abandoned in favour of mild measures critics say will do little to solve housing or rates problems.
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What lies behind R&F’s huge £256m losses at Nine Elms?
Myriad factors are at play, including a shift in strategy, debt pressures, Covid and the construction crisis.
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R&F to refinance remaining Nine Elms holding
Chinese developer R&F is looking to refinance its last Nine Elms scheme as it continues to sell its property holdings in London, Property Week understands.
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Transport plans hit a road block
U-turns on road and rail projects in the region are stalling development.
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Retail leasing agents reeling as landlords seek to re-tender
Agents will now have to bid for work as heavyweights The Crown Estate and Landsec rethink their rosters.
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Is it time we turned to timber?
Property Week looks at the building material that is winning over developers with its eco credentials.
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Now’s the time to buy prime logistics
With supply constrained and buyer demand riding high, now is a very good time to build up a portfolio containing prime logistics buildings.
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Experts bemoan Tories’ plan for vacant high street units
Labour-esque plan to force landlords to let commercial properties seen by industry as ‘a little bit political’.
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London exodus will benefit north
At least according to the government, we should all by now be happily back behind our desks, doing our bit for the country by returning to the office.
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Property ‘must try harder’ to bridge the gender pay gap
The GPG is narrowing at a glacial pace in the property and construction sectors, Property Week analysis shows.