All Covid-19 articles
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Edinburgh's Jenners department store to close permanently after deal falls through
Mike Ashley’s House of Fraser is coming out of the Jenners building in Edinburgh after failing to meet an agreement with the landlord.
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December quarter rent collection levels reach 77% at 21-day mark
Landlords have collected 77% of commercial rents from tenants at the 21-day mark for the December quarter, according to Cushman Wakefield.
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Westfield Stratford City to open vaccination centre
A new Covid-19 vaccination centre is set to open in Westfield Stratford City this week.
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Boohoo acquires Debenhams’ brand for £55m
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has acquired the Debenhams brand for £55m and will re-launch it as an online-only brand.
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ASOS emerges as frontrunner for Topshop bid
Online retailer ASOS is the front-runner to buy Topshop, the jewel in the crown of Philip Green’s Arcadia group.
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Propertyshe Perspectives: US Presidential inauguration, Climate change and air quality, London retail news, transformation of Strand/Aldwych, why London can’t rest on its laurels
This week’s American presidential inauguration with 22 year old Amanda Gorman reciting her poem ‘The Hill We Climb’, calling for ‘unity’ and ‘togetherness’ and Lady Gaga singing the national anthem has marked an exciting, emotional and welcome new chapter for the US.
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Green light for Manchester Debenhams regeneration
Developer AM Alpha has been given the go ahead to transform the Debenhams in central Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
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Insight
What role do department stores have in repositioning our high streets for the future?
The collapse of BHS gave the market a stark warning of what could happen to the brand that time forgot. Four years later a quarter of the stores remain vacant and with a tranche of department stores likely to follow, is repurposing the answer?
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Insight
‘Manchester is prime for investment’
According to predictions made in CBRE’s 2021 UK Real Estate Market Outlook, the office market is set to pick back up, with a focus on redesign, premium collaboration spaces and Grade A space proving more popular than ever and we can report that UK office yields will remain stable despite ...
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Gym boss calls for formalized landlord/tenant legislation
Gym operators are calling for formalised landlord and tenant legislation to help the fitness sector survive the pandemic.
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10,000 pubs and restaurants permanently closed in 2020
Nearly 10,000 pubs and restaurants closed their doors for good last year, marking a 15% rise on the number of closures in 2019.
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Next pulls out of race to buy Topshop
Next has pulled out of the race to buy Topshop yesterday as it failed to match rival bids.
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Professional
Ecommerce will reshape homes
One outcome of the Covid pandemic is likely to be a permanent increase in office-based workers working from home. A knock-on effect of homeworking and lockdown has been the continued rise of ecommerce. And while the growth of online shopping pre-dates the pandemic, the trend towards buying online has been ...
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Reuben Miller, residential chartered surveyor and RICS valuer at RM Surveyors
Reuben Miller, residential chartered surveyor and RICS valuer at RM Surveyors, on discovering a new career later in life, the demands of running his own property business and his cultural recommendations.
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News
‘You would think BTR was in the middle of a bull market’
Watkin Jones chief executive says the pandemic has been a ‘positive catalyst’ after summer pick-up in sales.
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Professional
Assessing the risks of asbestos
Following the initial industry regulation of 1931 that outlawed the use of asbestos, further stringent global regulations have been put in place, as can only be expected for such a harmful substance.
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Professional
What to expect in the office market in the year ahead
A shift to remote working during the Covid pandemic has highlighted the importance of the office for businesses and their employees and its essential role as a hub for collaboration, community and development. So, what can we expect in the office market as we enter 2021?
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Distress sales to drive hotel investment activity in 2021
Hotel transaction volumes plummeted last year but ‘staycation’ and ‘aparthotel’ assets offer glimmer of hope
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Aberdeen office market sees Q4 uptick in take-up
The Aberdeen office market saw a 26% increase in take-up for the final quarter in 2020 compared with the five year average.
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IWG’s recovery delayed by ongoing pandemic restrictions across the globe
Workspace group IWG has told investors its “anticipated recovery” from Covid-19 will be delayed as restrictions and lockdowns continue in many of its markets across the world.