All articles by Emanuela Barbiroglio – Page 4
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Insight
Strong industrial demand drives investment volumes in Q1
Strong demand for industrial and alternative assets drove investment volumes in the first quarter, according to Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH’s) latest UK Investment Transactions report. During Q1, £13.6bn of deals transacted – 5% above the same period in 2017 – making it the second-strongest first quarter for a decade.
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Markets
Strong demand drives petrol forecourt values to record high
Petrol forecourt values reached a new peak last year thanks to strong demand from private equity buyers and a lack of supply, according to Barber Wadlow’s 2018 Forecourt Property Market Update.
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Online
Local authorities hugely exposed in casual dining sector
Local authorities own 20% of all casual dining restaurants in London according to new data shared exclusively with Property Week.
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News
Global funding for proptech sector grew to £8.5bn in 2017
Proptech investors say trend for fewer larger funding deals reflects transition to ‘more established’ market.
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Insight
Europe increases share of global luxury retail take-up
Overseas expansion by US ‘accessible’ luxury brands helped Europe take a larger share of letting activity in the global luxury retail market in 2017.
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Insight
Housebuilder shares plummet 11% in Q1
Brexit and interest rate fears send shares tumbling further than the FTSE 100.
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Insight
Global equities slump hits UK property companies
The UK’s listed commercial property companies have been caught up in this year’s global equities sell-off – but some have fared better than others.
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Insight
Solid year for Irish investment
A strong economy and rising rents helped prop up overall activity in a year marked by fewer blockbuster deals.
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Online
Tesco to roll-out proptech software across global estate
Tesco has agreed a deal to incorporate iSite, the proptech software developed by Styles Wood, as a key feature in its new global property operating model.
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Insight
Filling in the gaps: Popertee interview
Lucinda Kelly saw a chance to unite proptech and pop-ups. Her firm, Popertee, is thriving, and she’s resolved to keep it rooted in Ireland.
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Insight
Appetite for big deals drives portfolio investment boom
In 2017, UK portfolio investment volumes hit their highest level for 12 years, thanks to a strong interest in large lots, according to Gerald Eve’s portfolio investment market data. Last year volumes reached £14.4bn, exceeding 2015’s record of £14.3bn and almost doubling 2016’s £7.8bn.
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News
Datscha’s owner invests in shopping mall AI start-up
Datscha’s parent company Stronghold Invest has invested in a British AI start-up that allows users to track, predict and analyse consumers’ movements and interactions in city centres and shopping malls.
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News
The Crown Estate partners with US proptech firm VTS
VTS platform will enable The Crown Estate to collate activity across its £9.4bn London and regional portfolios.
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News
Conductor creates team to analyse social impact of new developments’
Strategic marketing consultancy firm Conductor has created a new team to analyse the social and economic impact of new developments.
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Insight
Uncertain climate puts brakes on occupier moves
UK office occupiers are adopting a ‘stay put’ attitude in response to ongoing political and economic uncertainties, suggests Irwin Mitchell’s latest occupier survey.
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Online
West Eleven uses Apple tech to launch new Battersea development
Luxury developer West Eleven has become the first property firm to use the Apple AR Technology Toolkit to showcase its developments.
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Online
Trusted Land to match developers with off-market opportunities
Proptech firm TrustedLand has launched its pilot phase for ‘hand-picked’ property professionals offering them access to exclusive off-market development opportunities in the South East.
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Insight
Westfield set to boost Croydon town centre turnover
Croydon’s new £1.4bn shopping centre development could generate annual turnover of as much as £745m when it opens in 2022, according to research undertaken by retail consultancy Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH).
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Online
Mipim 2018: City of London partners with Built-ID
The City of London Corporation has partnered with proptech platform Built-ID to integrate interactive digital tools into their models.
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Insight
UK property salaries and bonuses bounce back
Survey reveals there is a renewed sense of optimism among property professionals.