All Feedback articles – Page 9
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Retailers still focusing on expansion
It was interesting to read your piece on expanding retailers (15.02.19) and I wanted to throw a few more into the mix.
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New tech is key to growth of property securities exchanges
We face the fascinating dawn of new property securities exchanges, including one that recently gained ‘recognised status’ to trade under FCA regulations (PropertyWeek.com).
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NAO report: government must act
Few of the findings in the NAO’s ‘Planning for new homes’ report will come as a surprise to those in the development industry (15.02.19).
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Outlets show retail can still thrive
The article ‘The Nightmare After Christmas’ (01.02.19) suggested that although the predicted retail apocalypse did not appear this Christmas, trading was negatively affected by deep discounting by retailers and that the true effect of this would be seen at the end of the financial year.
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Apprenticeships need evidence to assess their social value
Congratulations for raising the profile of social value in the industry and putting on such a well-attended event earlier this month – and effective chairing of a lively discussion ( Property Week and LGIM’s Social Impact Spotlight panel debate).
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InsightIndustrial boom to continue in 2019
While uncertainty around Brexit continues, in the industrial and logistics sector we are witnessing almost record levels of take-up as occupiers compete to future-proof their supply chains.
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Smart retailers link in-store experiences to online offer
I read Ed Cooke’s opinion piece ‘ More than meets the eye with festive retail figures ’ with interest, particularly his point that retailers see online and offline channels independently.
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Time for retail independents to shine
Christmas was a mixed bag for retailers. There is a distinct nervousness within the market at the moment.
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Student housing is a compelling asset class for investors
As early acquisitions this year have shown, the outlook for the student accommodation sector remains very strong.
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As BTR pipeline grows, are we ready to manage the homes?
We should all be encouraged by last week’s figures from the British Property Federation showing that there are now almost 140,000 build to rent homes complete, under construction or in planning in the UK.
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Retailers need business rates reform
The admission this week by Marks Spencer’s bosses that there will be further store closures , on top of the 100 M S stores already planned to face the axe by 2022, comes as no surprise.
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Build-to-rent sector isn’t just for young, wealthy urbanites
As Helen Crane’s feature noted, Landsec and British Land are among the big developers and investors targeting the maturing BTR market. So what’s next?
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Council spending is deeply concerning
The widespread trend of commercialisation among public sector organisations – particularly investing in residential and commercial – is not new.
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There are still physical ways we can help physical retail
Like it or not, there’s no simple solution for retail, as last week’s varied round of results showed.
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More than meets the eye with festive retail figures
It is generally recognised that the retail industry today is facing greater challenges than ever before, as the sector evolves to the rapidly changing consumer landscape.
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Flexible office sector gives businesses what they want
The recent rumours around WeWork’s latest funding round and support from SoftBank do not take away from the fact that the flexible office space model is a direct response to the change in how businesses want to rent office space
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Brexit: a boon not block to London investment in 2019
Figures last week from CBRE illustrate the huge scale of foreign investment in London commercial property over the last two decades right up to the present day.
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Outlet centres: the changing face of modern-day retail in 2019?
According to Mike Ashley, the UK high street is “already dead”. By contrast outlet shopping continues to grow as the go-to shopping destination for modern consumers, so what the wider retail sector can learn from outlet shopping centres in 2019?
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Tax and Brexit concerns create uncertainty heading into 2019
When considering the past year, ‘uncertainty’ has certainly been the watchword for those operating in the property and construction industry.
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Tread carefully if you’re averse to change
Your recent leader column brings to mind the Mark Twain quote: “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
