David Parsley
David Parsley is contributing editor on Property Week, specialising in finance and general news. His career has included being founding editor of City AM, markets editor on The Sunday Times and business editor on the Sunday Express. He began his career as news editor on Property Week in 1994.
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Home completions at Persimmon fall 10%
Housebuilder posted drop in new home completions during the first three months of it financial year, but reported an improvement in sales rates and “firm pricing”.
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NewRiver achieves record 98% occupancy during fourth quarter
The group completed 785,100 sq ft of lettings in the year to the end of March at an average 3.6% above estimated rental value.
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FT columnist Stevenson joins Workspace board
New non-exec director is an investment columnist and founder of news and analysis service ETF Stream.
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Warehouse REIT adds £1.4m to rent roll in fourth quarter
The company secured 22 deals in it fourth quarter at rents an average 28.6% above previous levels.
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Anti-greenwashing rules could lead to ‘greenhushing’, claims lawyer
Claim followed introduction of tougher anti-greenwashing investment rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week.
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Ground Rents Income Fund slams government leaseholder reforms over 25% valuation fall
The fund told shareholders that the potential outcome of government legislative change “remains uncertain”.
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Watkin Jones appoints new CFO and updates on first half
Simon Jones has been appointed to succeed Sergeant as CFO designate and will join the board on 21 May.
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Valor completes £25m double acquisition of London last-mile logistics assets
The deals extend Valor’s UK portfolio to 54 assets across 5.2m sq ft.
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Thriving Investments secures £20m financing from Scottish National Investment Bank
The commitment takes the Scottish bank’s total investment in the fund to £60m.
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Taylor Wimpey order book falls year on year as home sales dip
Analysts described update as encouraging due to resilient sales in recent weeks.
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Annual profit edges up in ‘record’ year for Property Franchise Group
Gareth Samples, chief executive of TPFG, said the year had represented ”yet another year of record performance”.
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Retirement group gains funding from Hermes for £260m north London scheme
Marstead Living’s first retirement scheme will see 175 homes built on the site, called Marstead Mill.
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CapReg appoints NHS director to its board
Murphy will also take over as chairman of the group’s audit committee in June.
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Helical shows “cautious optimism” as update flags up new lettings and high rent collection levels
The company has collected 99% of all rent payable for the financial year to 31 March.
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Palace Capital slashes debt with asset sales
The group said the sales provided “various options for returning capital to shareholders”, including a tender offer.
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SEGRO boosts rent roll by £29m in first-quarter trading
The FTSE 100 industrial giant is planning more development and acquistions after raising £907m in equity in February.
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Foxtons makes ‘strong start to year’ as market share grows
The estate agent revealed its sale pipeline was at its highest level since the Brexit referendum in 2016.
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CBRE investment veteran Dakin retires
Dakin has led the growth of CBRE’s financial capabilities in the UK and across Europe over the last nine years.
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Annual profit falls 15% at Winkworth
Despite the fall, Winkworth will raise the annual dividend to 11.7p per share, from 11p in 2022.
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Picton completes £29.6m sale of Angel Gate City of London office
Sale price represents a 5% premium to the 31 December independent valuation.