All articles by Graham Lanktree
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MarketsIs tokenisation set for take-off?
Or is the idea of turning property into tradeable tokens just a pipe dream?
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MarketsFacing up to the future
Some see facial recognition systems as the key to the future of building access, but there are cost and privacy concerns.
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NewsBarratt Homes benefiting the most from the government’s Help to Buy scheme
The housebuilder has netted a total of £1.91bn since the scheme’s launch in 2013.
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OnlineRealla launches CoTour virtual commercial property tours
Online property marketplace Realla has launched a tool for real-time virtual tours that enable agents, owners, tenants and investors to meet and tour properties together.
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NewsCovid-19 pandemic starts to affect investment volumes
Commercial property investment fell 21% year on year to £9.8bn in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak began to take its toll on deal volumes, according to data from JLL.
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OnlineMetaProp hires former head of real estate at Bill Gates Investments
Proptech fund MetaProp has named Maureen Waters as a new partner at the firm.
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NewsCities with high leisure exposure will be worst hit by lockdown
High streets in seaside towns and regional cities will suffer the most under the nationwide lockdown, data from the Local Data Company (LDC) suggests.
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OnlineBNP Paribas UK gives £500,000 to support vulnerable during pandemic
BNP Paribas UK is giving an additional £500,000 to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic after it donated the same amount to London’s Imperial Health Charity last week.
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OnlineFlexible offices in a fight for their survival, says UBS research
Demand for new offices will drop significantly this year and serviced office providers are fighting for survival due to the coronavirus pandemic, research from UBS-AM Real Estate Private Markets has found.
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OnlineCustodian REIT pays full dividend for last quarter of fiscal year
Custodian REIT is paying its fourth quarter dividend for the previous financial year to shareholders at the end of May.
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OnlineAshbyCapital forges flex office venture with Clarendon at The Future Works
A joint venture between co-working provider Clarendon and investment adviser AshbyCapital will provide 17,000 sq ft of flex space at Slough’s The Future Works.
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OnlineChinese mobile microphone maker bases R&D facility in Edinburgh
A firm that makes microphones for smartphones and mobile devices is taking space in Edinburgh’s Exchange Tower for a new R D centre.
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OnlineMRI Software strikes deal to buy social housing proptech firm
Commercial real estate software firm MRI Software has agreed to buy social housing proptech firm Castleton Technology.
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OnlineHarrogate Convention Centre converted into 500-bed Covid-19 hospital
Architecture firm BDP is helping convert Harrogate Convention Centre and other large events spaces such as London’s ExCel Centre into temporary hospitals to allow the NHS to battle the Coronavirus.
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OnlineBritish Land’s George Axson appointed associate director of CO—RE
Developer CO—RE has appointed British Land’s George Axson to be its associate director.
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OnlineEdinburgh offices remain resilient in Q1 2020 with 37% rise in take-up on 2019, data shows
Take-up of office space in the heart of Edinburgh was resilient in the early months of 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic took hold.
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OnlineChurch of England confident in adding retail park to property portfolio
Last month, the Church Commissioners added to its real estate portfolio by acquiring Wycombe Retail Park from M&G for £40m.
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OnlineProperty sector drove GDP in early 2020 but no sign of Brexit bounce
Real estate was one of the main drivers of the UK economy in the three months to February 2020, according to new economic figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsTenancy checkout at proptech InventoryBase goes contactless for coronavirus
Proptech firm InventoryBase has introduced a new feature that allows commercial tenants leaving their properties to check out contactlessly.
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OnlineOsborne+Co submits planning for £100m Glasgow development
Developer Osborne+Co has submitted a planning application for a major mixed-use project in Glasgow’s city centre.
