All articles by Graham Lanktree – Page 3
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Covid-19: Serviced office and co-working transactions in London dip 90%
Co-working and serviced office operators are resorting to discounts and rent-free periods after seeing transactions slump by around 90% in London since the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Covid-19: CREtech reschedules London FUTURE PropTech event due to pandemic
London’s largest annual proptech event FUTURE PropTech has been rescheduled from May to 28-29 October due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Covid-19: Retail footfall in UK shrinks 60% as shoppers look for alternatives
Retail footfall throughout the UK has sunk 60% since 10 March and consumer behaviour is changing as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to new data from consumer intelligence specialists CACI.
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Scotland’s new planning regime
Changes could spark hike in affordable housing targets and planning fees.
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It is ‘only positive’ to be in Scotland, say proptech firms
Property Week’s Graham Lanktree asks why there are not more proptech firms based north of the border
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New London housing targets fall short of true housing needs
London’s new housing targets do not reflect the capital’s true housing needs and, despite a rise in the number of planning consents, development will peak soon, suggests new data from Savills.
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Bank of England slashes interest rates to 0.1%
The Bank of England slashed interest rates for the second time in as many weeks to bolster the economy against the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Sustainability proptech Arbnco wins £641k government contract for platform prototype
Scottish proptech arbnco have won a £641,000 contract from the UK government to build a prototype of the firm’s Digital Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP).
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Edinburgh gives green light to Grade A office and co-working space in Old Town
Summix Capital’s 20,000 sq ft office scheme in Edinburgh’s Old Town has been given the go-head by Edinburgh City Council.
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SoftBank warns WeWork investors it may abandon $3bn share buy back
SoftBank may walk away from its plans to buy up $3bn (£2.5bn) in WeWork shares to help keep the embattled serviced office provider afloat.
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UK government gives Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration a £75m boost
The regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames town centre is getting an additional £75m boost from the UK government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund.
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Smart lock maker Proxy raises £34.5m in funding
Smart lock and building access firm Proxy has raised $42m (£34.5m) in a Series B funding round.
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Pi Labs gets £2.5m from Revcap to fuel global expansion
European real estate fund manager Revcap is investing £2.5m in London-based proptech fund Pi Labs to help its global expansion.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan ordered to change London Plan to meet housing targets
In a scathing letter, the UK’s secretary of state for housing has directed London Mayor Sadiq Khan not to publish his London Plan until he makes major changes to it.
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Edinburgh approves 248-bed student accommodation scheme
A large student accommodation development in Edinburgh’s Gorgie Road has won planning approval.
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Industrial rents and land values continue to grow in the regions
Prime industrial rents in the regions continue to rise, but slightly more slowly than before and at a rate that is outstripped by land value increases, according to new data from Carter Jonas.
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FundRock opens real estate alternatives fund management company in France
Alternative investment fund manager FundRock is expanding into the alternative real estate sector in France.
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Bank of England cuts interest rates to counter coronavirus impact
The Bank of England announced today that interest rates will fall at the steepest rate since the financial crisis as it sought to combat the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak.
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Joint venture plans 500 BTR homes for Greenwich Peninsula
A new build-to-rent joint venture plans to build 500 new homes in Greenwich Peninsula and is slated to begin later this year if it wins planning approval.
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Berkeley Homes deploy Navana estate management software at Woodberry Down regeneration
Navana Property Group’s estate management software has been selected for the first phase of Berkeley Homes’ mixed-use Woodberry Down estate.