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Property Week Digital Edition – 26 April 2024
ChargePoint’s André ten Bloemendal outlines the opportunities for owners and occupiers in the shift to EVs - Several studios currently planned or in development to significantly increase production capacity in the North - AKOU’s Alex Pielak on using real-world data
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Prime office investments ‘to generate highest returns across all sectors’, AEW reports
The report also highlights improving expectations for capital values since Q4 2022 across all sectors apart fom offices.
Salboy submits plans for tallest tower outside London
The 76-storey residential tower in Manchester will consist of 782 apartments.
Industrious signs lease at former WeWork location in Moorgate
131 Finsbury Pavement will be the sixth, and largest, UK location for the flexible workspace provider.
Savills reports 35% rise in Q1 London and South East office take-up
Greater London and South East office take-up rose to 648,000 sq ft in the first quarter of this year, up 35% on Q1 2023, according to Savills.
The Gym Group appoints Savills to advise on 50-site expansion plan
The operator is looking for urban spaces from 10,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft.
URW reports 21.6% UK shopping centre rental growth for Q1
UK shopping centres Westfield Stratford and Westfield London outperform US and French centres.
Derby council approves Wavensmere Homes’ £75m city centre regeneration scheme
Friar Gate Goods Yard project includes 276 homes and more than 110,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Escape room firm signs for Gateshead’s Metrocentre
The Escapologist will occupy a 4,367 sq ft space in Metrocentre’s Lower Yellow Mall.
UK investment volumes fall 11% in Q1, MSCI data finds
Q1 2024 was the fifth-worst quarter on record for office sales in London.
BAME in Property rebrands as PREACH Inclusion
Name change reflects growing need to support intersectional inclusion.
Property Week Digital Edition – 26 April 2024
ChargePoint’s André ten Bloemendal outlines the opportunities for owners and occupiers in the shift to EVs - Several studios currently planned or in development to significantly increase production capacity in the North - AKOU’s Alex Pielak on using real-world data
Martin’s Properties appoints Parmar as senior development manager
He joins from Frontier Estates, where he was responsible for identifying, acquiring and bringing forward development opportunities.
Freehold development in Leicester leads Strettons’ April auction
A total of £8.9m was raised at the auction, which achieved a success rate of 85%.
AEW gets nod for 500-unit BTR scheme at Bristol’s former Debenhams
The former department store will be redeveloped for new rental homes.
Hurlington gets greenlight for £150m south London PBSA scheme
The project will also provide 42 affordable homes and 19,000 sq ft of workspace.
Brightbay Real Estate Partners expands senior team
George Jerram joins from Chancerygate’s asset management department where he served as a director.
M&S store demolition case highlights the need for clearer policy
Barrister Russell Harris KC talks about how M&S won its appeal against refusal of plans for its Marble Arch store and why the redevelopment may go ahead.
Britain’s unnatural nature
The green rolling hills of the British countryside are a national treasure, but they are by no means natural. Think of unspoilt land and you might picture a patchwork of green fields divided by meandering hedgerows or dry-stone walls, home to placidly munching sheep or cows.
Why the flex office sector no longer needs WeWork
Editor: Adam Neumann has made headlines in recent weeks for his $500m bid to buy back WeWork.
Students are part of the magic mix
Editor: Your recent ‘Solving the student housing shortfall’ roundtable (p26, 22.03.24) raised some interesting points, with Greystar’s Michela Hancock saying “mixed tenure should be encouraged”.
Q&A with Aldi’s MD of real estate: “We’re committed to opening 500 new UK stores”
Jonathan Neale, managing director of real estate at Aldi, tells Property Week about the value supermarket chain’s growth ambitions and why it has created a centralised property team
Retail takes lead in net zero race
Many supermarkets and retail parks have high EPC ratings and are adopting energy-saving strategies.
Tech helps to put occupiers first
The pandemic and the rise of digital management have turbocharged a ‘hotelification’ of real estate.
By the way: Peter Bill on Julian Richer’s book on fixing the housing crisis
A signed copy of Julian Richer’s ‘Our Housing Disaster – And What We Can Do About It’ plops through the letterbox, the envelope addressed by the man himself.
ChargePoint powers up EV opportunities for property
Supporting the shift to electric vehicles can be a challenge for owners and occupiers alike, but there is a way ahead. ChargePoint’s André ten Bloemendal steers Property Week around the obstacles.
Getting back to nature
Developers are increasingly integrating nature-based features into their schemes to boost biodiversity and tackle the effects of climate change.
Can historic estates go net zero?
Retrofitting heritage buildings while preserving their architectural significance poses many challenges.
How to measure social value
While progress has been made in the understanding of social impact, there is still a long journey ahead to help businesses gain the most insight from the data that they collect.
Smashing the glass ceiling
Northern Hollywoods: film and TV studios to increase production in the North
More clarity on MEES is essential
All generations need levelling up
Mixed-use London property to lead Acuitus’s May commercial auction
Q&A: Five minutes with Matthew Robertson, co-founder and CFO of Valouran
Swansea pioneers a green model
