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InsightNon-disclosure of lockdown rents
Reports in the press have disclosed that retail giant Primark has paid rent to some but not all of its landlords now that its stores across the UK have opened up after lockdown.
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Many landlords are allowing tenants to delay rent payments due to Covid-19, but have they let a guarantor off the hook in doing so?
The unprecedented shutdown of many businesses due to Covid-19 has dramatically increased the number of payment arrangements that have been entered into between landlords and tenants.
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Immersive theatre company Histrionic takes performance into new spaces
Adam McKenzie Wylie, CEO of immersive theatre start-up Histrionic Productions, talks to Andrew Saunders about its first show, finding suitable venues and the challenge posed by social distancing
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View from the top: Mark Robinson, chair of High Street Task Force
The new chair of the government-led High Streets Task Force tells Property Week about the problems facing UK retail, his ambitions for the initiative and the importance of a sense of place.
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We must plug housing investment gap
Editor: As lockdown eases, we are reminded that we need to get the economy going again.
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Planning reform key to UK recovery
Editor: The prime minister is clearly backing construction to dig us out of the economic hole created by Covid-19 ( ’Industry reacts to Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 recovery speech ’).
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SME shed take-up is a positive sign
A bit less ‘just-in-time’ and a bit more ‘just in case’: it’s one of my favourite adages from the business car crash of recent months.
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Letter from New York
An eerie, Twilight Zone-like atmosphere descended on sweltering New York City this week. Over a muted July 4th Independence Day weekend, the Big Apple was torn between celebration and unease.
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Turnover-based rents model is the future
Turnover-based rents in the retail and leisure sector are not new. But judging by media coverage in recent weeks, suddenly they seem to be everyone’s favourite route forward for the post-coronavirus world.
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Shared ownership is fit for heroes
Not a day goes by without new data or a survey from the housing industry being released. I’m sure we are all eagerly flicking through these articles to see what the future might hold. Frankly, the uncertainty is exhausting.
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‘We never wanted to grow too quickly’: interview with Huckletree co-founder
Huckletree co-founder Andrew Lynch talks to Emma Shone about the co-working firm’s community-based offering, the benefits of its Places model and his reimagining of the sector in a post-Covid world
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How Tony Pidgley built London
Berkeley Group founder Tony Pidgley was, along with Sir Lawrie Barratt, one of the two giants of modern housebuilding – an industry they both, in differing ways, were largely responsible for fashioning.
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Space as a service comes of age
In the past few weeks, the speed of change has been breathtaking. Ideas that were once regarded as outlandish have become mainstream very quickly.
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Zeroing in on the key climate issues
Property Week’ s recent Net Zero: The Art of the Possible virtual event brought industry experts together to debate the Climate Crisis Challenge and how to achieve net zero carbon.
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View from the top: Mark Ridley, group CEO of Savills
Savills’ global boss talks to Property Week about the real estate winners and losers in the aftermath of Covid-19, what lies ahead for offices and his anticipation of a ‘swoosh’-shaped recovery
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Building the tower of Babel
Dutch international footballer Ryan Babel tells Property Week why he thinks investing in residential property is cooler and sexier than splashing out on expensive watches and fast cars.
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Time to woo overseas shoppers
For a specific part of the economy, the Covid-19 impact started earlier and will end far later than most others. This will have a direct impact on property owners and their tenants across the UK.
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Letter from New York
The Big Apple has come to life again with the start of phase II of reopening. Thousands of restaurants opened outdoor seating and encouraged by good summer weather and a sustained reduction in Covid-19 infections, New Yorkers finally enjoyed a taste of pre-pandemic pleasure.
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Resi landlords suffer in silence
An important principle is taught in training first responders to an accident: check those not crying for help first, as those not making noise are probably suffering too much to muster the energy to scream or, even worse, are already dead.
