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InsightHealth is now the priority on the home front
Experience of the pandemic has taught us many things, but the importance of our health and wellbeing, and that of our family and friends, sits front and centre. Many people are now recognising the importance and need to focus on their physical and mental health and the importance of the ...
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It’s time to diversify housing supply
Two policy changes stood out in long-awaited planning white paper ‘Planning for the future’ – the government’s blueprint for replacing England’s outdated, post-war planning rulebook with a radically new system.
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PBSA goes to the top of the class
Blackstone’s £4.7bn acquisition of the iQ student portfolio earlier this year felt like a watershed moment for the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, cementing its position as a mature, institutionally sought-after asset class with long-term liability matching income characteristics.
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The Mancunian candidate
OBI Property’s Will Lewis tells Property Week how the Manchester-based agency has grown in 10 years from a two-man band to a business handling around 40% of the city’s office lettings.
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Let’s repurpose underused car parks
Editor: In 1970, Joni Mitchell’s hit ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ proclaimed “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. Perhaps it is time to revisit this.
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Expect more New Look-style CVAs
Editor: The New Look CVA rent deal is a watershed moment for both occupiers and landlords.
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Helping retail to turn over a new leaf
Turnover-based rents will be vital for retailers to survive. Property Week talks to the founders of a new consultancy formed to help implement the new model.
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Prologis - the developer of business 'Parklife' talks to Property Week
Prologis’s Robin Woodbridge talks to Property Week about its decision to sell the Platform portfolio, its last-mile logistics strategy and the sector’s growing importance to the economy
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DHL ready to handle the fallout from Covid-19
Logistics operator DHL is well placed to handle the extremes that Covid-19 has created for the commercial property market. Property Week finds out why.
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What comes next cannot be business as normal in April
As Moira Stuart used to tell us, “tax doesn’t have to be taxing”. But, for retailers whose holiday on property taxes is scheduled to end on 31st March next year, it certainly is.
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Reimagining industrial units
Strategic industrial land has long been a key consideration in the search for new development sites to accommodate residential growth.
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Rise of the industrial sale-and-leaseback
Access to working capital is critical for companies in the current market environment.
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LGIM’s Holland on the outlook for industrial
Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, Jonathan Holland and his team at LGIM Real Assets’ Industrial Property Investment Fund continue to deliver consistently high returns. Property Week catches up with him to find out how.
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Let housebuilders fuel the recovery
While trading in the housing market is brisk thanks to the stamp duty holiday and extension of Help to Buy, the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic may not yet be fully behind us.
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Five minutes with Richard Sullivan
Savills’ UK head of industrial logistics discusses his likes – and dislikes – about the industry.
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Factoids and housing crisis fixes
Rodding the planning drains may improve the flow of applications. But Boris Johnson’s claim that reforms contained in ‘Planning for the Future’ will increase the volume of new homes is humbug.
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Covid insurance ruling may save jobs
Editor: The High Court ruling that some insurers should have paid out for losses caused by lockdown is a major victory to policyholders and the thousands of businesses that had trading interrupted by Covid-19.
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Office is at the heart of city success
At Knight Frank we are looking forward to welcoming the autumn intake of graduates to our offices around the UK.
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Data centres in demand
The pandemic has brought a sudden shift in lifestyles and working patterns, creating a surge in demand for data centres, which support a diverse mix of critical activities, including London’s high-tech and services sectors as well as ecommerce, Internet of Things, remote working and home streaming services.
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The big shed shift from box to cube
It is not just the average footprint of a warehouse that continues to grow. The height has shot up too.
