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InsightThe industry must embrace hotelisation
Editor: The industry must embrace hotelisation, whereby any asset can offer services, unique experiences and a space to connect with others.
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Five minutes with Robert Dobrzycki
Panattoni Europe’s chief executive on positive thinking, flexibility and spreading more happiness
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LDC identifies retail parks ripe for logistics use
Eleven small retail parks with vacancy rates above 33% shortlisted as targets for logistics conversion.
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How Potter Space turned itself into a landlord
Converting a logistics business into a real estate company is not easy. Mitchell Labiak talks to Matthew Lamb, the man behind the transformation of the 50-year-old Potter Group.
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West Midlands spec development
Soaring availability and a recent dip in take-up suggest a wave of West Midlands spec schemes may be ill-timed, but market watchers insist demand remains strong.
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How innovative designs are easing lack of logistics space in London
Demand for logistics space in and around London has been increasing dramatically for years. Emanuela Barbiroglio asks what is being done to address this need.
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Interview with The Boutique Workplace Company’s CEO
Daniel Wheble tells Property Week what sets The Boutique Workplace Company apart from other flexible office operators.
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Black holes and revelations
Parallels have inevitably been drawn between Boris Johnson’s “anti-democratic” attempt to prorogue parliament and Oliver Cromwell’s establishment of the Protectorate government.
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Time to end apathy on the climate crisis
Some big investors are backing moves to limit the industrial sector’s carbon footprint, but can the rest of the sector be convinced of the financial benefits?
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Why the slowdown in logistics investment is not all bad news
While investment in logistics has fallen, it is still an attractive asset class. Owners are reluctant to sell so how can potential investors find opportunities?
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WeWork IPO is a lesson to all
News of The We Company’s IPO being postponed last week was a predictable outcome following weeks of media commentary about the firm’s valuation, its complex relationship with co-founder and recently resigned chief executive Adam Neumann, the risks in WeWork’s subletting model and its widening operating losses.
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Sector needs to be smarter about tech
After decades of underinvestment, we are now in a golden era for technology in real estate.
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Spike in 3PL demand sparks stockpiling fears
Brexit stockpiling is not the only factor driving the increase in take-up by 3PLs.
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RESI Trailblazers: the class of 2019
At the RESI Convention earlier this month, we kicked off the three-day extravaganza by unveiling the entrepreneurs, disruptors and innovators that make up this year’s cohort of RESI Trailblazers.
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The great Section 106 and CIL scandal
Billions are being contributed by developers in Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy payments, but just how much of it have councils actually spent?
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Industrial & Logistics supplement September 2019
The planet is heating up. July was the hottest month on record. And it’s not just the environmentalists who are concerned.
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What’s in store for self-storage?
The 2019 FEDESSA European Self Storage Industry report, produced in conjunction with JLL, which will be officially launched at the European Self Storage Conference at the QEII in London next week, shows that the self-storage industry continues to grow across Europe, with average occupancy and returns remaining relatively stable.
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Helping people find true value
It’s easy to take employment for granted. We establish a routine, learn new things, gain skills, make friends, earn money and progress through life. While this is a journey familiar to so many, for others this can seem out of reach.
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Call time on our Brexit purgatory
“JUST GET ****ING ON WITH IT!” Not the war cry of a hardline Brexiteer, but the plaintive refrain (give or take the adverb) from some dozen property people I’ve chatted to over the past month or so – all of whom voted remain, but now long to get on with ...
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We should revitalise, not repurpose, the high street
Editor: This week’s collapse of travel giant Thomas Cook has led to the closure of more than 550 high street stores with immediate effect (‘ All Thomas Cook stores closed “with immediate effect” after travel firm collapses ’).
