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Changing consumer trends take a bite out of Big Apple’s famous department stores
Londoners troubled over the plight of debt-ridden House of Fraser as it fell into administration last week and was promptly bought by Sports Direct should know that the department store scene in America is even more dire. Jumbos are closing from coast to coast while in Manhattan, the historic something-for-everyone ...
City view: Hammerson creates value for executives not shareholders
Bill Gates has described the book “Factfulness” by Hans, Ol & Anna Rosling as one of the most important books he has ever read and an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world. The tome’s basic argument is that the world is in much better shape than the media ...
Healthy homes can help relieve pressure on the NHS
Is revised NPPF fit for the next five years, let alone 10?
The build-to-rent sector stands up
Evolution of UK retail market means only the fittest will survive
Building quotas put communities at risk
We should aim to meet growing demand for high-tech, collaborative retirement living
What can we learn from the Emoov story?
Why Brexit is killing the London housing market
Proptech and millennials are changing property
Croydon council prepares for Crexit possibilities
Landlords’ lofty rooftop plans may be blocked by lease ambiguities
With space at a premium, rents falling and landlords increasingly challenged to maintain profit levels, it is understandable that roof spaces offer considerable potential. Landlords in both the commercial and residential sector might think about developing upwards – either into the roof space or adding an extra storey. But who ...
Video: surveying apprenticeships with UCEM
Across two interview videos, UCEM principal Ashley Wheaton talks to Property Week about the institution’s history from providing correspondence courses to becoming the leading provider of supported online education in the Built Environment, with more than 4,000 students worldwide.
Video: using property data in the new build market
The average UK homeowner is now staying in their property for 21 years, according to data from Hometrack. With this in mind, new homes developers have a challenge on their hands; how do you engage existing homeowners in this slow moving market, and keep ahead of your competition?
Don’t get caught out – always check who signed the lease
Emanuele Midolo’s feature on the new US embassy in Nine Elms contains an interesting comment from a US state department official, which indicates that the embassy was funded by property sales including that of the former US Navy HQ at 7 North Audley Street/20 Grosvenor Square.
