All articles by Jon Severs
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MarketsInvestors flock to trade counter sector
Can the trade counter sector fulfil occupier demand and investor appetite?
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MarketsFlexible workspace competition heats up
As new entrants from a broad variety of industries flood the co-working market, how is it set to transform?
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InsightArtificial intelligence: is the future AI... or IA?
What does AI mean for the industry and will it have the transformative effect many predict?
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MarketsDo cryptocurrencies have a role to play in property?
Few people had heard of Bitcoin five years ago. Fewer still realised it was only the first of several cryptocurrencies that would emerge and hardly anyone thought this ‘digital money’ would ever be taken seriously as a mainstream currency.
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MarketsIs property finally embracing the tech revolution?
In a world of circuit boards, megabytes and algorithms, the property sector remains resolutely paper heavy.
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InsightChicken restaurants: poultry in motion
The fast-food focus may still be dominated by gourmet burger restaurants, but there are other, arguably more interesting, stories out there, not least the recent expansion of gourmet chicken restaurants.
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InsightOffice tenants: the art of the covenant
Tech start-ups are booming in the UK. Between the EU referendum last June and this February, the number of tech businesses doubled, according to analysis from auditing firm RSM, and in 2016 job creation in the tech industry was found to be double the rate of the rest of the ...
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MarketsRedevelopment of IBM’s former HQ continues apace
Sitting snugly against the side of the M27 as the motorway bends around Portsea Island in Hampshire is a building that is much loved by Portsmouth locals. It isn’t a church, a museum or a fancy shopping centre - it’s an office block.
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InsightTipping point: the surge in fly-tipping
If you think fly-tipping is something that only happens down dirt tracks in remote rural locations, think again.
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InsightSecondary and tertiary sheds: time for a makeover?
Barry Woods is a happy man. The director at property group Parabola took, in some people’s view, a gamble.
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MarketsCrowdfunding: a safe bet or a risk to avoid?
Over the last few years, the traditional residential property investment fraternity has watched in awe as a series of new crowdfunding companies have launched and successfully attracted round after round of funding.
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MarketsAre amenities key to the success of build-to-rent in the UK?
The only thing everyone says they know for sure about the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is that no one knows for sure what works. BTR is a “fledgling sector”, according to experts. There are no right answers.
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InsightBlockchain: the new phenomenon set to transform the way we work
Got a mental block over blockchain? Don’t worry, it’s not as complex as it sounds.
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InsightRectory Farm: sheds going underground
Nicholas King, director at Formal Investments, has a vision for a new warehouse in London that many have labelled “ambitious”. Reading between the lines, it is perhaps a polite way of saying the idea is complicated, daring, brave, foolish, crazy even.
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InsightRegional spotlight: London
A lack of supply in the capital means that rents are only moving in one direction.
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InsightRegional spotlight: South East
South-eastern rental values are finding their own level - soaking up London overspill while still outpricing other regions.
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InsightThe future of retail parks: park life but not as we know it
Out-of-town retail parks are morphing before our eyes. While the barricades of boxes on the edge of town devoted to DIY and bulky items are still there, many now offer a more sophisticated retail mix, including a decent fashion proposition.
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MarketsDeath of the nightclub: the last dance?
Is it all over for nightclubs? The government’s statisticians certainly seem to think so.
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MarketsArtists will enjoy unique studios in Portsmouth regeneration scheme
In the oldest quarter of Portsmouth, in an area so crowded with history that information boards are forced to compete for wall space, a quiet revolution is under way.
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MarketsGreyhound stadiums – gone to the dogs?
When a greyhound retires from racing, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) will proudly tell you that every effort is made to find it a home.
