Leonore Schick
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ProfessionalAccessibility issue highlighted by disability campaigners
Gaining access to residential and commercial properties is a problem for wheelchair-users despite legislation.
NewsSadiq Khan proposes levy on developers
The Mayor of London has proposed introducing a levy on developers to raise funds to address building safety issues.
OnlineMoney laundering report fires ‘a warning shot’ to estate agents
A new government report into money laundering has fired a “warning shot” to residential property agents, according to one of the industry’s leading trade bodies.
NewsPrologis and Tritax Big Box share best practice for net zero carbon development
UK logistics property companies Prologis and Tritax Big Box have agreed to share best practice for net zero carbon development in the property sector.
NewsTotal returns for property down for first time since 2008
Total returns for property will fall 4.5% in 2020, the first negative return since 2008, but turn positive again in 2021 with gains of 6%, according to the latest investment brief report from Gerald Eve.
NewsThe London Fund secures £100m investment
Local Pensions Partnership Investments, London CIV and the London Pensions Fund Authority have secured £100m investment for The London Fund from the London Pensions Fund Authority.
NewsIlke Homes sells 57-home West Gloucester affordable housing scheme
Modular housing company ilke Homes has sold a 57-home affordable housing scheme in Drybrook, West Gloucestershire, to the Guinness Partnership, one of England’s largest housing associations.
NewsOcado leases 164,000 sq ft in Bicester logistics facility
Tritax Symmetry, the logistics development company of Tritax Big Box, has signed up Ocado Retail to a speculatively developed logistics facility at Symmetry Park, Bicester.
ProfessionalYoung professionals look to change the property industry
NextGen Committee survey finds main issues are barriers to entry, workplace attitudes and line management.
NewsARCO appoints head of membership and operations
Lex Cumber will be joining ARCO, a body representing the older people’s housing-with-care sector in the UK, as head of membership and operations.
NewsWork commences on Brindleyplace
CBRE Global Investors has begun work on the £39.75m transformation of 10 Brindleyplace, an office refurbishment scheme in Birmingham.
NewsCaudwell recruits two senior team members
Luxury property developer Caudwell Collection has appointed two senior team members to work on its Audley Square residential development in Mayfair.
NewsCanadian pension investment board establishes UK-based green energy platform
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board has established a UK-based platform to invest in solar, onshore wind and battery storage, among other technologies, across Europe.
NewsLondon office vacancy rates set to rise
Vacancy rates in the London office market are set to reach 10% in the first half of 2021, which will have a negative impact on rents, according to data provided by Colliers International.
NewsThe Covid-19 pandemic winners and losers city by city
The annual UK Powerhouse report produced by Irwin Mitchell and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) reveals the devastating impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the UK economy.
NewsLandsec 370,000 sq ft London office development greenlit
Landsec has secured planning permission for Timber Square, a proposed 370,000 sq ft office development on Lavington Street, London.
NewsJV buys six-acre site for £50m Dagenham industrial scheme
A joint venture has acquired a six-acre site in Dagenham, East London with plans to develop an industrial scheme with a GDV of £50m.
NewsGreen light for Walthamstow co-living scheme
Co-living brand The Collective has received a resolution to grant planning permission for a 300-room co-living scheme in Walthamstow.
NewsHamleys selects centre:mk for pop up venture
British toy emporium, Hamleys, has selected centre:mk for a pop-up retail concept at 148 Midsummer Arcade for four months.
NewsLabTech appoints Ed Nicholson
London property investment company, LabTech, has appointed Ed Nicholson as its head of London office leasing for its estates across the capital, covering its traditional office portfolio.
