Mitchell Labiak
Mitchell writes for the Professional section of Property Week and also leads on multi-media content.
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- mitchell.labiak@propertyweek.com
ProfessionalHow 5G mobile technology is set to transform the workplace
RootMetrics’ Kevin Hasley on what the rollout of 5G means for offices and how soon it could be in use
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JLL launch short-term rental platform to rival ‘illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’’
JLL and Aberdeen Standard Investments have launched a software platform that enables one-night stays in rental accommodation to compete with what they call “illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’”.
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Capreon to redevelop 28,000 sq ft of The Lanes for new tenants
Noé Group’s real estate business Capreon will redevelop 51 Scotch Street in Carlisle into three new retail units for shopping centre The Lanes.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate expands Bristol team
The Bristol office of BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNP PRE) has hired three new senior team members.
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Paperchase brings in KPMG to consider CVA
Paperchase has called in KPMG to advise on a potential company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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OakNorth loans Regal London £29.2m for mixed-use development in Clapham
Small business bank OakNorth has loaned Regal London £29.2m to develop a site in Clapham into a mixed-use scheme spread across eight floors.
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Valor acquires industrial site in south London
Valor Real Estate Partners has acquired a seven-acre site in Mitcham with the intention to redevelop the existing 110,000 sq ft industrial estate into a grade A logistics park.
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Bryan Johnston on the PLA's drive to reform property law
The head of the PLA talks about legal change, the organisation’s lobbying power and the impact of Brexit
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Blackrock expands Walthamstow industrial assets
Blackrock’s UK Property Fund has acquired Forest Trading Estate in Walthamstow from CBRE Global Investors for £11m.
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Skilton takes tech role at Unily
Retail agent Joanne Skilton has joined intranet service provider Unily in the new role of chief commercial officer.
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CBRE says no deal Brexit is 40% likely
A no deal Brexit is 40% likely, according to CBRE’s 2019 UK Real Estate Market Outlook report.
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Lancer directors win claim against Abu Dhabi royal family
Two of Lancer’s directors have won their unfair dismissal claims against Astrea Asset Management, the company which replaced Lancer as managers of the Abu Dhabi royal family’s UK estate, while two other Lancer directors lost their case.
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Supreme Court rules in favour of electronic notices
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Westminster City Council’s decision to serve a completion notice via email in a judgement which could impact the future validity of all property notices.
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Landsec spends '£2-3m' on hard Brexit preparations
Rob Noel, chief executive of Landsec, has revealed that the UK’s largest listed property company has spent “two to three million pounds” on preparations for a hard Brexit.
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PLA introduces nine academics to organisation
The Property Litigation Association (PLA) has introduced academics into the organisation for the first time.
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House of Lords criticises government’s lack of clarity on modular construction
The government’s lack of clarity on its presumption in favour of modular construction was repeatedly criticised at a House of Lords debate yesterday evening about the Science and Technology Committee’s report, Off-site manufacture for construction: Building for change.
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Nine brands let 29,500 sq ft more space at Bluewater
Nine brands have let 29,500 sq ft of new space at Landsec’s Bluewater scheme in the form of openings and upsizes. Six brands, including Levi, Happy Socks and Penhaligon’s have opened new units while JD Sports, Beaverbrooks and Chisholm Hunter have increased their floor space.
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Clearbell lets 123,000 sq ft warehouse in Doncaster
Clearbell has let the entire Aspect Warehouse in West Moor Park, Doncaster to MH Star on a 15-year lease.
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RICS event panel slams real estate’s failure to tackle sustainability and diversity
A panel made up of some of UK real estate’s top chief executives during RICS’s Commercial Property Conference 2018, at the Park Plaza Victoria, criticised the industry’s lack of success in embracing technology, increasing diversity and fighting climate change.
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First-time Middle Eastern developer buys City building for £39m
Soor Capital, a private Middle Eastern investor, has bought 23-26 Austin Friars in London for £39.05m. The deal is Soor Capital’s first investment in the UK and represents a net initial yield of 5.05%, equating to £700 per sq ft.
