Insight and comment
Winners past and present
It has been a week of extraordinary highs and lows.
BTR looks to a healthier future
Lockdown is easing and parts of the nation are emerging from weeks of isolation. We’re not out of the woods yet, but a vision of normal life is visible on the horizon.
A long road to recovery
The tectonic plates are moving – and not before time.
Why we all still need the office
I want to go against the current – and surprising – trend among some property industry experts for extolling the virtues of working from home and sounding the death knell of the office.
Time to woo overseas shoppers
For a specific part of the economy, the Covid-19 impact started earlier and will end far later than most others. This will have a direct impact on property owners and their tenants across the UK.
Legal and professional advice
How liable are landlords for Covid-19 workplace risks?
Landlords can face serious consequences for failing to carry out risk assessments or implement measures.
Retailers can survive pandemic if they work with landlords
The opportunity is there for greater financial transparency and for leases to be reworked to benefit them both.
What happens if you do not apply for the Building Safety Fund?
Residential building owners or residents’ management companies (RMC) only have a limited time to register for eligibility for the government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) to replace combustible, non-ACM cladding on buildings over 18m high, with the 31 July deadline approaching rapidly.
Could Covid-19 lead to a high street property power shift?
Covid-19 has hit the retail industry hard. Research from Statista shows three quarters of retailers expect the pandemic to have a negative impact on their sales, and Brand Finance’s Global 500 2020 report found that fashion retailers alone could lose around £800bn as a result of Covid-19.
New Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships is now out
In the words of Amelia Earhart: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act!” As the crunch quarter rent day approached in June, the commercial property sector was anticipating a new Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships. The code is now out, but the government has fluffed its ...
Landsec to reinstate dividend payout in November
Landsec will resume paying out dividends to investors after revealing it managed to collect 60% of the rent due for the third quarter.
Market Halls won’t reopen sites until social distancing measures eased
Food hall operator Market Halls has said it will not reopen its three sites until social distancing measures have eased as it looks to make redundancies.
New drive-in cinema to open in the Midlands
Drive-in cinema operator Nightflix is poised to open a new site today at Newark Showground in the Midlands. The company’s inaugural site in Colchester, Essex, commenced screenings on 19 June and topped the UK and Ireland cinema ticket sales chart last month.
Civitas plans to raise £120m to fund expansion programme
Casual Dining Group to close 91 sites as it falls into administration
Plymouth’s hotel market to bounce back fastest post Covid-19
UKGBC disappointed by lack of green recovery in PM’s £5bn ‘New Deal’
Byron files notice to appoint administrators
Student bookings rise as universities elect to reopen
Intu set to collapse into administration
Landlords collect just 18.2% of commercial rents for June quarter day, initial study shows
Pret A Manger looks to slash rental bill amid sales slump
Barratt Homes benefiting the most from the government’s Help to Buy scheme
Analysis
The industry pays tribute to housebuilding titan Tony Pidgley
Ground-breaking residential schemes are the legacy of the hard-working and straight-talking Berkeley boss.
As Taylor Wimpey kicks off a bargain hunt, will the rest follow?
The group says its £522m share placing offers ‘a significant opportunity to invest in land at attractive prices’.
British Land’s Simon Carter on putting sustainability first
The company has streamlined the sustainability targets in its 2030 strategy to focus on two key areas.
MMC set to benefit from the post-Covid housing delivery push
Covid-19 puts the brakes on new Croydon developments
Hotel owner operators must pick whether to stick or twist
Plan to curb council property spending has ‘major loophole’
Visions of the healthier and safer post-lockdown office
Q&A: Tom Bloxham on getting back to work
Prime London market poised for swift post-Covid recovery
Growing retail crisis reignites debate over turnover leases
