All Professional articles – Page 25
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ProfessionalWorkspace’s Chris Girling steps down as new non-execs hired
Chris Girling will step down as a non-executive director of Workspace Group on 7 February.
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ProfessionalDemand for logistics space set to soar as BPF calls for greater support
Demand for industrial and logistics space across England has been underestimated in planning policy for a decade and future demand is likely to be at least 29% higher than past levels, a report by the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills has found.
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ProfessionalImpact Healthcare plans £50m share issue for acquisitions and debt payment
Impact Healthcare REIT plans to raise £50m by way of a share issue in the form of an open offer, placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer.
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ProfessionalCarrington heads City investment at BNP Paribas RE
BNP Paribas Real Estate has promoted James Carrington to the role of head of City investment.
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ProfessionalDowning sells five properties to Greystar Real Estate for £388m
Downing has sold five properties to Greystar Real Estate for a total of £388m as it focuses on future growth.
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ProfessionalTime to rethink private office spaces in a post-Covid world
Pods can provide employers with flexibility, noise cancellation and a host of health and air-quality benefits.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Sarah Goldman, senior portfolio manager at GPE
Sarah Goldman, senior portfolio manager at GPE, on how she got started in property, her TV and music picks, what she would do with a million pounds and the superpower she wishes she had.
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ProfessionalThe fast-casual restaurant boom
The fast-casual boom in the UK’s restaurant industry is becoming increasingly hard to ignore. The fast-food and takeaway sector experienced enormous growth due to the pandemic, but recent data around property prices, consumer trends and industry flexibility are suggesting a reversal of fortunes.
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ProfessionalNHQC seeks to bolster buyer confidence in new-build homes
The New Homes Quality Code will deal with complaints and provide remedies for new-build homebuyers.
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ProfessionalAddressing the planning process
Following the publication of ‘Meeting Housing Demand’ last week, chairwoman Baroness Neville-Rolfe observed: “The most important aspect in terms of housing supply is planning. Frankly, all the twisting and turning over reform has had a chilling effect, creating uncertainty for housebuilders and planners.”
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ProfessionalHow can developers make money while helping to save the planet?
By now, developers will be used to designers promoting opportunities to improve sustainability performance, and equally familiar with these proposals being rejected due to risk and cost concerns.
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ProfessionalWhat does ‘nutrient neutrality’ spell for new-homes delivery?
Amid a UK housing shortage, 10,000 homes in Portsmouth and Southampton went on hold in 2020 and now, according to research by Savills, 10% of all local planning authorities (LPAs) – predominantly in the South West – have had to cut housing delivery by more than half.
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ProfessionalFostering a sense of community
Deals in the City of London were historically brokered in coffee shops, when market intelligence was shared through networks of people talking to each other. In an increasingly mobile world, business happens in Shoreditch House or the lobby of The Standard, as well as remotely from holiday homes and rural ...
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ProfessionalCommercial valuations must reflect sustainability and ESG
RICS guidance note requires valuers to take sustainability into account when valuing commercial property.
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ProfessionalCatering for the science market
We are witnessing a golden age for life sciences, with the sector boosted by enhanced funding, social necessity and government policy.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Uma Rajah, chief executive of CapitalRise
Uma Rajah, chief executive of CapitalRise, on how she got started in the property industry, her book and film recommendations, what she would do with a million pounds and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
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ProfessionalIs end of the CVA road in sight?
Recent statistics show that only 20 CVAs were sanctioned in Q3 of last year – a record low for any quarter in the last decade – leading many industry experts to ask whether the CVA has become obsolete.
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ProfessionalWorkplaces should foster team spirit and collaboration
Employers will need to offer more than a pre-pandemic approach to offices to attract and retain talent.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Edward Griffin, chief executive of WorkPad
Edward Griffin, chief executive of WorkPad, on how he got started in the property industry, his cultural recommendations, his number-one travel destination and what he would do with a million pounds.
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ProfessionalDo developers have power to meet EV charging regulations?
Requirement for more EV charging points seen as good first step but developers may face ad.ditional costs
