Rhiannon Curry
Rhiannon is a former news editor of Property Week and business reporter at The Telegraph. She now writes freelance for PW and other titles.
MarketsPrivate cemeteries slow to gain ground
Despite high demand, the private cemetery market has failed to get off the ground – so what is holding it back?
- News
Risks of Labour’s Right to Buy plan outweigh the benefits
BTR companies say investors would be put off if Right to Buy were extended to include the sector
- Markets
Biophilic design takes off
More and more companies are embracing biophilia to improve wellbeing.
- News
Cracks emerge in the supported living model
Peel Hunt note suggests that high rents for supported living are unsustainable.
- News
Nationwide moves into resi with not-for-profit scheme
Building society hopes Swindon project will inspire other ‘responsible organisations’ to become developers
- News
Telford Homes deal signals new BTR strategy for CBRE
Deal will inject money and expertise into Telford’s activities while giving CBRE immediate scale in rented sector.
- Markets
Farmers get on board with self-storage
The increased demand for self-storage facilities has created an opportunity for farmers to sweat their assets.
- News
Heitman and Signature tackle London’s retirement market
JV is hopeful the capital’s stringent affordable housing requirements will not prove too big a challenge.
- Insight
New Gateway scheme boosts Bridgwater's appeal
Bridgwater Gateway aims to capitalise on the town’s appeal to manufacturers with its spec and build-to-suit industrial units, while also providing a raft of amenities for workers.
- Insight
Dublin's Clerys Quarter set to be redeveloped
A department store that dates back to 1853 is set to be redeveloped. Rhiannon Curry reports on the plans for new shops, offices and bars.
- Insight
‘The world’s most sustainable shed’
Office buildings have undergone a wellbeing revolution but the industrial sector has been slow to catch up. Baytree hopes to be ahead of the curve with its innovative new warehouse.
- Markets
Time Square key to kickstarting Warrington’s flagging retail heart
Council hopes new scheme will bring people back to the centre.
- Insight
Clouds are gathering, but there are reasons to be upbeat
A good barometer of the property market is how hard it is to get agents on the phone: the better the market, the more elusive they are.
- Online
Cinema operator signs in Sittingbourne
The Light Cinemas has agreed a deal to operate an eight-screen cinema in the £57m regeneration of Sittingbourne Town Centre.
- Online
Cushmans poaches Colliers occupiers man
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Ed Neild as head of portfolio development in its EMEA Global Occupier Services team.
- Online
Galliard and Cain Hoy buy wharf for £500m scheme
Galliard Homes and Cain Hoy have bought a 19-acre site in the Royal Docks for a £500m residential-led project.
- Online
UBS fund to sell final four assets
UBS’s Central London Office Value Added (CLOVA) fund is preparing to sell its final four assets, which are expected to fetch around £250m.
- Online
Investment firm signs in Cheesegrater
Investment management firm Quadrature Capital has agreed terms to occupy level 33 at British Land and Oxford Properties’ Leadenhall Building.
- News
Wilko finds its way to Oxford Street ending long search
Homeware retailer Wilko is to open its first store on London’s Oxford Street.
- News
Overseas interest slackens off, new RICS report reveals
Overseas interest in the UK commercial property market has “noticeably flattened”, according to a report from the RICS.
