Q&A: Countryside MD on progress in Acton
Countryside Properties and L&Q are well on their way to delivering the 2,500 homes planned for the Acton Gardens site in south Acton, west London.
View ArticleMark of success: Mark Bourgeois interview
At a time of great uncertainty for the retail property market, Hammerson’s UK and Ireland managing director Mark Bourgeois reveals to Property Week how the retail landlord has managed to stay ahead of...
View ArticleToronto: the city of androids
Google has unveiled ambitious plans to transform Toronto into a smart city, complete with delivery robots and autonomous vehicles.
View ArticleSenior living is about people not just profit
Property Week’s second Retirement Living conference took place last week against a backdrop of growing investor interest in the sector.
View ArticleLondon home to almost half of offshore-registered properties
More than two-fifths of the properties owned by companies registered in ‘tax havens’ are located in Greater London, newly released Land Registry data reveals.
View ArticleRetail trends
Technology has encroached on the high street but retailers are fighting back with imaginative offers.
View ArticleTwitter debate: discussing what’s in store for #retailregen
When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping, as they say. Well, the going on the British high street has certainly got tougher in recent months, but with big-ticket retail-led regeneration...
View ArticleAct now to keep West End top of retail premier league
It may be one of the world’s most iconic shopping destinations, but the West End cannot afford to rest on its laurels.
View ArticleRetail, Leisure & Hotels supplement November 2017
Julia Calabrese interview - Westgate Oxford - Junkyard Golf Club - Westfield extension - Escape rooms
View ArticleSexual harassment: the ugly truth
As sexual harassment in the entertainment industry continues to dominate news headlines, Property Week asks how serious the problem is in property.
View ArticleCould new digital tool ease burden of planning system?
When a development is postponed or abandoned, the complexity of the planning system is often blamed.
View ArticleHow positive is prognosis for healthy towns 18 months on?
Intended to promote healthy living and reduce the incidence of diseases like obesity, ‘healthy towns’ were hailed as the future when the NHS announced the initiative 18 months ago.
View ArticleThriving tech sends Milton Keynes to top of UK growth table
Milton Keynes has overtaken Cambridge as the UK’s fastest-growing town or city economy, according to Irwin Mitchell and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
View ArticleEast End boy: Henry Smith interview
Aitch Group boss Henry Smith talks to Property Week about expanding the business beyond its east London PRS heartland and the challenges involved in negotiating the planning system… and the North Pole.
View ArticleBrexit impact: funds on the run
Open-ended retail funds took a battering after last year’s EU referendum as investors looked to cash out. Property Week asks whether it could happen again and if yes, what can be done to mitigate the...
View ArticleAuctions sales soar in September
The amount of money spent at auctions in September was up 15.5% on last year, according to data from Essential Information Group (EIG).
View ArticleFlexible office sector shrugs off IWG’s £1bn share slump
The serviced office market is supposed to be booming.
View ArticleRegeneration projects: revival instinct
In the wake of the financial crisis, local authorities have had to adopt a more creative approach to regeneration. Property Week assesses how they are tackling it and what they are working on.
View ArticleForeign investment: inwardly mobile
Despite the UK’s impending withdrawal from the EU, foreign investment in the UK is still on a roll.
View ArticleDevelopment risk firmly on CC Land’s investment radar
Nine Elms Square resi buy is sign of things to come from prolific Hong Kong investor - and nothing is off limits.
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