People Moves: Savills, Stupples Chandler Garvey, Kirkby Diamond etc
All the latest moves and appointments from across the property sector.
View ArticleInterview: Kyran Bracken on tackling the housing crisis
Former rugby star Kyran Bracken may be exasperated by England’s dire performance in the Rugby World Cup, but he is optimistic about the future of modular construction.
View ArticleMore office-to-resi permitted... but at what cost?
After all the delays to the widely trailed extension of permitted development rights (PDR), the industry breathed a sigh of relief this week as the government confirmed plans in its Housing and...
View ArticleIndustry gives generously at Microscope Ball
The property industry’s annual Microscope Ball, which took place this month, raised £276,000 for muscular dystrophy.
View ArticleTurning around the Tesco supertanker will take time
If Carlsberg did supermarkets they would not look like Tesco.
View ArticleNavigating the cycles of real estate
Real estate over the last five years has offered many opportunities, investing with equity when the debt markets were closed and offering senior debt to fill the void in the market.
View ArticleCutting-edge technology is as crucial as location
While the old adage ‘location, location, location’ is still of primary importance in a company’s search for office space, there is an increasing focus on technology as a key consideration a business...
View ArticleLooking for transparency in the property fog
Like a ship’s captain trying to see as far as possible and cursing the fog that hides his view, transparency is highly prized by property investors.
View ArticleSustainability in buildings makes for a better investment
Convincing the property industry to think differently about sustainability will lead to better long-term returns, claims leading panel of experts
View ArticleJust how dirty is offshore money?
The UK property industry benefits hugely from inward investment from all corners of the globe. But that investment is both a blessing and a curse.
View ArticleIs dirty money even dirtier than we thought?
When David Cameron announced his crackdown on “dirty money” in the UK property industry back in July, I cast doubt on some of the top-line figures being bandied about.
View ArticleWe need less hand-wringing and more housebuilding
The current topic of choice for property journalists and lately a growing number of politicians is the trumpeting of the uncontrollable toxic spread of rogue landlords (cue hands over terrified faces...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in China and how might it affect European property markets?
Investment in Europe’s commercial real estate market in 2015 is set to reach levels close to its 2007 peak.
View ArticleWhat offices can learn from pop-up retail
Everyone is talking about how to revive the declining retail sector, from high streets to retail parks, from the top four supermarkets to retail banks.
View ArticleGlobal investors look to satisfy their ‘hunt for yield’
The backdrop being played across our screens is, frankly, terrible; wars, mass migration and human suffering combined with an uncertain global economic outlook and political instability.
View ArticleCycles, sex and black swans
There’s nothing like a casual reference to sex to add a certain frisson to a debate.
View ArticleInterview: John Slade
BNP Paribas Real Estate UK chief executive on his drive to transform the firm into a top-five UK agency.
View ArticleHas the government got it in for housing associations?
There is plenty of evidence in the current legislative agenda that housing associations will be up against it in the current parliament.
View ArticleOnly Fools and Houses: property the ‘Del Boy’ way
Flat 127, ‘Del Boy’ Trotter’s home in Nelson Mandela House, Peckham SE15, a former council block, since transferred to Peckham Housing Association.
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