BHS may be losing money but it’s no lost cause
It is not every day that 5m sq ft of shop space with permission to sell food comes on to the market, so it is easy to understand why the potential sale of BHS has got tongues wagging .
View ArticleRolling the dice in the general election speculation game
An increasingly popular parlour game among residential research teams is guessing the impact on the housing market of the various permutations that could be thrown up by the general election.
View ArticleExemplar – a small firm that thinks big
Exemplar co-founders Clive Bush and Daniel Van Gelder explain why Fitzroy Place was “an absolute labour of love” and reveal what they are planning to do next.
View ArticleSongbird sets stage for year of seismic shocks
Never in the field of property takeovers were so many given such a surprise by so few.
View ArticleCommercial property investment hits record high
Investment in the UK commercial property sector totalled £20.5bn in the final quarter of 2014
View ArticleConstruction needs diverse talents to thrive
It’s no secret that as construction in London gathers pace, skilled workers are in demand. By April, KPMG predicts we’ll be 150,000 skilled workers short in London and the South East.
View ArticleLet’s not pretend the oil price fall is all good for property
Last December, CBRE considered the initial effect of falling oil prices on general economic growth and, as a consequence, the UK property industry.
View ArticleHow to pick an Apple for your shopping centre
Landlords are placing a greater emphasis on innovation and creating a point of difference within their shopping centres.
View ArticleWe must do more to help occupiers boost productivity and performance
I want to focus on the big theme for occupiers this year. It centres on people and their impact on business productivity and performance.
View ArticleHow Jamie Hopkins transformed Workspace
Jamie Hopkins has turned Workspace into the darling of the flexible working commercial sector since he took over as chief executive in 2012.
View ArticleOil price fall set to have huge impact on property industry
We look at the winners and losers and ask what are the long-term prospects are for investment.
View ArticleWhat to do about this business rates shambles?
If you were in any doubt as to the level of anger among businesses over the delay to the rating revaluation, look no further than the fact that two-thirds of the top 50 business rates payers are...
View ArticleIf architects want to share upside, they must share downside
Despite concerns at the end of last year that the market might have topped, 2015 has started at the same frenetic pace that we saw in 2014.
View ArticleCameron may have to rely on Labour stay-at-homes
Twelve weeks to the general election and it’s still too close to call.
View ArticleDon’t make PRS schemes compete with build-to-sell
So, another week and another government policy intended to help struggling developers increase the delivery of new homes is rubbished in the national press, as its unintended outcome will be to deliver...
View ArticleAnswering the housing crisis: don’t dodge affordable housing or using the...
With fewer than 90 days to go until the general election, there is plenty of talk about the country’s housing crisis in terms of helping first-time buyers, taxing those with larger homes and the impact...
View ArticleIndustrial take-up hits four-year high
Large industrial take-up hit its highest level since 2010 last year, totalling 38.1m sq ft, according to Gerald Eve’s latest Prime Logistics report.
View ArticleVote for the most innovative development of the past 20 years
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Property Awards we have launched a special award for the most innovative development of the past 20 years, sponsored by James Andrew International.
View ArticleBreaking up is not always hard to do in property
After all the recent speculation about potential mergers and acquisitions in the agency world, this week saw a demerger - with the announcement Colliers International is splitting from its parent...
View ArticleFive minutes with: Mike Hughes
The Verdion chief executive talks mountain bikes, parking tickets and Morris Minors.
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