UKâs real estate refinancing gap half of GFC level, says AEW
by Tim Burke
30 / 09 / 2020
The funding gap in the UK real estate investment market is less than half of what it stood at during the great financial crisis, according to analysts at AEW.
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Footfall slumps as curfew kicks in
by Piers Wehner
29 / 09 / 2020
Shopper numbers have fallen by 3% since the governmentâs 10pm curfew was introduced.
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PBSA market growth has shrunk by 2.6% in 2020
by Riya Makwana
29 / 09 / 2020
The UK PSBA market growth has shrunk to 2.6% in 2020, with 25,000 new beds added to the market in 2020 compared to 36,000 new beds in 2019, according to new data from StuRents.
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Takeover talk boosts REIT values
by Piers Wehner
29 / 09 / 2020
More than £800m was added to the value of some of Britainâs biggest listed property companies amid speculation over future takeover activity.
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Unpaid retail rent could exceed £2bn today
by Tim Burke
29 / 09 / 2020
The trade body representing the retail property industry has warned that rent arrears could pass £2bn after todayâs quarter day.
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Worst-case Covid scenario delivers Armageddon for the West End
by Samantha McClary
29 / 09 / 2020
Covid could cost the West Endâs arts and culture sector £4.7bn in 2024 â a decrease of 97% in annual gross value added, compared with 2019, according to a new worst-case-scenario report from Arup.
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Coffee shops are biggest high street casualty
by Piers Wehner
28 / 09 / 2020
Coffee shops have become one of the biggest high street casualties, after figures revealed only half have reopened since March.
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First-time buyers fall for first time in five years
by Piers Wehner
28 / 09 / 2020
The share of homes bought by first-time buyers is set to drop for the first time in five years.
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Housing market sags as demand dwindles
by Piers Wehner
28 / 09 / 2020
The recent revival of the housing market is beginning to fall flat as demand for bigger properties dwindles.
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Landlords brace for £4.5bn rent arrears as quarter day comes
by Piers Wehner
28 / 09 / 2020
Britainâs commercial rent arrears will top £4.5bn this week, as another quarter day bill goes unpaid.
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US commercial properties lose quarter of value
by Piers Wehner
28 / 09 / 2020
Commercial properties in the US have lost as much as a quarter of their value or more.
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Hiring spree for US debt collectors as property loan defaults soar
by Piers Wehner
25 / 09 / 2020
Debt collectors in the US have been on a hiring spree as they prepare for a wave of property loan defaulters.
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Hundreds of City firms at risk, says FCA
by Piers Wehner
25 / 09 / 2020
Hundreds of City firms are at risk of collapse as the pandemic continues.
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A quarter of pubs and restaurants could fold by Christmas
by Piers Wehner
24 / 09 / 2020
A quarter of British pubs and restaurants fear collapse before Christmas without further government support.
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Colliers tips EMEA investment market volumes will double in Q4
by Anviksha Patel
24 / 09 / 2020
Investment volumes in the EMEA real estate market could double in Q4 compared with the numbers registered in Q2 and Q3 thanks to improved market sentiment and delayed deals from earlier in the year finally concluding, according to a capital market expert at Colliers International.
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Flexible Space Association makes plea to chancellor
by Sebastian McCarthy
24 / 09 / 2020
The Flexible Space Association has written to the chancellor urging him to give new support to the flexible workspace industry, following the prime ministerâs announcement that office workers should return to working from home if they can.
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Hospitality operators slam âillogicalâ curfew
by Mitchell Labiak
24 / 09 / 2020
The hospitality sector has slammed the governmentâs âillogicalâ decision to introduce a 10pm curfew as fears grow that it could prove the final straw for operators that had only just started to recover from lockdown.
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Listed propcos collected just 67% of June quarter day rents
by David Parsley
24 / 09 / 2020
UK listed property companies collected just 67% of the £1.1bn in rent they were due on the last quarter day in June, new analysis of real estate investment trusts reveals.
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Propertyâs workforce dominated by the privileged and privately educated
by Lucy Alderson
24 / 09 / 2020
Property is âseriously lackingâ in socio-economic diversity, with its workforce dominated by people who are privately educated or come from more privileged backgrounds, new research finds.
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Housing leaders call for £1.3bn for private-to-social conversions
by Emma Rosser
23 / 09 / 2020
An independent group of housing leaders has called on the government to provide a £1.3bn fund to buy up private housing for social rent.
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