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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Stamp holiday leads to house sales surge
by Piers Wehner
23 / 09 / 2020
House sales jumped by 15.6% in August as buyers took advantage of the governmentâs stamp duty holiday.
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Property trust boss sees real estate values remaining weak
by Tim Burke
22 / 09 / 2020
The new chairman of Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has said the UK economy should ârebound stronglyâ next year if another national lockdown can be avoided â but warned that real estate values will remain weak.
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âFactoryâ housing plans get warm reception at No 10
by Piers Wehner
21 / 09 / 2020
Factory-built homes could account for a quarter of Britainâs annual supply under plans being considered by Downing Street.
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âSecond-stepperâ homes hit record highs
by Piers Wehner
21 / 09 / 2020
Prices for three and four bedroom homes have hit record highs.
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Market wrap: Housebuilders wobble as Covid crisis talks continue
by Lucy Alderson
21 / 09 / 2020
Shares in the listed housebuilders have tumbled on the stock exchange, after rising Covid-19 rates put London stocks in a sea of red.
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Property funds stay locked tight
by Piers Wehner
21 / 09 / 2020
UK property funds are keeping trading suspensions in place over fears of an investor run.
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Second lockdown could cost £250m a day
by Piers Wehner
21 / 09 / 2020
A second wave of Covid-19 would cost the economy £250m a day.
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2020 already a record year for big shed deals
by Mitchell Labiak
18 / 09 / 2020
2020 already has the highest number of big warehouse deals on record thanks to a coronavirus-fuelled surge in e-commerce business.
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Covid slashes appetite for office investment
by Emma Shone
18 / 09 / 2020
Appetite for office assets and student accommodation has plummeted in the wake of Covid-19, according to research from CMS
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Negative interest rates more likely for next year
by Piers Wehner
18 / 09 / 2020
The Bank of England has moved closer to introducing negative interest rates.
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Eviction ban move sparks property industry outrage
by Jessica Newman
17 / 09 / 2020
Property industry trade bodies have slammed the governmentâs decision to extend the ban on evicting commercial tenants until the end of the year.
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Itâs time for landlords to unite and just say ânoâ
by Samantha McClary
17 / 09 / 2020
EDITORâs COMMENT This weekâs leader is dedicated to the growing number of occupiers that are, quite frankly and quite bluntly, taking the piss.
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West End footfall down 56% on last year
by Sebastian McCarthy
17 / 09 / 2020
Weekly footfall in the West End is down 56% compared to last year, with activity remaining low three months after lockdown was lifted.
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UK care home occupancy showing resilience
by Anviksha Patel
16 / 09 / 2020
The UK care home sector is recovering following the initial impact of Covid-19, according to a research report by Knight Frank.
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Available office space in SE1 hits six-year high
by Louise Dransfield
15 / 09 / 2020
In SE1, office space availability has increased by 45% since lockdown began to hit a six-year high, according to Union Street Partners.
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