COMMENT Female representation in the property industry has improved markedly in recent years, but the headway we have made now risks being derailed by Covid-19. The pandemic has brought challenges for everyone, but as the new year ushered in a return to national lockdowns, evidence suggests that women are bearing some of the biggest burdens
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New-build digital infrastructure is expected to deliver the highest returns, whilst the UK looks set to outperform Europe across several real asset sectors and strategies in the medium term, according to the second annual Real Assets House View from Aviva Investors.
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The number of completed build-to-rent homes increased by 23% in 2020, according to the British Property Federation.
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Companies will have borrowed more than £60bn to stay afloat during the pandemic by the end of this year.
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The number of build-to-rent homes under construction in the capital has shown zero growth over a year, as investors opt for regional cities over the capital.
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Natwest Group has launched the sale of a distressed commercial property loan portfolio worth more than £550m.
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Some of Britain’s biggest retail chains have joined forces to call for an overhaul of business rates.
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Futurists may see Covid as the catalyst that will transform us all into digital nomads, but I disagree. The pandemic isn’t about to kill the office market. Instead, it will accelerate structural changes already taking place, such as the rise of flexible work practices.
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The flexible and co-working office sectors are set to see a rise in forced consolidation as the coronavirus pandemic poses the industry its greatest challenge yet and widens a gap between leaders and laggards.
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House prices fell at the end of January as the stamp duty holiday nears an end.
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Accounting giant KPMG has become the latest major occupier expecting to reduce its office footprint, announced as part of a swathe of measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Global investors have as much as £46bn trained on London’s office investment market, according to research, as property dealmakers in the capital brace for a flurry of activity when it emerges from lockdown.
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Demand for supermarket property assets in the UK is expected to continue as investors look for a source of stable rental income.
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There are no black business leaders in the top three jobs at any of Britain’s biggest listed companies.
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The final quarter of 2020 saw a 43% increase in property transactions than the previous quarter as homebuyers looked to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, according to the latest figures from HMRC.
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Unlisted property funds with a large exposure to the retail market saw their returns continue to drop in the final quarter of 2020.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit are both driving a rise in demand for space from European logistics occupiers, according to a new survey by CBRE and market analysis company Analytiqa.
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Landlords have received 65% commercial rent due for the December quarter, according to data from property management platform Re-Leased.
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Office and residential scheme completions have soared in key regional cities, defying the odds during the coronavirus pandemic
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The British Property Federation (BPF) has slammed the government’s proposals to allow for easier residential conversions on the high street.
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