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St George chair on the regeneration lessons of London’s Imperial Wharf project
Research by Envoy Partnership has revealed that St George’s Imperial Wharf brownfield regeneration scheme in Fulham, London, has created £860m of economic and social benefits.
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Property sector says Gove’s plan to cap ground rent will not work
Experts say the options proposed would interfere with legitimate property contracts.
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Asset quality key as property is tipped for subdued 2024 growth
IPF leads predictions of modest rental growth and stabilising capital values in 2024.
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Investment fell 33% in a tough 2023 for property in Scotland
Analysis from Knight Frank has revealed that total Scottish commercial property investment volumes fell to £1.5bn in a challenging 2023, their lowest level in the past five years, as the market adjusted to rising interest rates.
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Native Residential’s Guy Nixon discusses upcoming trends and challenges for the BTR sector
Following a bumpy year for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector, many will wonder what 2024 has in store. Guy Nixon, founder and chief executive of Native Residential, which has more than 5,000 units across 18 schemes in the UK, discusses potential trends and challenges for the year ahead.
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Debt crisis looms for 2024 as firms face ‘refinancing gap’
Tough year ahead as new valuations are obtained and hedging products expire.
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Q&A: Head of Comer Homes, Brian Comer on Mast Quay row and wider plans
Brian Comer discusses firm’s challenge to demolition order on south London blocks, and its other developments.
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Nottingham is the latest stretched council facing property sell-off
Council’s bankruptcy puts Broad Marsh retail project in doubt as other cash-strapped authorities sell assets.
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Has the promise of planning reform failed to materialise?
The UK’s planning crisis addressed in last week’s Autumn Statement has been criticised as ‘headline-grabbing’.
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Ofgem’s energy grid review to kick zombies out of the queue
Experts welcome regulator’s plan to make it quicker for schemes to connect to grid by culling unviable projects.
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Q&A: Marcus Geddes on the evolution of central London
The WPA chair discusses how shifting trends in the retail and office sectors are shaping Westminster.
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Croydon could be set to get the facelift it so desperately needs
The mayor of the largest London borough says it has ‘massive potential to become a world-class destination’.
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Q&A: Valor’s senior vice-president on the firm’s investment intentions
Jeremy Achkar on why Valor is still targeting London and South East sheds despite challenging conditions.
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Chief executive Justin Young sets out his priorities for RICS
Young plans to reconnect with members at the crisis-hit institution and focus on sustainability and diversity.
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AI set to be ‘true disruptor’ of data centre property market
Experts say different needs of AI applications will transform data centres’ design, power needs and location.
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Growing bed shortage drives student accommodation rent hikes
Growth in the number of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds has slowed by 66.6% since 2019 and the supply shortage is expected to worsen, with an estimated shortfall of 490,000 beds by 2026, the latest annual report from student accommodation portal StuRents shows.
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Will new landmark law really level up left-behind places?
Experts say ‘significant time and work’ are still required before the provisions in LURA come into effect.
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Q&A: Krispyhouse founder on the new home rental ‘dating app’
Estate agent Anthony Kyriacou aims to use WhatsApp-style format to take on the big online rental platforms.
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Q&A: Hines duo discuss the firm’s new European HQ in London
Ross Blair and Robbie Pitman on why the investment giant became the main tenant of its own Covent Garden scheme.
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Housing ‘front and centre’ at the Labour Party Conference
New towns, 1.5 million new homes and collaboration were themes at last week’s conference in Liverpool.