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Flex office operator CLS Holdings has revealed plans to exit the UK REIT regime at the end of the year. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/q4xg51010En #RealEstate #PropertyNews

CLS Holdings to exit UK REIT regime

Flex office operator CLS Holdings has revealed plans to exit the UK REIT regime at the end of the year.

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The partial pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street from this morning onwards has been dubbed “one of the most significant days” in the retail destination’s history. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/HTaR51010AG #OxfordStreet #London

Oxford Street pedestrianisation 'one of the most significant days' in road's history

The partial pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street from this morning (26 October) onwards has been dubbed “one of the most significant days” in the retail destination’s history.

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Safestay, one of Europe's largest hospitality groups, is exploring further asset sales as the group battles weak trading and liquidity pressure. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/uupI51010wQ #RealEstate #Property

Safestay mulls sell-off amid liquidity pressure

Safestay, one of Europe's largest hospitality groups, is exploring further asset sales as the group battles weak trading and liquidity pressure.

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The £1.3bn reinvention of London Olympia marks a high point for YOO Group founder and chairman John Hitchcox. He tells Property Week about the site’s success and why the capital remains a great place to develop and invest in. Read Andy Hillier's report: ow.ly/4wPu5100oNC

Big interview with John Hitchcox, YOO Group founder and chairman

Anyone who attended a trade show at London Olympia a decade or so ago will recall how drab a place it could be. The exhibition halls were often too hot or too cold, and finding anything more appeti...

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Chancellor John Healey has unveiled plans to cut red tape and strip back outdated paperwork in bid to save businesses £116m a year during the home buying and selling process. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/lptl5100rpn #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Healey to streamline home buying and selling process to save businesses £116m a year

Chancellor John Healey has unveiled plans to cut red tape and strip back outdated paperwork in bid to save businesses £116m a year during the home buying and selling process.

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Moves to aid development viability and reform business rates top list. Read the report here: ow.ly/8fgy5100oFr #Budget #AutumnBudget2026 #AutumnBudget

Property industry sets out its Autumn Budget 2026 wishlist

Chancellor John Healey is set to deliver the Autumn Budget next Wednesday, and while much of the fiscal agenda set to be announced remains under wraps, it is widely seen as having the potential to be...

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Australian asset manager IFM Investors has acquired a majority stake in Associated British Ports in a deal valuing the group at more than £10bn. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/Gq5B5100b4R #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Associated British Ports sold to IFM Investors in deal valuing group at over £10bn

Australian asset manager IFM Investors has acquired a majority stake in Associated British Ports (ABP) in a deal valuing the group at more than £10bn.

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A growing number of property and construction companies are giving their staff a say in how the business is run by converting to employee-owned trusts. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/MaWR50ZXFXo #RealEstate #PropertyNews #PropertySector

Employee power replaces the old order

In 1977, Sir Ove Arup tasked himself with devising a plan to protect the unique culture of his company for decades to come.

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Historic England’s co-chief executives Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire tell Property Week why the public body wants more developers to take on heritage sites. Read Andy Hillier's report: ow.ly/uL7O50ZXGwC #RealEstate #Property

Big interview with Historic England’s co-chief executives Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire

Heritage body Historic England is sometimes viewed as a big bad wolf of the property development world, preventing developers from building what they want where they want.

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Real estate investment manager Curlew Capital has secured planning permission for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at Britannia Street Car Park in King's Cross, London. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/eCoE50ZZouo #KingsCross #London

Curlew Capital gets go-ahead for King's Cross student scheme

Real estate investment manager Curlew Capital has secured planning permission for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Britannia Street Car Park in King's Cross, London.

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Property developer London Square, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties, has announced a masterplan to build 9,000 homes across the capital over the next five years. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/EsjP50ZZnWw #London #LondonRealEstate #LondonProperty

London Square unveils 9,000-home masterplan for the capital

Property developer London Square, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties, has announced a masterplan to build 9,000 homes across the capital over the next five years.

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Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Welsh government elections in May has created uncertainty about the future direction of development in the country. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/JwEK50ZXGoJ #Wales #WalesRealEstate #WelshRealEstate #WelshProperty

A new political era in Wales

The national elections in May redrew the Welsh political map. After decades in power, Labour was booted from office when Plaid Cymru secured the most seats in the Senedd, followed by Reform.

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Patrizia has secured UK fintech firm Zilch on a 10-year lease at its 40 Grosvenor Place office building in Belgravia, central London. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/64Mx50ZZ1bc #London #RealEstate #LondonProperty

Patrizia signs fintech platform Zilch for 40 Grosvenor Square

Patrizia has secured UK fintech firm Zilch on a 10-year lease at its 40 Grosvenor Place office building in Belgravia, central London.

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Microsoft has axed plans to develop a supercomputer at Nscale’s landmark data centre development in Loughton, Essex, because of a delay in securing a grid power connection. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/inQZ50ZYU94 #RealEstate #Microsoft #DataCentre

Microsoft pulls out of Essex data centre development over power delays

Tech giant Microsoft has axed plans to develop a supercomputer at Nscale’s landmark data centre development in Loughton, Essex.

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The out-of-town retail expert talks to Property Week about how the subsector’s strong customer base is attracting more investors. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/rLXo50ZXG1X #Retail #Logistics #RealEstate

Q&A: Quadrant’s John Maddison on why retail parks keep outperforming

The UK retail park market continues to outperform the wider retail market, with renewed investor appetite driving competition for a limited pool of assets.

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Great British Railways has revealed plans to build its new headquarters at 3 Springwell Square in Derby, within the wider £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/R3TA50ZYqZV #RealEstate #PropertyNews #Becketwell

Great British Railways chooses Derby scheme for new 107,000 sq ft HQ

Great British Railways (GBR) has revealed plans to build its new headquarters at 3 Springwell Square in Derby, within the wider £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme.

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📰 This week in Property Week: London’s zero-sum game, diversity in property, women’s safety in planning, retail park investment, and the future of Welsh development. 📖 Subscribers: ow.ly/vimH50ZYkLm 🔑 Not a subscriber? Subscribe: ow.ly/SAm050ZYkLn #PropertyWeek
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Experts say empty bike racks and viability issues add to London’s development woes. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/vKHu50ZXIaa #RealEstate #Property #BikeRacks #Cycling #Cycles

Regulatory burdens put the brakes on development in the capital

How many bikes you need in an office may sound like a trivial matter, but for developers, it is an issue that can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in what many deem to be an unnecessary cost.

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Chancellor John Healey is reportedly mulling raising £1bn by increasing office business rates in the Autumn Budget later this month. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/mTfm50ZY4R4 #Budget #AutumnBudget

Chancellor mulls raising £1bn from tax increase on London offices

Chancellor John Healey is reportedly mulling raising £1bn by increasing office business rates in the Autumn Budget later this month, sparking warnings from industry experts that the move could...

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For the first time ever, national planning policy calls for the safety of women and girls to be included in place design. Property Week asks experts if the changes go far enough. Read Anandita Malhotra's report: ow.ly/wi8i50ZXFNZ #NPPF #WomenSafety

National planning policy calls for safety first approach in place design

Last year, Elise Moeskops, one of nine deputy mayors in the city of Amsterdam, called young women “the otters of public spaces”. Launching a fresh vision for the redesign of public spaces for the...

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