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Property Week is the leading publication for commercial and residential property market news. Packed with news, features, opinion and analysis, our readers are kept fully briefed on all the latest deals, developments and people moves.
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Housing secretary Angela Rayner has announced the creation of a National Housing Bank backed by a £16bn investment to help build more than 500,000 homes.

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Rayner unveils £16bn National Housing Bank to drive 500,000 new homes | Property Week
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has announced the creation of a National Housing Bank (NHB) backed by a £16bn investment to help build more than 500,000 homes.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence tool to speed up planning decisions, following successful trial runs.

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Starmer vows to launch AI tool next spring to speed up planning | Property Week
Prime minister Keir Starmer today (9 June) announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to speed up planning decisions, following successful trial runs.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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The creation of two HS2 stations in the city is giving developers the confidence to bring forward schemes.

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HS2 signals that all's on track in Birmingham | Property Week
Walking into the former Typhoo Tea factory in Birmingham three years ago, it took some imagination to visualise a bustling media hub close to a gleaming rail station. “There wasn’t a pane of unbroken ...
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June 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Property Week has chewed through the numbers to learn which top 10 agencies are the cream of the crop.

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Top 10 agencies: Who takes the cake? | Property Week
Advising on sales and lettings is big business in the UK, with major deals bringing in substantial fees for the most successful agencies.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hammerson chief executive Rita-Rose Gagné will step down from her role in mid-2026.

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Hammerson chief Rita-Rose Gagné to step down next year | Property Week
Hammerson chief executive Rita-Rose Gagné will step down from her role in mid-2026, the company announced this morning (4 June).
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June 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Experts welcome the move to release areas of green belt for housing schemes, but say there are direct measures the mayor should take.

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Is green-belt plan radical enough to boost London’s housing delivery? | Property Week
It was described as a radical plan to help solve London’s housing riddle. Earlier this month, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that the Greater London Authority (GLA) would consider releasing areas o...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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NewRiver REIT’s chief believes the REIT possesses “scale and geographical reach that is unrivalled in the market”.

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NewRiver chief celebrates 'unrivalled' scale and reach as capital partnerships business blossoms | Property Week
NewRiver chief executive Allan Lockhart has said he believes the REIT possesses “scale and geographical reach that is unrivalled in the market” thanks to its growing capital partnerships business and ...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Sirius Real Estate has posted strong results for its financial year to the end of March 2025 as it looks to “major growth” potential in the defence sector.

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Sirius Real Estate eyes defence growth as it returns to double-digit growth | Property Week
Sirius Real Estate, owner and operator of business and industrial parks in the UK and Germany, has posted strong results for its financial year to the end of March 2025 as it looks to “major growth” p...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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KFC has unveiled plans to invest £1.5bn and open 500 more restaurants across the UK and Ireland.

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KFC plans £1.5bn drive to open 500 UK and Ireland stores | Property Week
Fried chicken giant KFC has unveiled plans to invest £1.5bn in its 1,000-strong portfolio and open 500 more restaurants across the UK and Ireland in the next 10 years, to capitalise on a booming marke...
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May 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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London-based private investment firm Crosstree Real Estate Partners has acquired serviced office provider Argyll.

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Crosstree buys premium London serviced office provider Argyll | Property Week
London-based private investment firm Crosstree Real Estate Partners has acquired serviced office provider Argyll from Alpine Grove Partners and the Baupost Group.
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May 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Town centres across the country are having to shift their focus as demand for physical retail declines. Here's how they are evolving.

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Town centre regeneration: life beyond retail | Property Week
Once a bustling medieval market town, Walsall is a shadow of its former self.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Hollywood glamour was the theme at the RESI Awards 2025, where the sector’s standout performances were celebrated and stars took the spotlight.

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RESI Awards 2025 - meet our winners | Property Week
Hollywood glamour was the theme at the RESI Awards 2025, where the sector’s standout performances were celebrated and stars took the spotlight.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Crown Golf, owned by Australian family office Bangarra Group, is drawing up plans to build a £1bn housing portfolio on land surrounding its UK golf courses.

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Aussie investor tees up plans for £1bn resi portfolio by UK golf courses | Property Week
Crown Golf, owned by Australian family office Bangarra Group, is drawing up plans to build a £1bn housing portfolio on land surrounding its UK golf courses.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Savills has reported a slow-down in global transactions amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.

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Savills reports deals slowdown as Trump’s tariffs disrupt market | Property Week
Savills has reported a slow-down in global transactions amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a statement ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) today.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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PBSA developer Urbanest has secured a £151m loan from Nuveen Real Estate to refinance an 853-bed scheme close to Battersea Power Station.

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Urbanest secures £151m Nuveen loan for Battersea PBSA scheme | Property Week
Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developer Urbanest has secured a £151m loan from Nuveen Real Estate to refinance an 853-bed scheme close to Battersea Power Station.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Residential’s quarterly improvement was driven by strong cashflow fundamentals with above-average rent growth, according to Altus Group data.

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Resi ranks highest as all real estate sectors record steady valuation growth | Property Week
All major property sectors recorded steady growth in valuations for the third consecutive quarter in Europe, according to Altus Group data seen exclusively by Property Week, underpinning “cautious opt...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Industrial land regeneration specialist Harworth achieved record revenues last year under chief executive Lynda Shillaw. She tells Property Week about how its long-term approach to land sales and development is paying off.

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Big interview with Harworth chief exec Lynda Shillaw: Northern soul | Property Week
Lynda Shillaw feels very much at home. So she should, given she is sitting in her South Yorkshire head office just 12 miles from where she grew up. “I’m a proper South Yorkshire girl,” she says.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Sources said jobs are mainly expected to be lost in the firm's Norwich team.

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JLL to cut jobs at UK property and asset management arm | Property Week
JLL is shedding a number of jobs in its UK Property and Asset Management (PAM) arm, Property Week has learned.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Research highlights need to accommodate more staff returning to the workplace.

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Nearly half of UK firms plan to up office space in next 18 months | Property Week
More than four times as many UK businesses (45%) are looking to expand their office space in the next 12 to 18 months than reduce it (10%), according to an occupiers research survey commissioned by la...
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May 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Asset manager The 79th Group has gone into administration following the launch of a major fraud investigation by the City of London.

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The 79th Group goes into administration amid fraud investigation | Property Week
Asset manager The 79th Group has gone into administration following the launch of a major fraud investigation by the City of London Police in March.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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While tech can perform many roles, it can never replace people and the knowledge acquired over years.

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AI is no substitute for experience | Property Week
The property sector is buzzing with excitement about artificial intelligence (AI), data and technology. In a challenging market, innovation is crucial and even the most traditional of surveyors have c...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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An exclusive study for Property Week shows that six schemes above 40 storeys are due to be built in the city.

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High-rise schemes: Manchester stands tall | Property Week
The Manchester skyline is set to be transformed in the coming years, with six schemes above 40 storeys due to be built in the city.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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German grocery giant Lidl GB is gearing up for a £500m drive to open 40 stores in this financial year, including in upmarket locations such as Knightsbridge and Chelsea.

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Lidl eyes upmarket locations in £500m expansion drive | Property Week
German grocery giant Lidl is gearing up for a £500m drive to open 40 stores in this financial year – including in upmarket locations such as Knightsbridge and Chelsea.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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SEGRO chief financial officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year.

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SEGRO chief financial officer Das announces retirement | Property Week
SEGRO chief financial officer (CFO) Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Andy Hay took up the reins at consultancy Hollis just over a year ago. He talks about why he thinks it is possible to almost double the firm’s turnover within five years despite the challenging market conditions.

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Big interview with Hollis's Andy Hay: A good influence | Property Week
Andy Hay is at pains to emphasise that he is “not a Swiftie”. Not that he has anything against Taylor Swift, but he is keen to point out that the beaded message bracelet around his wrist, of the kind ...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM