Property Week

The UK commercial real estate sector's leading industry bodies have officially unified under the single banner of Real Estate:UK. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/Y7H950YV5I1 #RealEstate #PropertySector #PropertyNews

2 weeks to go until UKREiiF 2026. Property Week is heading to Leeds with exclusive interviews, industry insights, and high-level networking opportunities throughout the event. Follow our full UKREiiF coverage, interviews and analysis here: 👉 ow.ly/EYXb50YQUA1 #UKREiiF

The right to a judicial review has been granted in the latest twist around the VOA’s business rate reclassifications affecting serviced office operators. Read Adam Branson's report: ow.ly/oqM250YRQWa #FlexOffices #FlexibleWorkspace #Office

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s former west London headquarters is set to become a major residential-led mixed-use development. Read Greg Pitcher's report: ow.ly/a3YY50YRKtl #Pharmaceutical #PharmaceuticalSector #Pharma

Whitbread is undertaking a £1.5bn sale-and-leaseback programme, slimming its capital expenditure by £1bn and axing 3,800 jobs, following a strategic review. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/HzG350YTfqU #PremierInn #Hotels

With development in the city centre at a 10-year low, Marie Doyle, chair of the Belfast City & Region Place Partnership, tells Property Week how it plans to get the cranes moving again. Read Andy Hillier's report: ow.ly/YJ0N50YRK2A #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Canary Wharf Group’s Jane Hollinshead tells Property Week how it is ‘joining the dots’ between people, community and customers. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/vRtP50YRJVM #CanaryWharf #CWG #RealEstate #Property #London

Brighton & Hove Albion is planning a new 10,000-seater stadium, in what would be Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/p49T50YRJM7 #Brighton #BrightonandHoveAlbion #Football

The government has confirmed that it has no plans to introduce rent controls for private homes, following rumours that the Treasury was mulling a one-year rent freeze in response to the financial impacts of the Iran war. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/fsp750YRG52

A legal challenge to approved plans for China’s super embassy near Tower Bridge will hinge on complex issues of how diplomatic immunity can be squared with planning law. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/LFs150YR0ZY #China #ChineseEmbassy #London #TowerBridge

Property Week hosted the round table entitled ‘The Building Safety Act: Smoothing the Way’ in partnership with Catalyst. The event was hosted by Melanie Flaherty, Deputy Editor at Property Week.

High street retailer Claire's has closed all of its UK and Ireland stores after the chain collapsed into administration twice in nine months. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/Bt4850YR15I

3 weeks to go until UKREiiF 2026. Property Week is heading to Leeds with exclusive interviews, industry insights, and high-level networking opportunities throughout the event. Follow our full UKREiiF coverage, interviews and analysis here: 👉 ow.ly/EYXb50YQUA1 #UKREiiF

4 weeks to go until #UKREiiF2026! Join Property Week in Leeds for: 🎥 Executive interviews 📰 UKREiiF print edition 🗣️ Think Tanks & Round Tables 🥂 Editor’s Welcome Drinks: To register your interest: ow.ly/J6HI50YOkn9 Follow all coverage 👇 ow.ly/Ze1V50YOkna

Property Hub Invest director Sam Smith tells Property Week about its sales strategy and the market outlook for residential investors. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/fYIB50YO2MH #RealEstate #PropertyNews

London could see up to 4m sq ft of AI-led office take-up by 2033, driven by the capital's position as a global technology hub, according to CBRE research. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/ccNc50YQEvL #AI #London #ArtificialIntelligence

Property Week reports on the reaction to news the UK will suffer the greatest hit to growth among G7 nations due to the Iran war. Read Adam Branson's report: ow.ly/PhiO50YO2Jb #IranWar #G7 #Iran

Criterion Capital's rapidly expanding Zedwell hotel brand has secured planning approval to transform the Trafalgar Buildings adjacent to Trafalgar Square into a hotel. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/hMh050YP7MG #London #TrafalgarSquare

Is your building ready for the UK analogue phone switch-off? By Jan 2027, lift emergency phones & resident call systems relying on analogue lines could stop working — often without warning. Get the free Innovus guide 👇 ow.ly/JP5l50YOkrB

Build-to-rent development has stalled over the past 18 months, but experts say the sector may finally be turning a corner. Read Adam Branson's report: ow.ly/SPuk50YO2FT #BTR #RealEstate #PropertyNews