Property Week

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has acquired the freehold ownership of the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London, from the John Whitgift Foundation for £31.5m. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/LzIc50ZnGF9 #Croydon #CroydonRegenration #WhitgiftCentre

Market commentators are weighing up the chances of success and the implications of a multi-billion-pound class action against the UK’s largest housebuilders. Read Lawrie Holmes' report: ow.ly/9LIN50ZlWlJ #RealEstate #Property #PropertyNews

KR8 Advisory has acquired the Allsop recoveries and receivership team as it grows its real estate restructuring division. Read Madeleine Knight's report: ow.ly/jvh850ZnqUs #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Businesses are hiking costs for consumers, slashing investment and cutting staff as a direct response to spiralling business rates bills, the newly formed Real Rates Reform Alliance has claimed. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/hTjG50ZnjBo #RealRatesReformAlliance

Collegiate’s chief operating officer Neil Burton talks to Property Week about how it landed the major management contract and growth in the sector. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/87Iv50ZlWkR #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called on Andy Burnham to utilise rent controls after a new report claims it could save private renters thousands of pounds each a year. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/ZRbj50ZmRKU #AndyBurnham #ZackPolanski

The Energy Independence Bill could cut the UK’s reliance on volatile overseas fossil fuels and offers a chance to innovate and improve energy supply to the built environment. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/rC2750ZlUN1 #Energy #EnergyIndependenceBill

Manchester United has revealed the location for its proposed new 100,000-seater stadium, releasing new details and CGIs of the mega-project. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/g8Uc50ZmsoE #ManchesterUnited #ManU ManchesterUnitedFC

Flex office provider Landmark Space has rebranded as Elementa Workspace and launched a new 52,000 sq ft City workspace to mark the announcement. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/PFFl50ZmirS #FlexOffice #FlexWorkspace #London #CityofLondon

Manchester’s northern powerhouse reputation and pro-development council have attracted property investors from the UK and overseas. Madeleine Knight analyses data from Nimbus to reveal the market’s biggest investors. Read Madeleine Knight's report: ow.ly/mfCz50ZlUpn

Prologis has hit out at SEGRO’s “reliance on joint ventures” as the US warehousing giant ramps up the pressure in a bid to force a shareholder revolt. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/o8no50ZlWmY #RealEstate #PropertyNews

Quintain Living has turned Wembley Park into one of the UK’s biggest build-to-rent locations over the past 10 years. Chief operating officer Danielle Bayless tells Property Week what lies behind its success. Read Andy Hillier's report: ow.ly/Y7C950ZlrZK #London #Wembley

SEGRO has labelled Prologis's £12.6bn all-share takeover bid last month as “opportunistic, one-sided and inadequate”. Read Madeleine Knight and Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/Bvhi50ZlxS2 #RealEstate #Property #PropertyNews

The founder of BuildUp, the group that partners with SMEs to fund, plan and develop homes describes the origins of the business and how it could help solve the housing crisis. Read Anandita Malhotra's report: ow.ly/xQ4P50ZlagU #SMEs #Property #RealEstate

Andy Burnham's small business rates plan could reduce business rates liabilities by around £880m per year, according to global tax firm Ryan. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/wAgv50Zlbzi #SmallBuisnessRates #RealEstate #Property

Valor Real Estate Partners and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC have acquired Horizon Logistics Park, in Swords, north Dublin. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/nT4A50Zla7W #Dublin #Ireland #Logistics

Deciding not to work with clients that don’t match a firm’s ethics or business culture may seem bad for the bottom line, but can pay off in terms of staff wellbeing and productivity. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/nrRH50Zjlwp #Legal #WorkCulture #Workspace

More institutional investors are moving into the social housing space. But concerns remain about whether this is healthy for the sector. Read James Wilmore's report: ow.ly/KzHt50Zjltn #SocialHousing #Residential

Veteran surveyor Nick Maclean has racked up the hours, and the air miles, during his extended tenure as RICS president. Read Lem Bingley's report: ow.ly/2McR50ZjlnG #Surveying #RICS #PropertyNews #RealEstate

PwC UK has agreed a pre-let on 350,000 sq ft of office space being refurbished at One Eden in Canary Wharf in east London. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/ZiLL50ZjGJY #CanaryWharf #London #EastLondon #LondonOffices