John Kent

Executive Director. CBRE. Global Real Estate Consultants

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

In a generous move Argent, the landlord of London’s Kings Cross development, is waiving rent for stores, restaurants and bars for three months from 25 March to help them fight the impact of the Coronavirus on their businesses #cre

[Joanna Hodgson @ES_Joanna1]

Legal & General has earmarked UK pension money to be spent on affordable housing, with £100 million of new financing secured. https://t.co/4EiTe44nTp

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

With its share price down 80% over 2019, the markets are watching Intu nervously. The UK shopping centre owner is under immense pressure with the changing retail environment. #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

Whether or not it proceeds with HS2 is the new Conservative government’s first real test of its commitment to the North of England and infrastructure investment #infrastructure

[Amanda Clack (She/Her) @amanda_clack]

Congratulations to new #RICS President @timneal13 on your installation as #RICSPresident 2019-20 - wishing you a great year in #DeliveringConfidence for the profession

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

Lib Dem’s rating proposal would be seriously disruptive to the property market and real estate as an investment asset class upon which pension funds partly rely #CBI2019 #cre

[Damian Wild @DamianWild]

Lib Dems would scrap business rates and replace it with a commercial landowner levy, moving the burden from tenant to landlord, @joswinson tells #CBI2019

[FTI Consulting Property Comms @ftipropcomms]

@SEGROplc’s Andy Gulliford tells delegates that
urban logistics used to be all about location but the focus now
is increasingly people. Proximity to customers, skilled jobs
and providing an environment for the industry and customers to attract and
retain qualified people is key

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

UK construction activity fell again in October reflecting a moratorium in London office development starts due to the prevailing Brexit challenges. This will lead to a severe shortage of new stock in 2021 - 2023 and rising rents as companies compete for space #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

The Q3 @LCCI Capital 500 Economic survey found businesses maintaining a positive approach although facing skills shortages. Avoiding a no deal Brexit and investment in London’s transport infrastructure to support office market are high on their agenda. #cre #londontransport

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

British Land’s plans for a new 53 acre site at Canada Water, Docklands comprising offices, shops and housing with parkland have been approved by Southwark Council. This will be their fourth London campus as the UK’s capital continues to grow commercially and residentially #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

@FT reports that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is stepping up its monitoring of open ended property funds amid fears that a no deal Brexit could trigger a spike in outflows leading to another liquidity crunch and forced sales of investments to meet redemptions #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

With Brexit looming and London’s future connectivity important it is surprising that in the September @CBI_London Business Survey only 15% of respondents thought boosting airport capacity was a priority. Again Crossrail 2 attracted the highest support #LHR #crossrail2

[CBI @CBItweets]

.@jeremycorbyn talks about the importance of listening. This must include business. Companies are committed to creating a better economy, sharing prosperity. We have made an open offer of partnership; we urge Labour to accept.

[CBRE Residential UK @CBRE_RESI_UK]

We have just launched our Borough by Borough report!
Inform and inspire your buying or rental decisions in London by clicking on our interactive map here: https://t.co/jS9MIrHV8K #londonliving #propertymarket #discoverlondon #realestate

[CBRE Residential UK @CBRE_RESI_UK]

East London house-price growth outstrips the rest of the capital - CBRE's #boroughbyborough research previewed in @TheSTHome https://t.co/xDzs4sT3Go

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

It is to be hoped that as a PPL holder @grantshapps appointment as Secretary of State for Transport will be of benefit to the General Aviation community #ga

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

8 years after taking over Diageo’s former HQ at Henrietta House Henrietta Pl W1 as our @CBRE_London West End office we have just pre-let Lazari’s 105,000 sf scheme at 16 Great Marlborough St W1 to them, for delivery in 2021, when they leave Park Royal to re-centralise #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

@FT reports a significant slow down in the Hong Kong office market but @CBRE_London research shows London remaining resilient with 3.0 m sq ft leased in Q2, over 4.0 m sq ft under offer and continuing modest rental growth for the best stock which is in short supply #cre

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

After scrapping London’s proposed Garden Bridge in 2017 Mayor Sadiq Khan has now rejected J Safra Group’s Tulip 305m high tourist viewing tower in the Cityof London which was described by one critic as a “ giant alien spermatozoa standing on its tail “ #london tourism

[John Kent @JohnMHBKent]

John Allan, President of the UK’s #CBI and as Chairman of Tesco with an eye on the changing retail environment, has called for a comprehensive review of the business property rating system which he described as “ uneconomical, unsustainable and frankly unintelligible #cre