Real Estate Gazette: Operational Real Estate

Issue 37

Real Estate Gazette

17 March 2020

Susheela Rivers

Operational real estate is a rising star in the real estate investment market. One element that makes this asset class so interesting is the various sub sectors it covers, each calling for specialist experience and practical know-how in both commercial and legal terms.

That diversity is reflected in this issue, we hope you enjoy it.

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Hotels, franchising and third party operators: structural trends in European hospitality operations

17 March 2020

How third party hotel operators are unlocking the full potential of properties – and optimizing returns

In the last decade, most international hotel operators have focused on developing their brands rather than the operational management of hotels. As a result, they are now using the franchise model, apart from their upscale and luxury brands, particularly in flagship locations, where they are reluctant to lose the control that direct management ensures.
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Flexible workplaces: new relationships mean new legal and commercial considerations

17 March 2020

Flexible workplaces are disrupting the traditional commercial real estate market worldwide, including Germany. This new asset class has implications from a legal as well as commercial perspective.
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The effect of disruptions on sales-based rental models in Hong Kong

17 March 2020

Hong Kong’s retail rental market has three distinctive features: rents are usually extremely high, tenancy agreements typically favor landlords, and calculations of rent often contain a sales-based component.

The retail industry is a prominent example of operational real estate in Hong Kong: retail sales were more than 17% of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product in 2018 . Unfortunately, the sector has been a casualty of the protests taking place since June 2019. As you would expect, short, medium and long¬term events can all affect sales-based rental models. So what steps can landlords take?
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Italy’s highest court allows for rebate of property tax to commercial tenants

17 March 2020

An important jurisprudential precedent was set in Italy last year that provides a degree of certainty around controversial clauses in lease agreements whose compatibility with the national legal system was called into question.
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Namibian real estate: investment opportunity or liability?

17 March 2020

Once a cornerstone of the economy, the Namibian real estate market had been growing rapidly. It reached its peak in 2014 when Namibia recorded the second highest house price growth in the world, second only to Dubai.
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Norwegian amendments to financial assistance and their implications for real estate

17 March 2020

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Poland’s hotel sector: rapid change, investor

17 March 2020

Poland’s recognition as an attractive tourist destination and a country with excellent development prospects and advanced infrastructure is driving a steady increase in visitor numbers.
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Operational real estate: the future of the sector in Portugal

17 March 2020

Operational real estate is shaping up to be the future of the sector in Portugal, as in other European countries, opening doors into new investment and development opportunities.
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Latest regulatory changes and their impacts on operational real estate

17 March 2020

Keeping up with constant change in a rapidly transforming market is difficult at the best of times. In Romania, new amendments to real estate regulatory provisions look set to have a significant impact on business strategies, including the operational real estate sector.
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Towards a better functioning rental market legislation for subletting residential apartments

17 March 2020

Continuing urbanization, limited housing construction relative to population growth and high production costs are resulting in lucrative subletting markets, particularly in Sweden’s bigger cities and university municipalities.
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‘Cool’ is the new hot... will the UK see a buy-to-rent model that caters for all?

17 March 2020

As the buy-to-rent sector matures and more purpose-built BtR homes enter the marketplace, in response to rising numbers of people renting long-term, companies are rushing to maximize their brand recognition. Advertising and brand are becoming the battleground for the premium end of the market.
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New technology and US real estate: seeking “the best way to do it”

17 March 2020

“‘We’ve always done it this way’ doesn’t cut it in real estate anymore. We need to find the best way to do it.” – Emerging Trends in Real Estate, United States and Canada 2020
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