All Property Week articles in 11 March 2016
View all stories from this issue.
-
Online
Bill Hughes: Institutions 'singularly failed' to invest in resi
Institutions have “singularly failed” to invest in residential property in recent years, according to L G’s Bill Hughes.
-
Online
Rio Ferdinand to build 1,000 homes in Bedfordshire
Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has revealed plans for a 1,000-home urban extension in Central Bedfordshire.
-
Online
Q&A: CBRE’s Ciaran Bird on the mood at Mipim
We caught up the managing director of CBRE UK to find out what is on his agenda at Mipim this year – and what topics are dominating conversations.
-
Online
Study finds support for tools to measure development's social value
A BREEAM-style assessment which would measure the social value of developments has been proposed by law firm Trowers Hamlins.
-
Online
Record office rent set in Belfast
Kilmona Holdings has secured a record office rent for Belfast after negotiating a new lease with tenant Allstate at 9 Lanyon Place.
-
Online
Carter Jonas finds Dutch partner
Carter Jonas has formed a strategic alliance with Dutch property agency Van Gool Elburg as part of a drive to boost its European business.
-
Online
Abstract to spec build Basingstoke office in council JV
Basingstoke and Deane Council has entered a joint venture with developer Abstract Securities to build a 60,000 sq ft office building in the town centre.
-
Online
Old Oak Common regeneration takes step forward
The government has confirmed plans to transfer the Network Rail and government-owned land at Old Oak Common into the ownership of the development corporation that has been set up to bring forward the regeneration of the massive west London site.
-
Online
Osborne to offer Network Rail sites for development
Development sites at railway stations around the UK will be made available for town centre regeneration schemes, under plans revealed in yesterday’s budget.
-
Online
EMEA retail investment could see "huge increase"
There could be a “huge increase” of investors in in Europe, the Middle East and Asia looking to buy retail properties, according to industry experts at MIPIM.
-
Online
LondonMetric buys three warehouses for £22m
LondonMetric Property has paid £21.8m for three distribution warehouses, totalling 212,600 sq ft and reflecting a net initial yield of 6.6%, which contractually rises to 6.9% within two years.
-
Online
Empiric exceeds shares issue target
Empiric Student Property has exceeded its target for a £90m share issue and increased the size of the Initial Issue to £125m, at which level the Initial Issue remains oversubscribed.
-
Online
Patrizia continues European growth
Patrizia, the German-based European real estate group, more than tripled operating income to €155.3m (£122.59m) in 2015, while business activities were expanded to 15 European markets.
-
Online
Stamp duty changes could net Treasury £500m
Lower growth forecasts, due to lower productivity, may look like gloomy news for retailers if it translates into lower wage growth and weaker consumer spending, but continued optimism around employment growth is good news for future demand for office space.
-
Online
Housebuilders cheered by Budget
Britain’s top share index rose on Wednesday as oil and gas stocks and housebuilders rallied on the back of proposals in chancellor George Osborne’s annual budget statement.
-
Online
Deka buys Whitewater shopping centre in Ireland
Ireland’s largest regional shopping centre has been bought by Deka Immobilien for £142m (€180m).
-
Online
Green light for Salford PRS scheme
Euro Car Parks has secured planning permission for a 500,000 sq ft private rented sector scheme in Salford.
-
Online
Crackdown on tax paid by offshore firms
Legislation is to be introduced to ensure that offshore property developers working in the UK pay the same percentage of tax on their profits as UK-based firms.
-
Online
U+I wins contract for £100m to redevelop Camden Library
U+I has been selected as Camden Council’s partner to redevelop Holborn Library and Cockpit Yard, creating a new destination for Holborn.
-
Online
Mixed bag of business rates reforms included in Budget
George Osborne received a mixed reaction to a raft of changes to business rates announced in today’s Budget.