All Property Week articles in 15 August 2014
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Police Scotland agrees new Glasgow HQ
Police Scotland has confirmed that it will move to a new £24m office development in Glasgow’s east end.
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Lamborghini showroom to be replaced by office scheme
Plans for a 48,500 sq ft office scheme in Stockport, Greater Manchester, have been submitted to planning chiefs.
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JLL appoints "veteran" to lead HSBC account
JLL’s James “Corey” Lewis has been appointed to head up the organisation’s global team for HSBC.
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Listed York Council offices to become homes
Developer Rushbond has unveiled £25m plans to turn a grade II-listed office in York into homes, after plans for a hotel on the site were scrapped.
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Hermes sells Stoke leisure park for £14.5m
Hermes Real Estate has sold Festival Leisure Park in Stoke to the Valad European Diversified Fund for £14.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 7%.
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Miller Group doubles operating profits
Housing developer Miller Group has doubled its operating profits since last year, according to its latest results.
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Primary Health Properties' portfolio hits £1bn
Primary Health Properties’ portfolio is now worth more than £1bn, according to its latest results.
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Norges to launch real estate leader group
Norges Bank Investment Management, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, will set up a leader group for real estate as it increases its spending on property assets.
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Matalan signs for first central London store
Fashion retailer Matalan has confirmed it will open its first central London store at 149-151 Oxford Street after signing a lease with Axa Real Estate Investment Managers.
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Mamas & Papas in CVA talks
Nursery retailer Mamas Papas has appointed Daniel Butters and Clare Boardman of Deloitte to agree company voluntary arrangement with 60 landlords.
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Littlewoods shed sells
Clearbell Capital has bought Littlewoods distribution centre from Catalyst for £8.5m.
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Cathay Life signs deal for Woolgate Exchange
Taiwanese insurance firm Cathay Life has completed its purchase of Woolgate Exchange in the City of London for around £320m.
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Manchester gets £47m funding for 600 homes
Almost 600 homes will be built in Manchester after the announcement that £47m of funding from the Affordable Homes Programme will be ploughed into the city.
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Salmon to leap into speculative sheds
Salmon Properties will speculatively build two sheds in Sutton, south west London, after gaining planning permission.
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Cabinet Office launches public land map
The Cabinet Office has launched a map of available publicly-held property and land for the first time.
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Tritax in £46.4m DHL double shed deal
Tritax Big Box REIT has acquired two DHL owner-occupied sheds for a combined £46.4m.
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Amazon acquires £26m Soho block
British Land has exchanged on the sale of 52 Poland Street in London’s Soho to Amazon Property for £26m, reflecting a capital value of nearly £1,300/ sq ft.
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UK Commercial Property Trust exchanges on £40.5m shopping centre
UK Commercial Property Trust has exchanged contracts to acquire Regent Circus in Swindon for £40.5m, a 5.3% yield.
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City partner hospitalised after car crash
A senior partner at a London-based firm of surveyors is in hospital after crashing in a classic car race at the Nurburgring in Germany.
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Liz Peace announces new role
Outgoing British Property Federation chief executive Liz Peace has been appointed as the new chairman of TTA Property, the property public relations arm of The Good Relations Group.