All Property Week articles in 17 November 2017
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Henley appoints three and raises £210m for secure income fund
UK private equity real estate investor Henley has raised £210m for its secure income fund and made three appointments including Goodman managing director Jim Johnston – Property Week can reveal.
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Everton FC signs lease on new stadium site
Everton Football Club has signed a lease on the land at Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool Waters where its new stadium will be developed.
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Co-op to open 17 new stores
The Co-op will open 17 new stores between 23 and 30 November as part of its strategy to open 100 stores a year, Property Week can reveal.
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Government to consult on permitted development right for demolition
The government plans to consult on the extension of permitted development rights to include the demolition of offices and other commercial buildings to be replaced with residential.
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LGIM brings Basingstoke retail park to market
Legal General Investment Management (LGIM) has put the Chineham Shopping Park in Basingstoke on the market with an asking price of £57.4m.
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SEGRO sells Bracknell site to Big Yellow
SEGRO has sold a two-acre site at SEGRO Park Bracknell to Big Yellow Self Storage, which will use it to build a self-storage facility subject to planning permission.
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Grainger acquires Birmingham BTR asset
Grainger has exchanged contracts with Blackswan Property to forward fund and acquire the Gilder’s Yard build-to-rent scheme in Birmingham for around £28m.
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Regional REIT agrees £52.4 refinancing deal
Office and industrial specialist Regional REIT has agreed a £52.4m refinancing deal with Santander.
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LXi posts NAV rise
Long income specialist LXi REIT has posted 7.15% growth in EPRA NAV per share to 105.01p at its maiden interim results.
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Profit rise for First Property
Listed property fund First Property has posted an 11% growth in pre-tax profit and stated it is confident for the outlook of its new £182m UK-focused Fprop Offices fund.
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University Cribs to expand into Scotland
University Cribs plans to expand its student rental platform to include properties in Scotland, with a launch planned for January next year.
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Budget 2017: Hammond abolishes stamp duty for first-time buyers - property reacts
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that stamp duty for first-time buyers will be abolished up to £300,000 in the leading housing measure of today’s Budget.
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Wembley to host biggest-ever Boxpark
Boxpark and Quintain have submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Brent which would make Boxpark Wembley the biggest such venue to date, at more than 70,000 sq ft.
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LaSalleIM acquires Place des Halles for £258m
Hammerson has exchanged contracts for the sale of Place des Halles shopping centre in Strasbourg to LaSalle IM for a net vendor value of €291m (£258m).
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Get on board with proptech to avoid being flattened
Renowned American writer Stewart Brand famously said: “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” In other words, if you fail to adapt and embrace new technologies, you get flattened.
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BBS Capital secures loan for London’s largest PDR development
A client of BBS Capital has secured a £31.3m debt facility with Octopus Property to fund the acquisition of one of London’s largest ever permitted development deals by floor area.
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NewRiver REIT confident in convenience
NewRiver REIT has posted a 2% increase in net asset value (NAV) per share for the first half of its financial year.
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FTSE rises, but public deficit increases ahead of Budget
Shares closed higher on Tuesday after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data showing an unexpected increase in UK net borrowing ahead of the Budget.
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Countryside reveals profit and revenue jump
Housebuilder Countryside has revealed a 34% leap in annual profit off the back of a similar rise in revenue and home sales.
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Green light for Derwent on 443,000 sq ft of West End projects
Derwent London has gained planning permission for the development of two projects in London’s West End.