All Property Week articles in 18 September 2015
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Strutt & Parker appoints head of alternative capital markets
Strutt Parker has appointed Richard Harris as head of its newly created alternative capital markets team.
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Backer sought for huge Manchester Mayfield scheme
The council-backed Mayfield Partnership has launched its search for a development partner for its Mayfield Quarter mixed-use scheme in Manchester.
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Arlington appoints MD ahead of major investment drive
Arlington Advisors has appointed Sean McKeown from Campus Living Villages (CLV) as managing director a year after its investment vehicle Arlington Investors and CLV teamed up to buy a £245m student housing portfolio from the collapsed Opal Group.
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Lidl buys nine-store scheme near Leeds
Lidl has bought a brownfield site in Stanningley, near Leeds, from RBS with planning permission for a food stores and eight other retail units.
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Exeter Property Group snaps up Bolton shed site
Harworth Estates has agreed to sell a development site at its Logistics North development in Bolton to Exeter Property Group.
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Capital growth to remain positive until 2018, predicts BNP Paribas
UK real estate is expected to deliver capital growth right through until 2018, according to new forecasts from BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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Activist investor weighs in on Quintain deal
Activist hedge fund Elliott Advisors has acquired a 12.9% stake in Quintain and is claiming Lone Star’s bid “substantially undervalues” the company.
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Assura looks to raise £300m and cut gearing
Assura is looking to raise £300m to fund acquisitions and substantially reduce its gearing.
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FTSE bounces back after torrid day
The stock market bounced back on Wednesday, with property shares faring better than most amid the volatility.
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Hansteen makes two acquisitions
Hansteen has acquired two industrial properties in Derbyshire and the North East for a combined price of £41.1m.
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Liverpool secures biggest letting this year with NHS deal
NHS Liverpool CCG has taken a 10-year lease on 33,433 sq ft of office space at The Department, marking Liverpool’s largest office letting of 2015 to date.
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Farron sets 300,000 homes a year target
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has announced housing policies including a target of 300,000 new homes per year, creating a housing investment bank and removing the borrowing cap on councils.
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Unite buys in Bristol
Student accommodation provider Unite Group has acquired two development sites in central Bristol for flats for 900 students.
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Quintain launches 750,000 sq ft Wembley office campus
Developer Quintain has released 750,000 sq ft of space for office development at its flagship Wembley Park development.
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London Designer Outlet launches academy
Quintain’s London Designer Outlet has unveiled the UK outlet sector’s first skills academy, providing store employees with free training to develop their careers.
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Lloyds provides £147.5m to support BMO deal
Lloyds Bank’s Commercial Real Estate team has completed a deal to provide a five-year £147.5m loan to finance the recent acquisition of the Parkgate retail park in South Yorkshire for clients of BMO Real Estate Partners.
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Pricoa makes £155m loan to Access Self Storage
Pricoa Mortgage Capital has closed a £155m partial refinancing of Access Self Storage on behalf of Enddora Holdings and Birchal Limited Partnership.
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Elmpark goes on the market for €185m
The sale of Elmpark, the largest urban campus in Dublin, has been formally announced with a guide price of more than €185m (£134m).
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Osborne reveals Chinese deal to invest £1.2bn in northern powerhouse property schemes
Chancellor George Osborne has revealed a £1.2bn deal to unlock three major property projects in Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield during a visit to Urumqi in the region of Xinjiang, North West China.
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Dragonfly reshuffles team after CEO departs
Dragonfly Property Finance has reshuffled its team following the departure of chief executive Jonathan Samuels.