All Property Week articles in 2 September 2016
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Online£40m funding deal sees Greenfields pledge 850 new homes for Essex
Greenfields Community Housing has laid out plans to build 850 more homes in Braintree after securing £40m in a long-term financing deal from M G Investments.
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OnlineTH Real Estate wins letting to Bet365
TH Real Estate has agreed a new 5,130 sq ft letting at The Zenith Building in Manchester with Bet365.
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OnlineMPs could move out of Parliament in £4bn restoration plan
The government’s restoration and renewal committee is set to suggest that MPs and peers should move out of the Houses of Parliament for six years so that a radical refit costing up to £4bn can be carried out.
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PGIM raises €457m for European value add fund
PGIM Real Estate, previously known as Pramerica, has raised €457m for its European Value Partners Fund.
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BrickVest adds three investments to platform
BrickVest has added three new investments to its online platform including one from M7 Real Estate and a UK student housing portfolio.
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OnlineM&G Real Estate signs biggest ever European deal
M G Real Estate has agreed its biggest ever acquisition in Europe, buying the largest retail park in Italy for €208m (£176m) in a joint venture with GWM Group.
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Wallacespace lined up for whole of City office
Standard Life Investments has secured Wallacespace as a tenant for the entire office at 15 Artillery Lane in the City of London.
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OnlineColliers recruits Murphy to corporate solutions team
Colliers International has appointed Sorcha Murphy to its EMEA corporate solutions team as an associate director.
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OnlineFamily offices increase real estate allocations
Family offices have increased their allocations to real estate in the past year, according to a report from Campden Wealth Research and UBS.
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OnlineSecure Income REIT acquires Travelodge portfolio for £196m
Secure Income REIT has acquired a portfolio of 55 Travelodge hotels spread across the UK for £196.2m.
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OnlineFunds with €11bn of NAV to terminate in next two years
Seventy-two European non-listed funds will come to the end of their lives in the next two years – equivalent to €11bn of NAV, according to INREV research.
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OnlineJLL's Corbett and Northam quit firm
Two of JLL’s leading London office investment agents are leaving the firm and are understood to be launching a niche agency.
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OnlineProperty sector prepares to ride out for Child Hope
Inspired by the recent record-breaking efforts of Great Britain’s Olympic cyclists, teams from the property sector at the iconic Herne Hill Velodrome event in aid of ChildHope this Friday.
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OnlineLand Registry privatisation postponed
Government plans to privatise the Land Registry, initially set to be included in today’s Neighbourhood Planning Bill, have been put on hold.
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OnlineBlackRock sells Playstation HQ
BlackRock has exchanged contracts to sell 10-12 Great Marlborough Street, in Soho, to Qatari investor Alduwaliya in a deal worth around £104m.
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OnlineAmazon launches restaurant delivery service
Amazon has begun offering free one-hour restaurant deliveries in London ina bid to rival apps Deliveroo and Uber Eats.
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OnlineBilfinger completes GVA sale to EQT
Bilfinger has concluded the sale of its building and facility segment, including Bilfinger GVA, to EQT for a sale price of €1.2bn (£898m).
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OnlineLGIM & Mitsubishi sign for landmark £103m Hammersmith office
Lendlease has signed a £103m contract with LGIM Real Assets and Mitsubishi Estate London to build a landmark, high-specification office scheme at 245 Hammersmith Road for the two firms to occupy.
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OnlineNorton Motorcycle Company opening first UK clothing store in Soho
The clothing brand of the Norton Motorcycle Company will open its first UK store in London’s Soho.
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OnlineClaridges lodges mega basement plans
The owners of Claridges have lodged plans to create a five-storey mega basement underneath the hotel.
