All Property Week articles in 20 June 2014
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Genie seeks partnerships with London developers
Gentoo’s Genie Home Purchase Plan is seeking partnerships with London developers to deliver 2,000 new homes in the capital over the next 10 years, after winning backing from the Greater London Authority.
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Mulbury Homes submits plans for £30m Manchester PRS scheme
Housing developer Mulbury Homes has submitted a planning application for its first private rented scheme.
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Pickles announces £255m to boost housing delivery
Communities secretary Eric Pickles today announced a package of funds worth £255m in total in an effort to increase housing supply.
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Igloo’s Bermondsey Square scheme up for sale
Aviva’s Igloo Fund has put its mixed-use Bermondsey Square development in south east London up for sale.
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Police: RIFW won't face criminal investigation
Police in Wales have confirmed that they will not be conducting a criminal enquiry into the Regeneration Investment Fund of Wales (RIFW).
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Carney curbs mortgage lending
The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has proposed new measures to cool the UK’s housing market in the bank’s latest stability report.
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GIC loans Urbanest £90m
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has provided student accommodation provider Urbanest a new £90m debt facility.
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Crown Estate portfolio hits record high
The Crown Estate reported in its annual results this morning that its portfolio value had reached a record high of £9.9bn.
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Safestore profits dip as portfolio expands
Self-storage company Safestore saw its profits for the six months to 30 April dip by 46.1% it reported in its interim results this morning.
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Dixons closes stores ahead of mega-merger
Dixons closed 28 stores in the UK during the year to 30 April ahead of its mega-merger with Carphone Warehouse that was announced last month.
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Bristol sees second largest transaction in 2014
Tribal Group has signed for 15,200 sq ft at King’s Orchard in Bristol for its head office, bringing Bristol its second largest transaction for the year so far.
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New Balance moves in Appleton House
Athletics retailer New Balance has leased the 30,666 sq ft Appleton House office building at Birchwood Point Business Park on a 10 year term to create a new EMEA headquarter operation.
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Great Portland Street block on the market
A building on Great Portland Street in the heart of Fiztrovia has been put up for sale for more than £13.5m.
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St Modwen to develop £50m Swansea student halls
St Modwen has signed an agreement with Swansea University to deliver an additional £50m of student accommodation and new facilities to boost the £450m Bay Campus development.
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Student accommodation scheme planned for Belfast
Belfast Metropolitan College has sold its College Square East building to specialist private student accommodation construction firm, Watkin Jones Sons.
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Deloitte Real Estate announces five partner promotions
Deloitte Real Estate has promoted five new partners.
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L&G’s industrial fund acquires £80m of new assets this year
Legal General Property has announced that its Industrial Property Investment Fund has completed over £80m purchases, bringing its assets under management to over £1bn.
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Hunter Booth returns to JLL’s West End Office Agency team
JLL’s Hunter Booth has returned to its West End Office Agency team as a director after spending three years at the firm’s Hong Kong office.
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Multi-million pound South Lanarkshire development secures next phase
South Lanarkshire’s Executive Committee has approved the terms of a planning agreement which will allow planning permission to be released for phase two of Newton Farm in Cambuslang.