All Property Week articles in 21 April 2011
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OnlineHSBC real estate fund management arm completes buy-out
The management team of HSBC Specialist Investments Limited, HSBC’s infrastructure and real estate fund management business, has bought a majority interest in the business.
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OnlineNewham hit with second legal challenge to Westfield Stratford City casino plans
Newham council has been dealt another blow over its plans for a casino in Westfield Stratford City next to the Olympic Park in east London following a second application for a judicial review of the authority’s choice of location.
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OnlineAl Fayed mulls "all cash" offer for Pinewood
Mohamed Al Fayed has emerged as a rival party interested in buying Pinewood Shepperton, the listed film studio company.
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OnlineWelsh politicians “desperately need to wake up to the mounting housing crisis” says HBF
Welsh politicians “desperately need to wake up to the mounting housing crisis”, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) warned today after revealing that residential development in the principality has slumped to its lowest level since the Second World War.
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OnlineAviva Tower exchanges for £288.25m
Contracts have been exchanged on the sale of the Aviva Tower for £288.25m – the last property to be sold from Simon Halabi’s Protractor portfolio which was taken into administration two years ago.
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LandSecs bolsters London investment management team
Land Securities has bolstered its London investment management team with the appointment of Marcus Geddes, from Savills.
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Salmon Property appoints former Yell CFO
Salmon Property has appointed a former Yell chief financial officer as a consultant to the business.
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NewsWe will, we will rent review you
A rent review has been agreed on Land Securities’ Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road in London’s West End, home to the Queen musical We Will Rock You
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Professional
‘Put your trust in trainees …’
… urges new chairman of Chartered Surveyors Training Trust
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ProfessionalProperty’s winning websites
Property companies are good at choosing content for their websites, but not as good as design and making them easy to navigate, new research has reported
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Insight
Tribute to the ‘memorable’ Walker
Sir, I was really saddened by the death of George Walker last month
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Online
Interactive Maps: Public Sector Property
Property Week has compiled three maps of public sector properties that are either up for sale or have been declared surplus.
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MarketsIn-house servers are old technology
If a consultant is so confident in the advice he gives others that he follows it himself, it could mean the start of a trend
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News
Job hunters’ UK office search
Government’s Work Programme seeks 48 secondary properties in regional towns and cities
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News
Have a Safestay at old Labour HQ
Labour’s former London headquarters is to be converted into a hostel as a part of a £50m joint venture between Moorfield and Safeland
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Markets
House market still slow
Overall recovery for the house market is “still some way off”, says the RICS following its latest survey, which shows low sales levels and falling demand in March
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News
Henderson’s Next move in Winchester
Henderson has bought a 16,000 sq ft shop on the High Street in Winchester for £5.95m – a net initial yield of 5.25% – from LaSalle investment Management. The three-floor property is let for 10 years to Next at a passing rent of £330,000 a year.
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NewsHammerson’s Nelson wins Lloyd’s top job
Hammerson chairman John Nelson has been appointed the next chairman of Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market
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NewsGrainger trusts in rental growth
The UK’s largest residential property owner is preparing for a rented-sector revival
