All Property Week articles in 21 May 2010
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BNP Paribas Real Estate consults on future of Glasgow office
BNP Paribas Real Estate has entered into consultation over a proposal to close its Glasgow office.
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Asda submits plans for Poole regeneration
Asda and joint venture partner Marsh Life Property have submitted a planning application for Lifeboat Quay, a mixed-use regeneration scheme in Poole.
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Henderson completes first £90m closing of Central London office fund
Henderson Global Investors has achieved a first closing of its Central London Office Fund II (“CLOF II”) raising £90m of capital from a number of European and North American institutional investors providing it with around £200m for acquisitions.
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Stephen Vernon in €900m tie up with US private equity group
Stephen Vernon’s Green Property has teamed up with one of the world’s biggest US private equity groups TPG Capital setting up a joint venture to invest up to €900m of debt and equity in UK and Irish property.
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Leahy resigns as Tesco’s chief executive
Sir Terry Leahy is to step down as chief executive of Tesco after 14 years in the role.
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CBRE's Axford heads East
CBRE’s head of research Nick Axford for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has been appointed as the firm’s senior managing director, global research and head of research for Asia.
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Vue Entertainment to open venue at Treasury Holding’s Ballymun scheme
UKmultiplex cinema developer Vue Entertainment has agreed to open a venue in Treasury Holding’s Spring Cross development in Ballymun in Ireland.
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NewRiver Retail acquires £19m Redevco portfolio
NewRiver Retail, the AIM-listed company set up by Halladale founder David Lockhart, has bought a portfolio of six long-leasehold retail units from Redevco for £19m with 65% loan to value funding from Santander.
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Former Barratt chairman launches residential development company
The former regional chairman of Barratt London Thames Gateway Adam Lawrence has launched a new residential development and has secured £100m funding.
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Lambert Smith Hampton: Glasgow Office Market
"Against the backdrop of a strongly rising equity market and a reluctance to invest further in government bonds, a number of institutions looked to property in mid 2009 as offering better rates of return than either bank deposits or government bonds. The institutions, driven by the desire for secure income ...
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CB Richard Ellis Global Market View: Office Rent Cycle
"Rental growth is also apparent in a few advanced economies, represented by our key global markets, namely London and Hong Kong. London continues to lead the recovery with sustained rental growth in the City market. The first signs of growth in the West End of London and Hong Kong ...
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BNP Paribas Real Estate: Housing and the Economy - delivering housing under the new government
"The future of housing delivery to the UK will be strongly influenced by new government policy. We examine the implications for UK housing under the Conservative led coalition government, with expert opinion on planning, land supply and affordable housing."
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Outer London Commission publishes findings
The pre-publication report of the Outer London Commission has today been launched by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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Accrue buys Heathcroft Properties in debut deal
Accrue Capital, the new real estate private equity firm founded by Stephen Webster and John Slade, has made its first acquisition.
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73% success at Cushman & Wakefield auction
Cushman Wakefield achieved a 73% success rate at its commercial auction held at BAFTA yesterday.
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Quango cuts and localism among Queen’s Speech bills
The coalition government plans to introduce bills to cut quangos and devolve powers to local councils under the Conservative Party's "localism" agenda in the next parliamentary year.
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F&C Reit and OFI REIM raise €100m for French fund
OFI REIM and F&C REIT Asset Management have raised nearly €100m in an initial closing for their French property fund FOSCA II.
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Holiday Inn planned for Manchester's Northern Quarter
Ician Developments, a subsidiary of Muse Developments, is set to build a Holiday Inn Express hotel on a plot adjacent to the Crowne Plaza hotel in Manchester's Northern Quarter.
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South African stunner to present the Property World Cup
Rio Ferdinand will be hoping to get his hands on the World Cup this summer in South Africa but the winners of The Property World Cup only have to wait until Thursday to pick up the trophy from South African Shelley Cotterell.
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Columbus and Chester buy in Motherwell
Cala Properties has sold its Brandon Shopping Centre in Motherwell in Scotland to Columbus UK Real Estate Fund and Chester Properties Investment Partnership.