All Property Week articles in 25 May 2007
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St Modwen and Axa to redevelop Somerset estate
St Modwen has signed a deal with Axa Sun Life for a £100m scheme in Somerset
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Billionaire salutes former US Navy HQ for £250m
Richard Caring, the billionaire entrepreneur, has emerged as the buyer of the former US Navy headquarters in London’s Grosvenor Square
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JLL moves into insurance broking
Jones Lang LaSalle has formed a joint venture with Austbrokers Sydney, an Australian-listed insurance broking company, to move into the world of insurance broking
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OnlineListen to "The Surveyor of Kabul" on the BBC now
Property Week managing editor Claer Barrett’s portrayal of the only surveyor working in war-torn Afghanistan is now the subject of a BBC Radio 4 programme aired on Monday and available on their website.
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Secret plan for killer blow to home packs
Senior government officials are secretly planning to kill off home information packs. Sunday Telegraph
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Permira shops for Catalonian supermarkets
Permira will launch a €1bn (£677m) takeover bid this week for the Spanish supermarket chain Caprabo. Independent on Sunday
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Bupa hospitals shortlist
CVC, Blackstone and BC Partners are to lodge final bids this week in the £1.4bn auction of Bupa's 26 UK hospitals. Independent on Sunday
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Hamleys toys with Indian store
HAMLEYS, the London toy store owned by Icelandic investor Baugur, is closing in on a deal to open its first store in India. Sunday Telegraph
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Judge branded Freeport founder ‘a liar’
Freeport founder Sean Collidge has been branded a liar by a High Court judge. Sunday Times
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Cyril Sweett to float on AIM
London-based quantity surveyor and project manager Cyril Sweett is understood to be preparing to float on AIM in the autumn. The Times
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Investors invited to buy rooms Chicago 'aparthotel'
British investors are to be offered the chance to buy a stake in a new 74-storey tower in Chicago. The Times
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Too many flats, not enough houses
Latest government figures show that the price of a family house has risen at eight times the rate of a new flat since 2000. Daily Telegraph
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Debenhams seeks to woo City
Department store chain Debenhams is to seek to recover the confidence of the City as its shares reached an all-time low. Daily Telegraph
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Tchenguiz's 1bn rand green South African fund
Vincent Tchenguiz is to launch a 1bn rand South African private equity fund to invest in environmental projects. Sunday Telegraph
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OnlineCollidge loses Freeport battle
Sean Collidge has lost his claim against European factory outlet developer Freeport and has been ordered to pay costs.
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Marston's rules out REIT move
Marston's, the pub group, today ruled over converting its property to a REIT.
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David Brush, the managing director and head of RREEF Real Estate in Europe is to step down from his position next February.
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OnlineStructadene to buy Islington Portfolio
David Pearl’s Structadene is to buy the controversial Islington Portfolio in north London for more than £65m.
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London Asia targets distressed Chinese property
London Asia Capital, the UK-listed merchant banking group, has set up a company to invest in distressed property in Greater China
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GIC and Sumitomo in Japanese retail venture
The Government of Singapore’s property arm, GIC Real Estate, has formed a joint venture with Japan's Sumitomo Corporation to invest up to 150bn yen (£620m) in Japanese property.
