All Property Week articles in 26 September 2014
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Office-to-resi requests hit 1,900 in second quarter
Councils received 1,900 applications to turn office buildings into residential in the second quarter of 2014, according to figures released by the government today.
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Overseas investors continue to flock to the capital
Overseas investors accounted for 72% of all investment in central London office space in Q3 2014, according to the latest research by CBRE.
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Prime Retail hires from Cushman & Wakefield
Prime Retail, the niche property agent handling the disposal of the remaining Phones4U outlets, is expanding its investment team with the appointment of Bradley Maher as an associate partner.
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Malaysian oilfield company moves into Chiswick Park
One of Malaysia’s biggest international offshore oilfield service providers has leased 5,500 sq ft at Chiswick Park in west London.
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Hammersmith towers up for grabs
Dubai-based education provider Gems Education Board is selling two office buildings in the heart of Hammersmith for a significant mixed-use redevelopment.
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Flats make up majority of mansion tax, report finds
A massive swathe of Greater London properties worth more than £2m are flats or terraced houses, an analysis from Knight Frank has found.
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MediaCity submits plans for office and hotel
A 112-room Premier Inn will stand above 54,000 sq ft office as part of the £20m development in Salford, Manchester.
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Octopus completes MedicX deal
Octopus Investments has completed its purchase of MedicX Group.
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JLL merges with London residential firm
JLL has announced a merger with WA Ellis to boost its presence in the central London residential market.
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TH Real Estate extends £1.1bn retail warehouse fund to 2021
TIAA Henderson Real Estate has secured a six-year extension to its UK Retail Warehouse Fund.
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Patron pumps £200m into petrol stations
Patron Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of the entire UK retail business of Murco Petroleum for a price thought to be around £200m.
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St Modwen reports strong performance
St Modwen Properties expects to defy market consensus for its full-year pre-tax profit with management predicting performance materially ahead of 2013.
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LondonMetric buys £68.5m Dixons shed
LondonMetric Property has exchanged on the off-market acquisition of the Dixons Retail distribution centre in Newark for £68.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.4%.
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Canary Wharf sells Northern Trust HQ for £153.5m
Canary Wharf Group has confirmed the sale of 50 Bank Street, the headquarters of Northern Trust, to Crosby Investment Holdings for £153.5m.
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Helical Bar to sell £38.25m Shoreditch office
Helical Bar has exchanged on the forward sale of a freehold office building in Shoreditch, London, with UBS Triton Property Fund for £38.25m.
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Womack to leave Aviva Investors
The head of global real estate at Aviva Investors, Ian Womack, has resigned and will be leaving the firm.
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Deutsche and Credit Agricole relaunch £750m Westfield Stratford CMBS
Deutsche Bank and Credit Agricole have relaunched a £750m CMBS backed by the Westfield Stratford shopping centre after pulling it just a week after the initial launch in July. It was reported at the time that several investors were seeking clarification about the banks’ interpretation of EU rules under the ...
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Middle Eastern Toy Store to open on Oxford Street
The Toy Store, which trades across the Middle East, is kicking off its UK debut with a flagship store in Oxford Street, in London’s West End.
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Farebrother hires CBRE retail man
London Midtown specialist Farebrother has appointed a new head of its retail and leisure team, with Neil Davies joining the firm as a partner.
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High Court rules on Colliers negligence case
The High Court has issued a judgement against Colliers International over a negligent valuation of German commercial property eight years ago.