All Property Week articles in 27 November 2015
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‘There is no silver bullet’ for PRS
There is room for many types of PRS development and no ‘silver bullet’ to make a successful scheme, according to the chief operating officer of developer The Collective.
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NAMA announces major commercial and residential development funding
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has announced details of a major funding programme that aims to deliver almost 4m sq ft of new commercial space in Dublin Docklands and 20,000 new homes in the wider city.
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Student demand could start to outstrip supply, says Melanie Leech
Demand for student accommodation could start to outstrip supply as the pipeline decreases, according to British Property Federation chief executive Melanie Leech.
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Video: Inside The Shard with The Office Group
The Office Group is at the forefront of the UK flexible workspace revolution. In September, it opened the doors to its latest design-led co-working space, on the 24th and 25th floors of The Shard at London Bridge
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Charles Clarke: ‘Transparency and integrity’ vital for student accommodation developers
Developers looking to partner with universities on student accommodation schemes must place a premium on ‘transparency and integrity’, according to former home and education secretary Rt Hon Charles Clarke.
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Unis 'will regret' not investing in estate, says Unite's Wilson
Universities that don’t invest in their estate “will regret it” as the market for quality student accommodation sharpens, according to Unite non-executive director Sir Tim Wilson.
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Partners Group closes $1.1bn global fund
Partners Group has closed its latest global real estate fund after raising $1.1bn (£0.75bn).
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British Land reveals plans for 550,000 sq ft City office
British Land has unveiled plans for a new 32-storey 550,000 sq ft office building on the site of UBS’s current London headquarters near Liverpool Street in the City.
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Bourgeois takes over as new BCSC president
Mark Bourgeois, executive director of Capital Regional, was installed as the new president of the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) at the BCSC Annual Dinner and Gold Awards last night.
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Adidas announces Oxford Street flagship
Adidas is planning to open a 43,000 sq ft flagship store opposite Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street.
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SEGRO appoints agents for East Plus
SEGRO has appointed Knight Frank, Glenny and Lambert Smith Hampton as the agents working on East Plus – the regeneration of 86 acres of GLA land in East London.
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Camden Market owner posts profit leap
Market Tech Holdings posted sharply higher pretax profit and revenue for the first half of the year as the group continued its work redeveloping the main Camden markets in north London.
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Purplebricks set for £240m AIM listing
Purplebricks, the online estate agency, has raised £58.1m from an institutional placing as a prelude to its listing on AIM, which will value the group at £240.3m.
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Yorkshire's Blackshaw refinances with Lloyds
Leeds-based Blackshaw Holdings has refinanced its property portfolio with the help of a £15m funding agreement with Lloyds Bank.
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Urban & Civic shares rise after positive results
Urban Civic shares climbed a fraction on Wednesday after the developer reported annual results in line with analyst expectations.
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British Land to buy back £110m of bonds
British Land has agreed to buy back £110m of bonds in a move that will boost underlying earnings and reduce its weighted average interest rate.
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Institutional allocations to real estate continue to climb
Institutional investors around the world are increasing their target allocations to real estate, resulting in a widening of the gap between actual allocations and targets, a new survey of 242 investors with real estate assets of $950bn (£632.32bn) has found.
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Affordable homes up 55% year on year
Government figures show that the number of affordable homes built in 2014/15 increased by 55% year on year, but new homes for social rent decreased.
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Supreme Court rules in favour of BNP Paribas in dispute with M&S
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust in its dispute with Marks Spencer, in a landmark deal for commercial property landlords.
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LondonMetric sells PC World store
LondonMetric Property has sold a PC World property in Hove to clients of Aberdeen Asset Management for £13.6m, a yield of 5.4%.