All Property Week articles in 3 May 2013
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OnlineMaps reveal detail of office-to-resi exemptions
The government has published maps showing the areas exempt from new rules allowing developers to convert offices into homes without planning permission.
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OnlineSweeping office-to-resi exemptions for central London but regions miss out
The government has today exempted most of central London from new rules making it easier to convert offices into homes.
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OnlineCollapsed retail fund nears buyer
The competition to buy the Britannica shopping centre fund has been narrowed down to two parties with bids of more than £250m understood to have been submitted.
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OnlineUniversity of Cambridge searches for partners for giant residential scheme
The University of Cambridge is seeking a development partner for a £1bn mixed-use scheme in North West Cambridge, which will include 3,000 new homes.
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OnlineCollapsed retail fund nears buyer
The competition to buy the Britannica shopping centre fund has been narrowed down to two parties with bids of more than £250m understood to have been submitted.
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OnlineAurora Fashions outsources property function to new Harper Dennis Hobbs division
Aurora Fashions, owner of Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen, is planning to outsource its property services to retail agency Harper Dennis Hobbs.
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OnlineUniversity College London eyes up Olympic Park for £1bn campus
The University of London is considering the Olympic Park in Stratford as a destination for its £1bn University Quarter.
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OnlineCadogan Estate buys £29m London retail block
The Cadogan Estate has bought a retail block on London’s King’s Road for £29m.
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OnlineOrchard to sell shopping centres
Orchard Street Investment Management is selling a portfolio of five shopping centres across the UK for around £120m.
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OnlineFirst tenant fuels fire at Buckingham Gate
Fuel distribution firm World Fuel Services Europe has become the first tenant to sign up for Land Securities’ 62 Buckingham Gate development.
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OnlineBarratt sales buoyed by Help to Buy
Forward sales at housebuilder Barratt rose by almost a third to £1.31bn in the 18 weeks to 5 May, buoyed by the government’s Help to Buy scheme, interim results show.
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OnlineHammerson retail occupancy dips
Occupancy across Hammerson’s retail portfolio has dropped, from 97.7% at the end of December 2012 to 96.6% at the end of March.
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OnlineBritish Land shopping centres to go high tech
British Land will become the second major landlord to offer free wifi across its shopping centre portfolio after it signed a deal with BT, it announced this morning.
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OnlineBarratt sales buoyed by Help to Buy
Forward sales at housebuilder Barratt rose by almost a third to £1.31bn in the 18 weeks to 5 May, buoyed by the government’s Help to Buy scheme, interim results show.
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OnlineBoles: Office-to-resi exemptions to be announced tomorrow
The government will tomorrow announce which areas will be exempt from new rules making it easier to convert offices into homes, planning minister Nick Boles has revealed.
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OnlineFund manager in talks to buy £90m The Mall Sutton Coldfield
Prupim is in advanced talks to buy The Mall Fund’s Sutton Coldfield shopping centre for just under £90m.
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OnlineBishopsgate makes regional buys
The Bishopsgate Long Term Property Unit Trust Fund has bought two properties in Cardiff and Stroud.
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OnlineNews International in talks for London mega letting
Rupert Murdoch’s News International is in advanced talks to undertake one of the biggest lettings in London since the downturn at the capital’s most famous development.
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OnlineSir Alex Ferguson’s rollercoaster foray into property
Sir Alex Ferguson announced today that he will step down as manager of Manchester United after 26 years and 38 trophies. Property Week takes a look at the Scot’s foray into property investment over the years which include highs and lows to rival a Manchester derby.
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OnlineSavills reports positive start to year
Savills today reported a robust performance from its newly combined UK operations.
