All Property Week articles in 30 August 2013
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Agents hired to sell £55m Old Bond Street block at sub-3%
A private Thai client of Square Bay has instructed agents to sell one part of Prada’s main UK store on Old Bond Street, at a yield of less than 3%.
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M&G Real Estate in £198m retail asset swap with BP Pension Fund
M G Real Estate has completed a £198m off-market retail asset swap with BP Pension Fund.
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USS sells Dover Street block for £32m
A private middle eastern investor has bought 28-29 Dover Street in Mayfair for in excess of £32m at a yield of 3.75% from the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
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Long Harbour buys Manchester PRS block
Institutional investor Long Harbour has bought a private-rented block in Manchester for around £17m.
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Victoria’s Secret and Pink head to Bluewater
Victoria’s Secret and its sister brand, Pink, are to open their first stores in the south east at Lend Lease’s Bluewater.
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Property's energy usage falls by 4.8%
The real estate sector reduced its energy consumption by 4.8% between 2011 and 2012, a report reveals today.
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Pickles and Boris back Ram plans
Communities secretary Eric Pickles and London mayor Boris Johnson have backed plans for Minerva’s redevelopment of the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, south-west London.
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Plans for second combined Waitrose and John Lewis store
Plans have been drawn up to build a joint Waitrose and John Lewis store in Basingstoke, which would be the second of its kind to house the two retail brands in one building.
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Ocado seeks south-east site for distribution centre
Online retailer Ocado is planning to bolster its delivery capabilities by developing a 350,000 sq ft distribution centre near the M25.
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LSH head of London retail quits to launch own business
Lambert Smith Hampton’s head of London retail has quit the agency to set up on his own.
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M&G nears £312m Land Securities buy
M G is to become the latest UK fund manager to buy a major slice of London office property, after placing under offer Land Securities’ Bankside 2 3.
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South-east office take-up expected to reach 07/08 levels
Office take-up in the south-east is expected to reach its highest levels since 2007 and 2008, according to new research from Knight Frank.
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Government planning website cost already running at £25,400
The government has already spent £25,400 on setting up a new purpose built website intended to reduce thousands of pages of planning policy and make it easier for the public to access planning documents.
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ZaZa Bazaar signs up at Newcastle's Gate
Buffet restaurant ZaZa Bazaar has become the latest occupier to move to the Gate in Newcastle after it agreed a lease on a 17,000 sq ft unit at the north-east leisure scheme.
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From the Newsroom: What does the future hold for the Shell Centre?
Property Week discusses the future of the Shell Centre as the secretary of state, Eric Pickles calls in plans for its redevelopment in this weeks’ From the Newsroom.
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From the Newsroom: The impact of the Grimsey Review
Editor Mike Phillips and news editor Kat Spybey discuss the Grimsey Review in this weeks’ dispatch.
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ASOS seeks expansion of 1m sq ft megashed
Online fashion retailer ASOS has submitted plans to extend its 1.1m sq ft distribution centre in Barnsley, as it seeks to ramp up its delivery capabilities.
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Mars Pension Fund buys Scottish shopping centre for £34.3m
Mars Pension Fund has bought a Scottish shopping centre for £34.3m as it continues to expand its secondary retail portfolio.
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Aquascutum to open West End store
Aquascutum will open a store at 24 Great Malborough Street in London’s West End.
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Essential Living plans Maidenhead office-to-resi scheme
Essential Living has submitted plans for its first office-to-residential conversion scheme - in Maidenhead, Berkshire.