http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/investment/bruce’s-resi-bonus-£320m-private-rented-venture-secures-backing/5031449.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/investment/bruce’s-resi-bonus-£320m-private-rented-venture-secures-backing/5031449.article Apollo and Canada’s Ivanhoé Cambridge to back Ritchie’s £320m private-rented venture in London Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/design-squad-in-place-for-international-quarter/5031464.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/design-squad-in-place-for-international-quarter/5031464.article Lend Lease and London & Continental Railways have drawn up a design panel of top architects for their £1.3bn International Quarter development next to the Olympic Park in Stratford City, east London. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/two-thirds-of-best-london-homes-sold-to-foreign-buyers/5031562.article http://www.propertyweek.com/two-thirds-of-best-london-homes-sold-to-foreign-buyers/5031562.article International buyers accounted for almost two-thirds of the prime London new build residential market in 2011, new research shows. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:08 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/‘priciest-home’-updown-plummets/5031468.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/‘priciest-home’-updown-plummets/5031468.article The sale of a mansion put into receivership by Ireland’s NAMA (National Asset Management Agency) was completed this week. The buyer paid £27m less than the level of the building’s debt. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/rocket-to-remake-old-street-block/5031475.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/rocket-to-remake-old-street-block/5031475.article An unloved block off Old Street roundabout is to be redeveloped into a 150,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/recession-hit-london-scheme-goes-back-before-committee/5031457.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/recession-hit-london-scheme-goes-back-before-committee/5031457.article One of London’s most high-profile schemes to be mothballed during the credit crunch will go before a planning committee tonight. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:11 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/west-midlands/kier-selected-for-derby-residential-scheme/5031479.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/west-midlands/kier-selected-for-derby-residential-scheme/5031479.article The Homes and Communities Agency and Derby City Council have agreed a deal to create around 700 new homes in the city. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:26 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/green-properties-plans-london’s-fifth-tallest-towers/5031301.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/green-properties-plans-london’s-fifth-tallest-towers/5031301.article Stephen Vernon’s Green Properties and CIT are planning a pair of residential towers in Nine Elms that could be up to 200m in height, making them London’s fifth tallest towers. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:52 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/chainbow-sells-core-business-in-leap-of-faith-to-private-rented-sector/5031214.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/chainbow-sells-core-business-in-leap-of-faith-to-private-rented-sector/5031214.article Residential property management expert Roger Southam has sold a major chunk of his Chainbow business in order to focus on the emerging professional private rented sector. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/tchenguiz-attaches-£35bn-price-tag-to-resi-portfolio-sale/5031113.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/tchenguiz-attaches-£35bn-price-tag-to-resi-portfolio-sale/5031113.article Sale of European Investments Overseas’ 250,000 ground rents would be UK’s largest property sale Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/£100m-resi-fund-launch-for-london/5031145.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/£100m-resi-fund-launch-for-london/5031145.article Aeriance Investments, a debt fund specialist, has launched a £100m fund to provide bridging loans for London residential property transactions. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/middle-eastern-investor-buys-£36m-nama-mansion/5031204.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/middle-eastern-investor-buys-£36m-nama-mansion/5031204.article The sale of a mansion put into receivership by Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency completed this week, with the buyer paying £27m less than the level of the building’s debt. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:39 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/passport-to-pimlico-resi-for-network-rail/5031137.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/passport-to-pimlico-resi-for-network-rail/5031137.article Railway owner to develop high-end residential next to Chelsea Barracks Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/comment/opinion/housebuilders-pin-hopes-on-return-of-feel-good-factor/5031157.article http://www.propertyweek.com/comment/opinion/housebuilders-pin-hopes-on-return-of-feel-good-factor/5031157.article Twas the weekend before Christmas and in the Bluewater car parks, not a lot stirred. A mild understatement, perhaps, but everything is relative. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/‘london-is-the-place-for-us’-says-grosvenor’s-vernon/5031000.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/‘london-is-the-place-for-us’-says-grosvenor’s-vernon/5031000.article Grosvenor Crescent marks landed estate’s return to its roots, its chief executive tells Nick Johnstone Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/custom-build-offers-self-help-for-builders/5031001.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/custom-build-offers-self-help-for-builders/5031001.article For many, 2012 is going to be the year of the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. But it could also go down in history as the year a new housing revolution started in the UK. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/scottish-property-prices-continue-to-fall/5031207.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/scottish-property-prices-continue-to-fall/5031207.article Scottish property prices fell 3.2% last year, with prices in Edinburgh falling 2.8%. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:34 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/north-west/bloxham-plans-to-re-invent-the-house/5031217.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/north-west/bloxham-plans-to-re-invent-the-house/5031217.article Urban Splash is working on a project which co-founder Tom Bloxham has said will “reinvent the idea of a modern house”, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:25 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/planning/hadley-regeneration-plans-approved/5031218.article http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/planning/hadley-regeneration-plans-approved/5031218.article Plans submitted by Telford & Wrekin Council for a £2.3m regeneration of Hadley have been approved, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:31 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/northacre-consent-for-luxury-kensington-apartments/5031123.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/residential/northacre-consent-for-luxury-kensington-apartments/5031123.article Northacre has received planning consent for a luxury apartment scheme in Kensington overlooking Kensington Palace. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:33 GMT