http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.propertyweek.com http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/lasalle-and-apg-fire-up-for-london-resi-and-students/5054843.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/lasalle-and-apg-fire-up-for-london-resi-and-students/5054843.article £238m raised to provide “stretched senior” development loans. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/british-land-targets-further-£500m-investments-this-year/5054850.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/british-land-targets-further-£500m-investments-this-year/5054850.article But pain in Spain leads cash-rich REIT to put European retail portfolio up for sale. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/blackstone’s-chiswick-loan/5054844.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/blackstone’s-chiswick-loan/5054844.article Blackstone has completed a £600m refinancing of its Chiswick Park office scheme in west London. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/legal-and-general-backs-university-of-arts-london-accommodation/5054846.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/banks-and-lending/legal-and-general-backs-university-of-arts-london-accommodation/5054846.article Legal & General Property has agreed to forward-fund a 221-unit student accommodation facility in London’s Elephant and Castle. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/landsecs’-noel-‘decidedly-chipper’-at-results/5054852.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/landsecs’-noel-‘decidedly-chipper’-at-results/5054852.article Land Securities announced it was to speculatively start the £768m first phase of its Victoria Circle project with joint venture partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in its annual results on Wednesday (box, below). Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/people-moves/bco-madrid-myners-wants-return-to-real-estate /5054813.article http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/people-moves/bco-madrid-myners-wants-return-to-real-estate /5054813.article Lord Paul Myners, former financial services secretary to the Treasury and former chairman of Land Securities, has signalled his intention to return to property, as he prepares to launch a new investment vehicle on the London Stock Exchange tomorrow. Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/hansteen-portfolio-value-up-41/5054811.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/hansteen-portfolio-value-up-41/5054811.article Property investment firm Hansteen Holdings says the value of its portfolio increased by 4.1% or £43.2m, driven by the Sterling/Euro exchange rate.  Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/companies/dtz-demerger-“likely”-says-ugl/5054797.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/companies/dtz-demerger-“likely”-says-ugl/5054797.article A demerger of DTZ from parent company UGL is “likely”, UGL said in a statement today. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/hammerson-offers-to-buy-back-£100m-of-bonds/5054793.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/hammerson-offers-to-buy-back-£100m-of-bonds/5054793.article Hammerson has issued a tender offer to buy back £100m of a £300m 5.25% bond issue three years before the loans are due to mature. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:45 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/capital-and-regional-to-sell-around-£150m-of-assets/5054789.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/property-companies/capital-and-regional-to-sell-around-£150m-of-assets/5054789.article Capital & Regional has announced plans to de-gear its Mall fund and dispose of non-core assets in the UK and Germany in an effort to cut its debts. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/barratt-developments-reaches-refinancing-deal/5054695.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/barratt-developments-reaches-refinancing-deal/5054695.article Barratt Developments has today announced that it has reached a number of agreements for a refinancing package. Wed, 15 May 2013 08:53 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/land-secs-announces-victoria-start-and-nav-hike/5054694.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/land-secs-announces-victoria-start-and-nav-hike/5054694.article Land Securities has today announced that work will start on the first phase of the Victoria Circle project in London. Wed, 15 May 2013 08:32 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/midlands-reit-secures-£85m-refinancing/5054648.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/midlands-reit-secures-£85m-refinancing/5054648.article Midlands-based A & J Mucklow Group has secured loans worth £85m as part of a refinancing process completed in March. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:48 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/british-land-nav-creeps-up-in-“tough-market”/5054641.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/british-land-nav-creeps-up-in-“tough-market”/5054641.article British Land today reported a 0.2% rise in its net asset value during the year to 31 March 2013, as the company was buoyed by preletting activity and looked ahead to investing in “a pipeline of attractive investment opportunities whilecompleting our current development programme”. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:01 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/blackstone-secures-£600m-chiswick-park-refinancing/5054609.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/blackstone-secures-£600m-chiswick-park-refinancing/5054609.article Blackstone has completed a £600m refinancing of its Chiswick Park office scheme in West London. Mon, 13 May 2013 11:12 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/rockspring-opens-south-korea-office/5054605.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/rockspring-opens-south-korea-office/5054605.article Rockspring Property Investment Managers has opened its first north east Asia office in Seoul, South Korea. Mon, 13 May 2013 09:31 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/londonmetric-to-sell-£275m-shed-portfolio-and-signs-ms-prelet/5054597.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/londonmetric-to-sell-£275m-shed-portfolio-and-signs-ms-prelet/5054597.article LondonMetric Property is in talks to sell a £275m portfolio of distribution warehouses and has signed a major prelet with Marks & Spencer at its proposed retail park development in St Austell. Mon, 13 May 2013 08:26 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/unite-predicts-3-rental-growth-as-reservations-remain-strong/5054596.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/unite-predicts-3-rental-growth-as-reservations-remain-strong/5054596.article Unite has predicted that it will experience rental growth of 3% this year as reservations for the 2013/14 intake have already reached 75%. Mon, 13 May 2013 08:14 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/lloyds-confirms-portfolio-sale/5054536.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/lloyds-confirms-portfolio-sale/5054536.article Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed the sale of the £527m loan portfolio to Cerberus Global Investments, as revealed by PropertyWeek.com on Wednesday. Fri, 10 May 2013 08:38 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/london-£1bn-penthouse-peak/5054477.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/london-£1bn-penthouse-peak/5054477.article Research reveals value of top-floor luxury flats in capital. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00 GMT