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-region/london/malaysian-set-on-sun-street-site/5055284.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/malaysian-set-on-sun-street-site/5055284.article Debutant beats Berkeley and Godfrey Bradman to City fringe site Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/great-portland-reports-stellar-results/5055257.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/great-portland-reports-stellar-results/5055257.article £193m development pipeline helps to increase net asset value by 10.7% Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/great-portland-to-deliver-giant-west-end-scheme/5055296.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/great-portland-to-deliver-giant-west-end-scheme/5055296.article First look at 420,000 sq ft mixed-use plans on site of Royal Mail sorting office in Fitrovia Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/retail/j-crew-seeks-new-two/5055287.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/retail/j-crew-seeks-new-two/5055287.article US fashion retailer J Crew is scouting London for two menswear and womenswear stores to complement its Regent Street flagship. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/us-chop-shop-for-st-james’s/5055278.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/us-chop-shop-for-st-james’s/5055278.article US restaurant operator Altamarea Group, which owns restaurants across New York, is to open its UK debut restaurant in London. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/green-light-for-shell-centre-redevelopment/5055286.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/green-light-for-shell-centre-redevelopment/5055286.article Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s south bank have been approved by Lambeth Council this week. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/cushman-and-wakefield-loses-partner-to-cbre/5055340.article http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/cushman-and-wakefield-loses-partner-to-cbre/5055340.article Andrew Gibson, a former Cushman & Wakefield partner has been poached by CBRE to join its West End agency team. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:23 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/quintain-debt-drops-further-ahead-of-“year-of-action”/5055236.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/quintain-debt-drops-further-ahead-of-“year-of-action”/5055236.article Quintain Estates reported a positive set of year end results that saw its debt pile reduce by £91m during the past year. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:22 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/buyer-emerges-for-helical-and-aviva’s-11-acre-white-city-site/5055265.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/buyer-emerges-for-helical-and-aviva’s-11-acre-white-city-site/5055265.article Imperial College London has emerged as the purchaser for Helical Bar and Aviva Investors’ 11 acre former Dairy Crest site in White City, west London, PropertyWeek.com can reveal. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/planning/development-securities-given-green-light-at-oriental-city/5055237.article http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/planning/development-securities-given-green-light-at-oriental-city/5055237.article Development Securities has been granted planning consent for its £150m scheme at 399 Edgware Road, formerly known as Oriental City. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:41 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/retail/pension-fund-in-talks-to-buy-the-mall-uxbridge/5055311.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/retail/pension-fund-in-talks-to-buy-the-mall-uxbridge/5055311.article The Mars Pension Fund, advised by LaSalle Investment Management, is in talks to buy The Mall Uxbridge shopping centre for just under £65m. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/people-moves/lend-lease-appoints-new-project-director-at-elephant-and-castle/5055250.article http://www.propertyweek.com/professional/people-moves/lend-lease-appoints-new-project-director-at-elephant-and-castle/5055250.article Lend Lease has appointed a new project director for its £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/approval-given-for-shell-centre-revamp/5055154.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/approval-given-for-shell-centre-revamp/5055154.article Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s Southbank have been approved by Lambeth Council. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:12 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/fc-reit-sell-up-on-high-street-ken/5055225.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/fc-reit-sell-up-on-high-street-ken/5055225.article F&C REIT has today announced that it intends to sell 106-166 High Street Kensington. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/carillion-wins-£400m-battersea-power-station-deal/5055218.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/carillion-wins-£400m-battersea-power-station-deal/5055218.article Carillion has been named as the preferred bidder for the first phase of the Battersea Power Station regeneration. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/shaftesbury-slow-rental-growth-a-product-of-unusally-high-development/5055165.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/shaftesbury-slow-rental-growth-a-product-of-unusally-high-development/5055165.article Shaftesbury has increased its net asset value per share by 5% but said its rental growth had been tempered by “unusually high” levels of development and refurbishment over the last six months. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/cushman-hires-new-head-of-residential-from-jones-lang-lasalle/5055050.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/cushman-hires-new-head-of-residential-from-jones-lang-lasalle/5055050.article Cushman & Wakefield has enlarged its residential team in London by hiring two residential agents, including one partner, from Jones Lang LaSalle. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/big-yellow-enjoys-“a-little-more-optimism”-after-profit-increase/5055049.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/big-yellow-enjoys-“a-little-more-optimism”-after-profit-increase/5055049.article Storage company Big Yellow Group today reported an 8% rise in profit, as its chairman confided a little more optimism about the market than in previous years to shareholders in its annual results. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/cheesegrater-51-prelet-after-111000-sq-ft-deal/5055034.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/cheesegrater-51-prelet-after-111000-sq-ft-deal/5055034.article British Land and Oxford Properties have exchanged contracts with insurer Amlin to prelet 111,000 sq ft of space at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London, also known as the Cheesegrater. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/“dragons’-den”-investor-launches-estate-agency/5055054.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/“dragons’-den”-investor-launches-estate-agency/5055054.article The venture capital firm of “Dragons’ Den” investor James Caan, Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate, has launched a Surrey-based estate agency called Ivy Gate. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:08 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/holyoake-wins-consent-for-42-flats-in-grosvenor-gardens/5055031.article http://www.propertyweek.com/holyoake-wins-consent-for-42-flats-in-grosvenor-gardens/5055031.article Westminster City Council has granted full planning permission to Mark Holyoake’s Oakvest for the conversion of a mansion block in Grosvenor Gardens formerly owned by David Pearl. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/development-agreement-signed-at-greenwich/5055088.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/development-agreement-signed-at-greenwich/5055088.article An exclusivity agreement has been signed to bring about the development of the Alcatel-Lucent site on the Greenwich Peninsula. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/offices/topland-relocates/5055100.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/offices/topland-relocates/5055100.article Topland Group will move its London head office to the premises next door on Wigmore Street in London it was announced today. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/bird-and-bird-signs-new-fetter-lane-prelet/5054959.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/bird-and-bird-signs-new-fetter-lane-prelet/5054959.article Great Portland Estates and the City of London Corporation have confirmed a prelet at New Fetter Lane to law firm Bird & Bird, as first tipped by Property Week in March. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:18 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/starwood-in-£250m-heron-tower-loan-talks/5054966.article http://www.propertyweek.com/finance/starwood-in-£250m-heron-tower-loan-talks/5054966.article Starwood Capital is in talks with Gerald Ronson’s Heron International to provide a £250m refinancing for its flagship Heron Tower scheme. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:45 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/chinese-university-explores-west-london-campus/5054994.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/chinese-university-explores-west-london-campus/5054994.article Imperial College London has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zhejiang University to explore creating a campus for the university at Imperial’s landholding’s in West London’s White City. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:53 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/policy/department-for-transport-downplays-hs2-north-london-impact/5054987.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/policy/department-for-transport-downplays-hs2-north-london-impact/5054987.article The Department for Transport has downplayed reports that the construction of HS2 will cause a decade’s worth of disruption across north London. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/industrial/segro-snaps-up-data-centre-duo-in-slough/5054735.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-sector/industrial/segro-snaps-up-data-centre-duo-in-slough/5054735.article REIT wants to attract more “goldmine” occupiers to create “pan-European cluster” at trading estate. Stuart Watson reports Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/development/mount-anvil-finds-affinity-in-fulham/5054931.article http://www.propertyweek.com/residential/development/mount-anvil-finds-affinity-in-fulham/5054931.article Mount Anvil and social housing provider Affinity Sutton have exchanged on a site in Fulham to develop an “exclusive gated community”. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52 GMT http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/from-olympic-media-village-to-infinity/5054737.article http://www.propertyweek.com/news/news-by-region/london/from-olympic-media-village-to-infinity/5054737.article Data centre operator to anchor digital hub as part of Icity joint venture with Delancey and legacy corporation. Stuart Watson reports Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00 GMT