David Hatcher
NewsGreystar digs in with £300m student deal
The biggest private student accommodation operator in the US boosts UK presence.
OnlineAmerican duo buy final £300m Opal portfolio
Greystar, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, has bought the last remaining £300m student housing portfolio of the collapsed Opal Group.
OnlineJamie Oliver to open second Barbecoa in St James's
Jamie Oliver has agreed a lease with The Crown Estate for a new 9,000 sq ft restaurant in St James’s in London.
OnlineStarwood to lend £102m for Baltimore Wharf development
Starwood European Finance has lent £101.75m for the development of the giant Baltimore Wharf residential scheme in London’s Docklands as part of a quad of deals.
OnlineBarnet launches search for Brent Cross partner
Barnet Council has launched a search for a development parter for its Brent Cross Cricklewood South site.
OnlineDeveloper picked for £300m Chester scheme
Rivington Land has been selected as the preferred developer of a new 500,000 sq ft shopping centre in Chester.
OnlineCriterion buys former Ford headquarters for PRS scheme
Criterion Capital has bought the former Ford headquarters in Basildon for around £15m.
InsightButchered Smithfield plans cannot be left to rot
The secretary of state’s decision on Tuesday to reject TIAA Henderson’s plan for the redevelopment of Smithfield Market was the ultimate example of the perils of development.
InsightThe £24bn property salesman
Richard Dakin has been extracting Lloyds Banking Group from its £55bn troubled property portfolio since the recession hit. He talks tactics and future plans with David Hatcher. Photographs by Phil Adams
OnlineGovernment closes office to resi exemption loophole
The government has closed a loophole imposed by councils aimed at preventing buildings being converted from office to residential use
OnlineStandard Life leases 46,483 sq ft at Fareham Industrial Park
Standard Life Investments has signed Williams & Co for 46,843 sq ft of space at Fareham Industrial Park.
OnlineClimate Change Property Fund finds new home
Climate Change Property Fund is to be managed by Impax Asset Management.
OnlineRICS: London housing market to slow
The RICS has predicted that there will be a slow-down in the London housing market that has seen prices rise rapidly over the past two years.
OnlineBarratt completions reach high point
Barratt Developments has seen its highest level of completions in the past six years in the full year to 30 June.
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Telford buys Southwark resi site
Telford Homes has exchanged contracts to buy a development site in Southwark for £19m.
OnlineTown Centre Securities submits residential plans
Town Centre Securities has submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council for an 11-storey residential scheme in Manchester City Centre.
OnlineCornerstone buys €1bn fund manager
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has bought Pamera Asset Management.
OnlineBidder picked for RBS sale of giant £180m East Kilbride Shopping Centre
Royal Bank of Scotland and Delancey have picked a bidder for the £180m East Kilbride Shopping Centre near Glasgow, Property Week can reveal.
Online1m sq ft of development land released in Dundee
Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise have brought 1m sq ft of development land to the market.
