Hotels & Leisure

Lloyds checks out of £500m hotels group

24 May 2012

Conference hotel owner Principal Hayley is latest disposal from HBOS legacy

Shaftesbury continues to impress with solid first-half figures

23 May 2012

Shaftesbury this morning posted another good set of financial results, showing London’s West End is still a ‘different world’.

Knight Frank poaches top Savills leisure agent to launch new team

23 May 2012

Knight Frank has poached Savills’ director of UK leisure and retail investment as it prepares to launch a new leisure and out-of-town retail team.

MASH to open at Crown Estate's Quadrant 3 scheme

21 May 2012

MASH, the Modern American Steak House, has signed to open a restaurant at the Crown Estate’s £300m Quadrant 3 development which fronts on to Brewer Street.

Developers in Dubai have revealed plans for the world's first underwater hotel.

18 May 2012

Developers in Dubai have revealed plans for the world’s first underwater hotel.

Out-of-town Essex is only way for Aquila

18 May 2012

Aquila Developments has been given a resolution to grant detailed planning consent for the £20m Causeway, a 70,000 sq ft out-of-town retail scheme in Maldon, Essex.

St Ermin’s on block at £150m

18 May 2012

The four-star St Ermin’s Hotel in Westminster has been put up for sale for around £150m after a refurbishment and extension.

Seven wins consent for Shoreditch hotel

17 May 2012

Leisure investor Seven Capital has secured planning permission for a 125-bed hotel in Shoreditch, east London.

Hammerson signs cinema anchor for Centrale extension

16 May 2012

Hammerson has signed Showcase Cinema de Lux as an anchor for its £50m leisure extension at Centrale, Croydon.

Buddha-bar returns to the UK

15 May 2012

Global bar brand Buddha-bar is set to relaunch in the UK after buying the 11,000 sq ft Chicago Rib Shack site in London’s Knightsbridge for close to £1.5m.

Dover development scheme approved

11 May 2012

Developer BondCity Limited’s £20m regeneration project in the centre of Dover was given planning consent by Dover District Council last night.

Manchester Arena may be sold

11 May 2012

Loan maturity next year prompts exploration of options. David Hatcher reports

Paris Hilton’s gym to open in London

9 May 2012

US fitness and leisure group Equinox is to open its first London outlet at the Kensington Roof Gardens building.

Capita Symonds forms hotel investment partnership

8 May 2012

Capita Symonds has launched a partnership with hotel developer Oxford Hotels and property investment vehicle Equiture to target investment and asset management opportunities across the £10bn hotel sector.

America wins The Belfry golf course

04 May 2012

Bankrupt Sean Quinn irons out £90m sale details with US private equity investor KSL

Market murmurs as Hereford stocks up on retail and leisure

04 May 2012

Cattle market to be converted, but locals fear city centre will suffer. Christine Eade reports

Cushman & Wakefield: Quarterly Leisure Review - April 2012

3 May 2012

In a difficult climate for retailers it has become increasingly important for landlords to add some ‘theatre’ to their retail assets to help drive footfall and increase customer dwell time.

Birmingham £30m hotel restoration gets green light

2 May 2012

Ambitious plans to restore Birmingham’s Grand Hotel to its former glory have been give the go ahead by Birmingham City Council, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

British Land trims £33m of Virgin Active fat

27 April 2012

British Land has sold five Virgin Active health clubs it bought in a portfolio last summer for £33m — a net initial yield of 6.5%.

Dungeon masters site move

27 April 2012

Merlin Entertainments’ London Dungeon was on Tuesday night granted planning consent to move from its site on Tooley Street under London Bridge Station to Waterloo.

Pure Gym fighting fit and ‘not for sale’

27 April 2012

Founder says adviser called in to discuss expansion plans. Rachel Hunter reports

Smokin’ deal for Frazier’s Philly gym

27 April 2012

Joe Frazier’s gym in the US city of Philadelphia has been put up for sale at a “punchy” guide price of $999,000.

Whitbread reports strong results

26 April 2012

Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, reported strong results for the year to 1 March 2012 this morning.  

CSC to open aquarium at Trafford Centre

25 April 2012

Capital Shopping Centres is understood to be planning to open an aquarium at the Trafford Centre.

Lloyds steps up £25bn Irish distressed loan workout

24 April 2012

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed advisers for two parts of its strategy to work through its £25bn Irish property headache.

De Vere exchanges to sell in Bournemouth and Warrington

23 April 2012

De Vere Group has exchanged contracts to sell two hotels for £20m.

Brazilian fund leads $4.6bn fundraising in March

20 April 2012

Unlisted real estate funds raised $4.6bn around the world in March, double the amount in February, reports Indirex, the new global online community for the sector.

Trowbridge braces itself for box office battle

20 April 2012

Two developers plan cinemas but can Wiltshire town cope with both? Christine Eade reports

Senior figure sought for £10m Wrexham FC development

19 April 2012

Wrexham Glyndwr University is looking to appoint a senior figure to spearhead a £10m redevelopment of Wrexham FC’s Racecourse Ground, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Jamie Oliver to open in Covent Garden

17 April 2012

Jamie Oliver will open his fifth Union Jacks restaurant in London’s Covent Garden, it was announced today.

RGI gets consent for 160-bed Moscow hotel

16 April 2012

RGI International has received planning consent from the Moscow government’s Urban Development Committee for a 160-bed hotel in the city centre.

Budget hotels give bang for buck

13 April 2012

Travelodge takes steps to refinance debt as rival Premier Inn advances and new names enter sector. Rachel Hunter reports

Harry Potter and the Development Manager

13 April 2012

Landid co-founders Trevor Silver and Stephen Morgan were tasked with working their development magic on the creation of Warner Bros’ Harry Potter film studios visitor attraction in Watford. Sarah Stewart reports. Photographs by Tim Foster

Christie & Co instructed to sell four hotels

12 April 2012

QHotels has instructed Christie + Co to sell four hotels from its portfolio following a review of its business, ThebusinessDesk.com reported today.

New venture hopes to bridge apartment-hotel gap

05 April 2012

Bridgepoint Ventures aims to roll out apart-hotel concept across Europe. Rachel Hunter reports

Topland buys Bath hotel

05 April 2012

Topland Group has bought the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath from the Von Essen portfolio for around £19m after the Livingstone brothers pulled out of the sale.

Von Essen’s hotel Heartbreak

05 April 2012

Mike Phillips uncovers the details of one of the sector’s most catastrophic collapses

Burrito chain plans southern expansion

3 April 2012

Northern burrito chain Barburrito, is planning to expand south off the back of a £3.25m investment deal from the Business Growth Fund, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Topland buys Von Essen Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath for £19m

2 April 2012

Topland Group has bought the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath from the Von Essen portfolio for around £19m after the Livingstone brothers pulled out of the deal.

Essex County Cricket Club and University of East London bid for Olympic Stadium

30 March 2012

Essex County Cricket Club and the University of East London have made a joint bid to occupy the Olympic stadium after the Games this year.

Property’s administration trend is here to stay

30 March 2012

The steady drip of property companies entering administration continued this week, as a hotel owner and a north-west-based developer trader went to the wall.

X-Leisure loses rent battle

30 March 2012

High Court rules that landlords will not recoup unpaid rent before appointment of administrators

Côte signs for West End flagship at Christopher's Place

27 March 2012

Côte Restaurants has signed to open its West End London flagship restaurant at 6-8 St Christopher’s Place. 

Carrefour bound for Balkans in Macedonia mall opening

23 March 2012

Carrefour, Inditex and Cineplexx have signed to anchor the €90m Skopje City Mall, which will be Macedonia’s first modern shopping centre.

Livingstone brothers check out Cambridge

23 March 2012

Ian and Richard Livingstone, the property tycoon brothers behind developer London & Regional, are in talks to buy the Crowne Plaza in Cambridge.

Von Essen leaves Lloyds and Barclays £140m out of pocket

23 March 2012

Administrator report for collapsed hotel company shows banks will lose more than half what they lent

Farrell to plan Ally Pally revamp

21 March 2012

Sir Terry Farrell has been hired to draw up plans for the redevelopment Alexandra Palace, the events venue in north London.

Crown Estate unveils £400m St James's plans

16 March 2012

The Crown Estate has today unveiled plans for a £400m redevelopment of three sites in St James’s which will deliver 300,000 sq ft of speculative mixed use space in the west end.

Camden’s Koko finds Russian buyer

16 March 2012

The former Russian deputy finance minister has bought a grade II-listed music venue in London that was formerly known as the Camden Palace.

Greenhouse effect

16 March 2012

Melbourne-based designer Joost Bakker plans to bring his sustainable pop-up cafe concept, Greenhouse, to London next year.

Kuwaiti investor helps Tobacco Dock turn over new leaf

16 March 2012

Long-vacant site will have hotel, flats and public realm. Hardeep Sandher reports

Premier Inn secures eight new sites

15 March 2012

Premier Inn has secured eight new sites in a week as part of national expansion programme.

Major casino scheme at Birmingham's NEC secures approval in principle

15 March 2012

Plans for a 500,000 sq ft leisure scheme at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham have been granted approval in principle.

East End Glasgow

09 March 2012

An exhibition of paintings that depict the construction of the Riverside Transport Museum in Glasgow opens today in London’s East End.

Holiday Inn finds Balls to build hotel

09 March 2012

Plans were this week submitted to Tower Hamlets Council to convert the former Balls Brothers headquarters in Bethnal Green, east London, into a Holiday Inn Express.

Singaporean faces £750m hotel bill

09 March 2012

The Royal Bank of Scotland is close to selling a portfolio of 42 Marriott hotels for almost £750m — providing a rare vote of confidence in the UK regional hotel market.

Pyrrho welcomes Balfour-Lynn’s resignation from MWB

8 March 2012

MWB Group’s largest independent shareholder, Pyrrho Investments, has welcomed the resignation of chief executive Richard Balfour-Lynn and called on the board to tackle the structural deficiencies in the group’s capital structure.

Savills: UK Hotel Investment - Spring 2012

8 March 2012

UK investment volumes held in 2011, up 0.8% to £1.5bn, with 68% of this focused on London and the South East.

Balfour-Lynn quits MWB

8 March 2012

Richard Balfour-Lynn has resigned as chief executive of MWB Group.

Wyndham Grand hotel in Chelsea for sale for around £80m

5 March 2012

London’s only five star all-suite hotel, The Wyndham Grand overlooking Chelsea Harbour, has been put up for sale for around £80m.

Brum park to mix shops with great outdoors

02 March 2012

Eagle One to create £25m “try before you buy” scheme at Evesham Country Park

MIPIM icons set for sales

02 March 2012

Qatar to buy Martinez, as Carlton to be “flipped”

Welcome to America: The latest food trends in London

02 March 2012

A posse of pioneering restaurants is heading to the UK from the Americas. Rachel Hunter reports

Grosvenor and Derwent complete Hyde Park Corner JV

1 March 2012

Grosvenor and Derwent London have formalised their joint venture to redevelop the 168,000 sq ft 1-5 Grosvenor Place into a luxury mixed use scheme.

Luxury Yorkshire hotel gets funding boost

28 February 2012

A multi-million pound tranche of funding has been agreed to further develop luxury hotel Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat near Whitby in Yorkshire, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Decathlon gets set for first ‘sports village’

24 February 2012

Parent Oxylane to debut leisure and retail concept at site near Nottingham

Swindon’s Regent Circus recruits acts

24 February 2012

Cineworld, Nando’s and Prezzo prelets enable first phase to begin. Sarah Stewart reports

Victoria to undergo retail therapy

24 February 2012

Plans have been submitted for an upmarket retail and leisure project in the heart of London’s Victoria.

Revamp planned for Liverpool's Philharmonic

17 February 2012

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society is planning a major refurbishment of the city’s Philharmonic Hall building, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Hotel operators form an orderly Cuban

17 February 2012

A luxury operator is being sought for The Wellesley, a 36-suite townhouse hotel likely to appeal to cigar aficionados hit by the smoking ban.

Legal & General gets Trowbridge leisure go-ahead

16 February 2012

Legal & General Property has been given the go-ahead to build a new retail and leisure district for Trowbridge.

Camden's Koko seeks buyer

10 February 2012

Koko in Camden, one of London’s best-known music venues and nightclubs, has been put up for sale.

HSBC funds £200m scheme by Bullring

10 February 2012

Salhia Real Estate secures rare development finance outside London

Little Chef restructured to break "deadlock with landlords"

7 February 2012

RCapital has completed the restructuring of roadside eatery Little Chef which has resulted in the closure of around 67 sites.

Nobu joins Shoreditch set

03 February 2012

Michelin-starred restaurant group to open follow-up to Las Vegas hotel, near Silicon Roundabout

Premier Inn gets £10m Bristol hotel green light

2 February 2012

Premier Inn has secured planning permission for a 175-bed hotel in Bristol city centre.

OFT to examine Reubens' racecourse takeover

1 February 2012

The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate the £167m acquisition of racecourse operator Arena Leisure by Aldersgate Investments, the investment vehicle of the Reuben Brothers, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Spurs to build new stadium next to White Hart Lane

31 January 2012

Tottenham Hotspur will build a new stadium next to their existing White Hart Lane home as part of a new regeneration agreement.

GVA appointed to sell Beetham Birmingham hotel

26 January 2012

GVA has been appointed to sell the long leasehold on a major Birmingham hotel previously owned by Stephen Beetham.

Westminster U-turn on controversial parking charges plan

19 January 2012

Westminster City Council has backed down on controversial plans to introduce evening and Sunday parking charges in the West End.

Meliá Hotels to open first UK Innside hotel in Manchester

18 January 2012

Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels has chosen the 20-acre Manchester city centre gateway site First Street as the location for its first Innside hotel in the UK.

M&G buys Marylebone hotel

16 January 2012

M&G Investments has bought a 92-bedroom hotel in London’s Marylebone for £15.35m.

Government unveils Airport City masterplan

12 January 2012

Chancellor George Osborne will today unveil a masterplan by MAG Developments for the Airport City scheme near Manchester Airport.

Brum consent set to land European debut for major hotelier

12 January 2012

Australian hotelier Staywell Group will make its European debut on Birmingham’s Broad Street if planners give the go ahead to a major redevelopment today.

Turnstone gets green light in St Neots

10 January 2012

Turnstone Estates has been granted planning permission by Huntingdonshire District Council for a 32,000 sq ft leisure scheme in St Neots town centre, Cambridgeshire.

Christmas cheer at Bluewater

9 January 2012

Bluewater has reported a strong Christmas period in which footfall for December was up 8% compared with the previous year.

Reubens get extension for racecourse operator takeover plans

3 January 2012

The deadline for a possible takeover of racecourse operator Arena Leisure by the Reuben brothers has been extended for a fourth time, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

McKillen uses court to stop Barclays’ Maybourne cash call

16 December 2011

Irish investor amends High Court claim to stop billionaire brothers’ attempt to seize luxury London hotel group

Drake & Morgan landlady has friends in high places

16 December 2011

Drake & Morgan plans to open two London bars next year. David Hatcher reports

Leisure investment bounces back in 2011

16 December 2011

The leisure investment market in 2011 is due to transact a higher volume than any year since 2007.

Steak restaurants sear into meat-lovers’ minds …

16 December 2011

David Hatcher explains why steakhouses and premium burger outlets are proliferating and, below, reveals why Londoners are increasingly waking up and smelling the artisan coffee

Administrators appointed to Beetham Birmingham hotel

14 December 2011

Administrators have been appointed to a 218-bedroom hotel in Birmingham owned by Stephen Beetham.

NAMA tees up £500m Portuguese debt sale

9 December 2011

CBRE instructed to market a portfolio of loans to US and Portugal golf course developer

Raymond Blanc to take Chez Gérard sites into the noir

9 December 2011

The Brasserie Bar Co begins work next month on converting the eight London Chez Gérard restaurants into Brasserie Blanc restaurants.

Wynne-Smith to take over as JLL hotels global chief executive

8 December 2011

Jones Lang laSalle has appointed Mark Wynne-Smith as global chief executive of its hotels business.

UK's largest restaurant Za Za Bazaar opens in Bristol ahead of rollout

7 December 2011

The largest restaurant in the UK has opened its doors in Bristol ahead of a country-wide rollout.

Renewed threat to Ministry of Sound as Boris calls in neighbouring scheme

2 December 2011

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today signalled his intention to call in Southwark Council’s controversial decision to refuse planning permission for Oakmayne’s Eileen House scheme in Elephant & Castle

Bahrain's Four Seasons at Bahrain Bay starts construction

2 December 2011

Seasons greetings: Bahrain Bay Development has started construction of a five-star Four Seasons hotel at the $2.5bn waterfront development at Bahrain Bay.

Caution: Excessive noise complaints! Investigating Ministry of Sound's planning fight

2 December 2011

Legendary nightclub Ministry of Sound claims two proposed residential schemes nearby will force its closure. David Hatcher investigates

Macclesfield Town picks St Modwen for new stadium

1 December 2011

Macclesfield Town Football Club has chosen St Modwen to deliver a new stadium for the club as a part of a wider mixed use development.

North West hotel group Venture in administration

29 November 2011

Administrators from Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery are looking for buyers for three hotels after former parent company Venture Hotel Group was placed into administration yesterday, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Russian buys £75m St James’s block

28 November 2011

The former Jamaican high commission at 50 St James’s in London’s West End has been sold for around £75m to a Russian investor.

Chez Gerard Group in administration

25 November 2011

The 32-restaurant Chez Gerard Group has been placed in administration.

Legal & General refinances Leisure Fund

25 November 2011

Legal & General Property has refinanced its Leisure Fund with a £71m facility from Royal Bank of Scotland.

McAleer & Rushe completes £200m W Hotel sale

24 November 2011

McAleer & Rushe has completed the sale of its W Hotel in London’s Leicester Square tp Qatari investor Al Faisal Holding.

Laurent Perrier makes regional debut at Birmingham's The Cube

23 November 2011

Laurent Perrier is to open its first UK champagne bar outside London at Birmingham’s The Cube, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

MAPIC 2011: M&B to launch Toby Carvery takeaway concept

17 November 2011

Mitchells & Butlers is preparing to launch a takeaway Toby Carvery concept, as it also rolls out its dual branded Toby Carvery and Harvester restaurants.

MAPIC: Leisure increasingly important says LandSecs as it releases new Leeds pics

16 November 2011

Leisure is an increasingly important factor in creating a successful shopping centre in today’s retail landscape according to developer Land Securities.

Brighton’s Madame Geisha eyes bright lights of London

11 November 2011

Madame Geisha, Brighton’s Japanese-themed restaurant and one of the town’s largest events venues, aims to launch in London.

Gregory Projects buys for Harrogate hotel-led scheme

9 November 2011

Gregory Projects has acquired a former bowling alley in Harrogate with a view to transforming the disused site into a new mixed-use development. 

A bridge too far for Chelsea

4 November 2011

Owner Roman Abramovich is running out of options in his quest to find Chelsea Football Club a larger ground. Nick Johnstone reports

Admiralty Arch for sale

4 November 2011

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude confirmed this week that Admiralty Arch in London’s Trafalgar Square would be put up for sale,

Prospect of new Wasps stadium stung again

4 November 2011

The creation of a new stadium for London Wasps Rugby Club suffered a second setback as owner Steve Hayes is to put the club up for sale.

Administrators close 11 Luminar nightclubs

2 November 2011

Ernst & Young, the administrators for collapsed nightclub operator Luminar Group Holdings, has closed 11 loss making clubs as part of its ongoing strategic review of the business.

Goldman JV's €500m hotel sale

28 October 2011

Gengate Europe may bring four and five-star hotel portfolio to market

Ernst & Young lining up for Luminar administration

27 October 2011

Ernst & Young is being lined up as the administrator for Luminar Leisure, which is expected to go into administration today.

Von Essen's The Samling hotel in Lake District sold

24 October 2011

The Samling hotel in the Lake District, which was part of the von Essen Hotel portfolio, has been sold to private investors for just under £6m.

Bath Priory buys four von Essen hotels

20 October 2011

Bath Priory has bought four hotels from the former von Essen Hotels portfolio for £32.5m after they went into administration in April.

Punch plans further pub sales as it reports profit fall

20 October 2011

Staffordshire-based pub operator Punch Taverns has seen a fall in full year pre-tax profit as cash-strapped customers continue to stay at home rather than eat or drink out, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Frango's to open second restaurant at Hemel Hempstead mall

18 October 2011

Restaurant chain Frango’s is to open its second UK restaurant at Riverside Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

Accor in €77m sale-and-leaseback dea

14 October 2011

Hotel chain owner Accor has sold seven Suite Novotel hotels in France in a €77m sale-and-leaseback deal.

Morgans Hotels and Invesco to buy £70m Hoxton Hotel

13 October 2011

Morgans Hotels and Invesco Real Estate have teamed up to buy the Hoxton Hotel in London.

Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief quits

13 October 2011

Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive Robert Cook has quit to pursue new opportunities.

Sea Containers House plans approved

12 October 2011

Plans to refurbish Sea Containers House on London’s South Bank have been given the go-ahead by Southwark Council’s planning committee.

Plans submitted for £50m Wolverhampton Wanderers' stadium revamp

12 October 2011

Plans have been submitted for the £50m transformation of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ football stadium Compton Park.

West Ham bid to buy 2012 stadium collapses

11 October 2011

A deal to sell London’s main 2012 Olympic stadium to West Ham United has collapsed.

Back of the net! York closes in on stadium result

7 October 2011

Planning application finally submitted for city’s Community Stadium

Schrager joins Shoreditch set: American hotelier to launch new brand

7 October 2011

American hotelier to buy £75m Crowne Plaza hotel in east London for new boutique hotel brand

Patron and West Register buy Jarvis Hotels for £111m

5 October 2011

Patron Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland’s West Register have teamed up to buy Jarvis Hotels out of administration for £111m.

LaSalle £47m deal to bring Premier Inn to Blackfriars

30 September 2011

LaSalle Investment Management is planning to convert an office in London’s Blackfriars into a Premier Inn hotel.

Barclays £660m Claridge’s-group hotel deal explained

29 September 2011

The Barclay brothers today completed a stunning and complex deal to take majority ownership of the Maybourne Hotel Group, which owns Claridge’s, The Berkeley and the Connaught hotels, as explained by Property Week.

Former Citi global property head scores Plymouth Argyle football club deal

29 September 2011

James Brent’s Akkeron Group has agreed to buy struggling Plymouth Argyle football club out of administration.

Topland buys £35.7m Hilton Glasgow

23 September 2011

Topland Group has bought the Hilton Glasgow on William Street for £35.7m.

Kosmopolito Hotels buys Shepherd's Bush cinema for hotel development

22 September 2011

Chelsfield Partners and EAD have sold the former Pavilion Cinema at 58 Shepherd’s Bush Green, London to Kosmopolito Hotels International. 

BCSC: Quintain secures new Wembley lettings

20 September 2011

Quintain has announced two further restaurant lettings at its London Designer Outlet in Wembley.

Leisure market prime yields drop to 6.25% Savills finds

19 September 2011

The leisure market has experienced a sharp increase in investor demand which, combined with a lack of available product, has resulted in prime yields moving in by 50bps to 6.25% in the second quarter of 2011, Savills research has shown.

Cineworld signs for Southwater Square development

16 September 2011

Cineworld has signed a deal with Telford and Wrekin Council to occupy an 11-screen multiplex cinema fronting onto the new Southwater Square.

Retail and leisure play for Plymouth Argyle

16 September 2011

Irish consortium’s bid for club includes mixed-use development

Cineworld's Steve Wiener: Welcome to my world

16 September 2011

Steve Wiener, founder of Cineworld, the UK’s largest cinema chain, reveals the secrets of his “star” system. Christine Eade reports

Hotel time for Newcastle Co-op

16 September 2011

Merchant Place Developments expects to gain planning permission next month for its redevelopment of the former Co-operative store on Newgate Street in Newcastle

PWC calls time on 37 Tchenguiz pubs

16 September 2011

A portfolio of 37 pubs owned by Robert Tchenguiz’s R&L Properties Group is to be put up for sale by administrators at PWC

Sports fans and shoppers can co-exist under one roof

16 September 2011

Stadium developments require retail elements to subsidise the build cost and there are opportunities around existing stadia to create retail and leisure facilities that appeal to a variety of customers

Wirral Council considers children’s centre planning application

16 September 2011

Wirral Council is to receive a planning application this month for an art deco-style building that will accommodate GloPlay, a children’s play and education centre, as part of the regeneration of New Brighton in Merseyside

Major shareholder bids to take over Mitchells & Butlers

13 September 2011

The board of pub and restaurant chain Mitchells & Butlers has today criticised a takeover bid by a major shareholder as “significantly undervaluing” its business.

InterContinental Hotels to open 100 hotels in Russia by 2020

12 September 2011

InterContinental Hotels Group has revealed plans to open 100 hotels in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States by 2020.

Brasserie Bar Co plans major UK expansion

9 September 2011

Brasserie Bar Co., the owner of the Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie chains, has received £20m to quadruple its presence in the UK.

Letter reveals London River Park boat crash fears

8 September 2011

The chair of the London Waterways commission has written to City planners voicing safety concerns over a floating pontoon proposed for the north bank of the Thames, including the threat of “vessel impact”.

Layerthorpe hotel plans submitted

6 September 2011

Plans have been submitted to City of York Council for a new 124-bed hotel at Layerthorpe, York.

Whitbread renews debt and completes £53.8m LIM deal

6 September 2011

Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread announced today that it had undertaken a £156.4m private placement, as it confirmed the completion of a £53.8m sale and leaseback deal with LaSalle Investment Management.

Brum’s Hyatt Regency for sale at £35m

2 September 2011

The four-star Hyatt Regency Birmingham hotel will be brought to the market by its administrators in September for around £35m

Scarborough hotels in administration

1 September 2011

Companies behind two Scarborough hotels have been placed in administration, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Paddy Power to open up to 40 shops a year

30 August 2011

Betting firm Paddy Power has announced its plans to open up to 40 betting shops a year, as its underlying profits before tax increased by 15% to €56.8m in the six months to 30 June.

Land Securities in early talks over X-Leisure stake

26 August 2011

Land Securities is in early talks about taking a controlling stake in Capital & Regional and Area Property Partners’ £551m X-Leisure fund.

Colliers poaches Christie and Co's James Shorthouse

23 August 2011

Colliers International has poached Christie and Co’s James Shorthouse to become the new head of its licensed and leisure business.

Targetfollow's Coventry Skydome sold out of administration

19 August 2011

The Coventry Skydome leisure complex has been sold in a £13.5m deal, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Morgans to run Sea Containers House hotel

16 August 2011

Morgans Hotel Group is to operate the hotel at the refurbished Sea Containers House on London’s South Bank.

Central Saint Giles scores Cabana restaurant

16 August 2011

Legal & General Property and Mitsubishi Estate Company’s Central Saint Giles has let one of its food units to Cabana, a new Brazilian barbeque restaurant.

LaSalle buys Premier Inns in £53.8m sale and leaseback deal

11 August 2011

LaSalle Investment Management is to buy seven Premier Inns in a £53.8m sale-and-leaseback deal.

Crowne Plaza Cambridge to be sold for £35m

9 August 2011

The Crowne Plaza in Cambridge has been put up for sale for £35m by Grant Thornton, the administrators of the Quinn Group.

Birmingham's Jam House to open sweet Cambridgeshire venue

5 August 2011

Birmingham live music venue The Jam House is to get a new sister site in Cambridgeshire after planning chiefs granted the project approval, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today

Gordon Ramsay sells in Maida Vale

4 August 2011

Gordon Ramsay Pub Holdings has sold The Warrington public house in London’s Maida Vale for over £5m.

Jamie Oliver to open first Union Jacks restaurant at Central Saint Giles

2 August 2011

Jamie Oliver will open his first Union Jacks restaurant concept at Central Saint Giles in London’s West End.

Von Essen's Hotel Verta in administration

1 August 2011

Von Essen Hotels’ newly built Hotel Verta near London Heliport has been put into administration.

Newham wins casino battle

29 July 2011

Newham council has won its battle to open a Las Vegas-style casino in Westfield Stratford City next to the Olympic Park in east London following the collapse of a legal challenge from rival bidders.

Ed's Easy Diner to debut outside M25

28 July 2011

Ed’s Easy Diner is to open its first restaurant outside the M25 at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.

Aquatics Centre unveiled as main Olympic Park venues completed

27 July 2011

The Olympic Delivery Authority has today announced that the Aquatics Centre in London’s east end is complete, concluding the construction process for the six main permanent Olympic Park venues.

DTZ promenades at Greenwich Olympics site

22 July 2011

DTZ Investment Management has signed an £8m forward-funding deal to develop Greenwich Promenade, in south-east London. The site will be the gateway to Greenwich’s 2012 Olympic site.

AXA Real Estate agrees to buy €132.9m hotels portfolio

21 July 2011

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has agreed to buy a €132.9m portfolio of French and Belgian hotels on behalf of an institutional company joint venture.

MWB confirms £87m Malmaison sale and leaseback

20 July 2011

MWB has confirmed the sale and leasebacks of four Malmaison hotels for £86.8m as a means of reducing the firm’s debt.

Manchester City begins training facility consultation

18 July 2011

Manchester City FC has started to take the wraps off its plans for a new ’world leading’ training and youth development facility in East Manchester, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Grosvenor submits plans for Southampton arts centre

13 July 2011

Grosvenor has submitted a planning application for a 100,000 sq ft mixed use scheme which includes an arts complex and new restaurant space in the centre of Southampton.

Canary Wharf Radisson Edwardian hotel marketed for £37.5m

12 July 2011

The four-star Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf hotel in Canary Wharf is being brought to the market for £37.5m.

Odeon Leicester Square site to be put up for sale

8 July 2011

The Odeon Cinema development site in London’s Leicester Square will be formally brought to the market following an agreement between the National Asset Management Agency and Real Estate Resolutions, which owns part of the site.

OPLC probes stadium occupier selection process

5 July 2011

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has launched an independent investigation into its selection process for a post-Games Olympic Stadium occupier,  following allegations against corporate services director Dionne Knight, who was suspended on Friday.

British Land to buy £175m Virgin Active portfolio

4 July 2011

British Land is in advanced talks to buy a portfolio of Virgin Active health and racquet clubs from Société Générale for around £175m. 

Arcadia Group forward funds Edinburgh Travelodge hotel

4 July 2011

Arcadia Group has agreed to forward fund the construction of a 96-bedroom Travelodge hotel above its Topshop store on Edinburgh’s Princess Street.

Entrepreneurs cash in as pubs crawl towards recovery

1 July 2011

Pub closures halved last year to 25 a week, as pub companies adapted to survive in a shrinking but competitive market

Swing and a miss for Claudel but London Golf Club hotel tees off

1 July 2011

It is not only those who love to walk on the remote Aberdeenshire sand dunes who protest against golf-related development

Brighton Pier up for sale

30 June 2011

Brighton’s Grade II listed pier has been put up for sale for the first time in 25 years.

Park Plaza steps up to London Stock Exchange main market

30 June 2011

Shares in Park Plaza Hotels today began trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market.

Area and Delancey announce £202.6m recommended offer for Minerva

29 June 2011

Area Property Partners and Delancey this morning revealed a £202.6m recommended cash offer for London developer Minerva.

Sol Melia to face legal action over Marconi House fire

24 June 2011

Sol Melia, the Spanish hotel company developing a five-star hotel at Marconi House in London’s West End, which caught fire on 14 June, is facing legal action from the Galliard Homes and Frogmore joint venture which is bringing forward the residential development within the same building.

Stonegate and Town & City pub companies merge to form 560 pub portfolio

23 June 2011

Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company have merged to form the largest privately held managed pub operator in the UK, with a combined portfolio of 560 pubs and revenues approaching half a billion pounds.

Quintain secures restaurant lettings for London Designer Outlet

20 June 2011

Quintain has revealed a raft of restaurant signings for the London Designer Outlet at its Wembley City scheme.

Budget hotel chain plans Liverpool debut

16 June 2011

Budget hotel chain Tune Hotels is planning to open in central Liverpool, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Cheetham and Mortimer appointed to £50m Staffordshire scheme

15 June 2011

St. Modwen Properties has appointed retail and leisure property consultancy Cheetham and Mortimer to its Hednesford Gateway redevelopment project in Staffordshire, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Southern Cross landlords agree to provisional restructuring

14 June 2011

Landlords of struggling care home operator Southern Cross last night agreed to a provisional restructuring which is likely to see rents cut for the short term.

DevSecs secures £23.75m from Clydesdale for MEN deal

9 June 2011

 Clydesdale Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has granted Development Securities a £23.75m loan which has halved Lloyds’ interest.

Westfield Stratford signs top restaurants

8 June 2011

Westfield Stratford City has signed Jamie’s Italian, Balans, Bumpkin and Wahaca to occupy restaurant units at the new 1.9m sq ft shopping centre.

Tote sold to Betfred for £265m

3 June 2011

The government has confirmed that the Tote will be sold to the UK’s fourth-biggest bookmaker Betfred for £265m.

Christie & Co appointed to sell £200m Von Essen portfolio

3 June 2011

Christie & Co have been appointed to sell the Von Essen hotel portfolio of 27 country house hotels and an island for around £200m.

Wagamama to open first Edinburgh restaurant

1 June 2011

Noodle bar chain Wagamama is to open its first Edinburgh restaurant after taking space in a former Bank of Scotland branch.

Park Plaza to step to London’s main market

27 May 2011

Park Plaza Hotels is to move its London Stock Exchange listing from AIM to the main market.

C&W London hospitality team sets up alone

25 May 2011

Cushman & Wakefield’s London hospitality advisory and transaction team has split and formed a new independent company called Whitebridge Hospitality.

Wagamama to more than quadruple its UK stores

24 May 2011

Wagamama is looking to more than quadruple its number of UK stores to 300, by opening 20 new restaurants a year.

UK Commercial Property Trust buys Kingston Rotunda

20 May 2011

UK Commercial Property Trust has bought the Rotunda leisure scheme in Kingston for £50.7m, partially funded through a new £150m Barclays Bank debt facility.

Oxford Street’s east end makeover

20 May 2011

Redevelopment projects to raise rates and refit shops

Three Pedersen hotels sold out of administration

12 May 2011

The administrators of Pedersen Hotels have completed the sale of three assets following the firm’s collapse into administration in June 2010.

Tottenham Hotspur starts legal challenge to West Ham's Olympic Stadium win

10 May 2011

Tottenham Hotspur has today confirmed it will make a legal challenge to the decision to award the Olympic Stadium to West Ham FC.

HNG's Kelly appointed chairman of restaurant advisors body

5 May 2011

Simon Kelly, head of leisure and retail and Hargreaves Newberry Gyngell (HNG) has been appointed chairman of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society (RPAS).

GVA to buy Humberts Leisure

4 May 2011

GVA has exchanged contracts to acquire hotel and leisure specialist Humberts Leisure.

Premier Inn targets 65,000 hotel rooms in the next five years

28 April 2011

Premier Inn has increased its target for room expansions in the next five years by 10,000 to 65,000 rooms.

Local outfits queue up to land big name franchises

28 April 2011

Hilton and InterContinental are favourites with developers

New hotels with history on London scene

28 April 2011

Two London buildings that date from the 1880s and symbolise Victorians’ authoritarian outlook are to become hotels. The stories behind the conversions of the Old War Office on Whitehall Place into the Corinthia Hotel and Bow Street Magistrates Court into a boutique hotel reflect today’s political and economic turmoil: the Corinthia because it is partly funded by Libyan money and Bow Street because the loans that bought it were, until recently, held by Ireland’s National Asset Management ...

Overseas investors in UK hotels are here to stay

28 April 2011

Foreign investment in hotels doubled last year, says Savills’ forthcoming UK Hotel Investment Report

Thwaites’ golden Fleece buy

28 April 2011

Blackburn-based brewer Daniel Thwaites has through its hotel subsidiary Shire Hotels bought the Fleece Inn, Cirencester, for close to the asking price of £1.65m. It will be the first in Shire’s new chain, Thwaites’ Inns of Character, of which it plans to open 25 by 2016. Christie & Co acted for the Barlow family, which sold the 28-bedroom hotel.

Domino's Pizza looks to earn crust in Germany

27 April 2011

Domino’s Pizza is planning a massive expansion in Germany after buying a 75% stake in its master franchisee in the country.

Esporta sells operating company to Virgin Active for £77.6m

26 April 2011

Esporta has sold the operating company Esporta Racquets and Non-Racquets Holdings Limited, which comprises 55 health and racquet clubs, to Virgin Active Group for £77.6m.

Green light for Royal Docks Travelodge

20 April 2011

Citygrove has won planning consent to develop a 131-bed Travelodge in London’s Royal Docks.

Moorfield's new £50m joint venture to convert Labour's former HQ into hostel

19 April 2011

Labour’s former London headquarters is to be converted into a hostel as a part of a new £50m joint venture between Moorfield and property company Safeland.

OPLC ponders neighbourhood naming ideas

12 April 2011

“Plastic Fantastic”, “Redgravia”, and “Hoy Gateway” are among the first names suggested by members of the public for the “neighbourhoods” that are to be developed at the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park in London’s East End after next year’s Games.

Cineworld moves into Continental Europe with Spanish buy

7 April 2011

Cineworld Group is moving into Continental Europe  with the purchase of Spain’s fifth largest cinema operator.

Luminar Leisure to close a further three nightclubs

5 April 2011

Luminar Leisure will sell a further three of its nightclubs in Redditch, Stevenage and Wigan.

Lebanese buyer is toast of Cannes

1 April 2011

Former Dorchester owner Toufic Aboukhater buys €450m hotels portfolio from Morgan Stanley

UK hoteliers see recovery in 2010 but future is "stubbornly turbulent" says PKF report

31 March 2011

UK hoteliers saw a significant recovery in 2010 but much of this upturn was attributed to London and the future looks “stubbornly turbulent”, according to PKF’s Hotel Britain 2011 report.

Peel secures £205m long-term loan from Aviva

30 March 2011

John Whittaker’s Peel Group has today completed a long-term commercial real estate financing with Aviva Commercial Finance.

Beetham Liverpool and Manchester hotels sold to Loucas Louca

30 March 2011

The Beetham hotels in Liverpool and Manchester have been sold to London-based Cypriot businessman Loucas Louca.

Cadogan Estate buys Cadogan Hotel and plans refurb

24 March 2011

The Cadogan Estate has bought the Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street, London, which it plans to refurbish.

Cap & Reg posts 21% NAV rise

23 March 2011

Capital & Regional increased its net asset value by 21% in 2010 to 57p a share and returned to profitability.

CBRE Hotels wins 826-room US instruction

22 March 2011

CBRE Hotels has been appointed to sell or recapitalise the Willow Hotels portfolio, which includes the Shoreham, Mansfield and Franklin Hotels in Manhattan, New York.

Intercontinental Hotels CEO steps down

16 March 2011

InterContinental Hotels, the world’s largest hotel operator by number of rooms, has announced that its chief executive Andrew Cosslett will step down at the end of June.

Robert Tchenguiz hits out at SFO

15 March 2011

Robert Tchenguiz is considering legal action against the Serious Fraud Office after his arrest last week.

Salmon Harvester Properties secures planning consent for Vauxhall Travelodge hotel

14 March 2011

Salmon Harvester Properties has secured planning permission for a 148-bed Travelodge hotel in Vauxhall, London.

MIPIM 2011: Nicholas Cowell looks to buy outside London

9 March 2011

Nicholas Cowell, head of the Cowell Group, is looking outside his usual central London buying hotspot at regional retail properties.

Manchester City enters 200-acre regeneration joint venture

3 March 2011

A new joint venture partnership to regenerate the Eastlands area of Manchester has today been unveiled by Manchester City football club, the city council, and urban regeneration company New East Manchester.

Goldman Sachs refinances £107m hotel loan

23 February 2011

Clydesdale Bank has agreed to refinance a £107m loan secured against a portfolio of 14 hotels owned by funds managed by Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall property division.

Lord's picks Almacantar

17 February 2011

Mike Hussey’s Almacantar has been confirmed as the preferred developer to carry out a £400m redevelopment of Lord’s cricket ground, as revealed by Property Week last month (07.01.11).

Barclay brothers put The Cavendish up for sale

11 February 2011

The Cavendish Hotel on Jermyn Street has been put up for sale by the Barclay brothers for around £240m.

West Ham leads Olympic stadium race

10 February 2011

West Ham has emerged as the front runner to relocate its football ground to the Olympic stadium after the Games in 2012, according to reports.

Green light for "Large Casino” in Hull

9 February 2011

Hull City Council has approved plans for the development of a £100m casino-led leisure and entertainment scheme on the River Hull.

Wyndham to operate Newcastle-Gateshead Ramada Encore hotel

9 February 2011

Quay Hotels has secured Wyndham Hotels to operate the 202-bedroom Newcastle-Gateshead Ramada Encore Hotel.

Akkeron buys 10 hotels

4 February 2011

Akkeron Hotels has today bought 10 hotels from the administrators of Butterfly Hotels and Crowne Hotels.

Marriott to open first Finland hotel

3 February 2011

Marriott International is to open its first Finnish hotel is Espoo, the country’s second largest city.

British Steel Pension Fund forward funds Manchester Premier Inn hotel

1 February 2011

Trafford developer Property Alliance Group has secured a forward funding agreement with British Steel Pension Fund for a Premier Inn hotel in Piccadilly, Manchester.

Greene King spends £55.8m on gastro-pubs chain

31 January 2011

Greene King has bought a chain of regional gastro-pubs for £55.8m.

Four Seasons Park Lane Hotel to reopen next week

28 January 2011

The Four Seasons Park Lane Hotel will reopen its doors to the public on Monday (31st January) following a 28-month comprehensive refurbishment.

Christie + Co: Business Outlook 2011

27 January 2011

As market conditions toughened from 2007 onwards, the focus of many investors and operators in our sectors shifted from acquisition and expansion to efficiency improvement and business preservation.

Whitbread poaches new international head of hotels and restaurants from Jumeirah Group

26 January 2011

Whitbread has announced the appointment of Paul Macpherson as international managing director of Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants.

Frogmore starts construction of South Place Hotel in the City

24 January 2011

Frogmore has started construction on the luxury City of London boutique South Place Hotel.

Cougar Leisure goes into administration

18 January 2011

Cougar Leisure has gone into administration and Christie + Co has been appointed to market six of its pubs and bars spread across the North of England.

Max Property completes pubs sale and leaseback

14 January 2011

Max Property Group has completed the sale and leaseback of 29 freehold pubs let to Enterprise Inns for £42.6m.

Restaurateurs sign prelet for Italian restaurant at 30 North Audley Street

13 January 2011

Three leading restaurant operators have teamed up to launch a new Italian restaurant in Mayfair.

The Restaurant Group plans expansion as sales rise

12 January 2011

The Restaurant Group, owner of British food chain Garfunkel’s, plans to expand its portfolio of 350 restaurants as it revealed a 7% increase in turnover in 2010.

Europoint Holdings acquires Howard Hotel and Channings Hotel in Edinburgh

11 January 2011

Europoint Holdings, a member of Palm Holdings, has acquired the 5-Star Howard hotel and 4-Star Channings hotel, both in Edinburgh.

Grosvenor buys French development from Heron International

10 January 2011

Grosvenor has bought a mixed use development in France from Gerald Ronson’s Heron International for €95m.

Westfield sells two hotels overlooking Olympic Park for around £50m

10 January 2011

Westfield has sold two hotel developments overlooking the Olympic Park to ES Properties (Stratford), a joint venture between Cycas Capital Hotel Partners and Patron Capital.

Akkeron Hotel Group acquires Forestdale Hotels

5 January 2011

Akkeron Hotels Group has acquired Forestdale Hotels, increasing its portfolio to 26 and making it one of the largest regional hotel operators in the UK by number of hotels.

Park Plaza in £21m London hotels deal

30 December 2010

Park Plaza Hotels is to pay £21m for full ownership of three London hotels, funded by a placement of shares on AIM tomorrow.

Loch Lomond golf club to be bought by members

22 December 2010

Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland, whose members include Prince Andrew and Sir Sean Connery, is close to being bought out of administration by its 800 members.

Young & Co calls Geronimo! with £60m buy

16 December 2010

Young & Co, the brewery chain, has bought Geronimo Inns for £60m.

Raymond Blanc cooks up first north-west restaurant

14 December 2010

Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc has confirmed plans to open a restaurant at Neptune Developments’ Mann Island in Liverpool city centre.

Sanguine Hospitality to create 285-bed Birmingham hotel

10 December 2010

Sanguine Hospitality has announced it will make a £30m investment to transform a derelict Birmingham landmark into a 285-bed hotel.

Green light for leisure complex at Edgbaston Mill 

8 December 2010

Calthorpe Estates and Wylam Investments have been granted planning permission for a leisure complex which will complete their Edgbaston Mill scheme.

Property Chef - The Second Semi-Final

3 December 2010

In the second of our three semi-finals, Will Hodge of Montagu Evans, Paul Gold of Brogan Danvers Gold and Stephen Armitage of Lambert Smith Hampton, take on the cooking challenge.

England beaten by Russia in 2018 World Cup bid

2 December 2010

England has failed in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, being beaten to the international football competition by Russia.

Investors missing out on leisure sector opportunities, says X-Leisure chief and JLL

25 November 2010

Property investors “misunderstand” the leisure sector, which is outperforming it’s rival asset classes in many areas, the head of the UK’s largest leisure property owner said today.

Bespoke Hotels to manage new Newbury Racecourse hotel

22 November 2010

Newbury Racecourse has signed heads of terms with Bespoke Hotels for a 10 year management contract of the racecourse’s new 120-bedroom hotel, which is set to open in 2014.

West Ham kicks off Upton Park developer search

19 November 2010

West Ham United Football Club has kicked off the search for a developer for the historic Upton Park Stadium in Newham, London.

Wolseley creators to open sister restaurant at 1 Kingsway development

17 November 2010

The creators of The Wolseley restaurant in Piccadilly, London, have signed a deal to open a new European style brasserie in the No 1 Kingsway development.

Cap & Reg "actively pursuing" investment opportunities

11 November 2010

Capital & Regional is “actively pursuing” investment opportunities after a period ofimproving operational efficiency, the company said today.

Hotelier Ian Schrager returns to London

9 November 2010

Founder of the boutique hotel concept, New York hotelier Ian Schrager, is to return to London to create a new boutique hotel.

Humbert Leisure chairman steps down

4 November 2010

Humberts Leisure’s executive chairman Nigel Talbot-Ponsonby has stepped down after 35-years at the helm.

Maybourne Hotel Group in talks to sell £200m stake

29 October 2010

Maybourne Hotel Group, which owns Claridges, the Berkeley and the Connaught Hotel, is now in exclusive talks with private equity investor Northwood Investors to sell a £200m stake in the company.

Travelodge gets green light for two hotels

25 October 2010

Travelodge has received planning permission to build two hotels in Poole, Dorset and Teddington, Richmond upon Thames.

Geronimo opens first City pub at Broadgate

21 October 2010

Geronimo Inns has opened its first pub in the Square Mile at British Land and Blackstone’s Broadgate Estate.

Travelodge to open at St Modwen's Edmonton Green

14 October 2010

St Modwen is to develop a Travelodge hotel at its Edmonton Green shopping centre in North London.

Cowell Group buys Hilton London Hyde Park hotel

14 October 2010

Cowell Group has also completed on the purchase of Hilton London Hyde Park, as first revealed by Property Week.

Date confirmed for St Pancras hotel opening

12 October 2010

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London is to open 5th May 2011.

Hastings Pier redevelopment marred by epic blaze

5 October 2010

Hastings Pier has been destroyed by fire the day after a community group launched a competition to design its redevelopment.

Tottenham Hotspur gets go ahead for new stadium and lines up Olympic bid

1 October 2010

Tottenham Hotspur got the go ahead for its new stadium scheme, the Northumberland Development Project, last night.

Michelin star chef takes Pitcher & Piano site on Pollen Street

29 September 2010

Jason Atherton, former executive chef of Gordon Ramsay’s Maze restaurant, has signed up to open his first restaurant  - a 6,549 sq ft site on Pollen Street from vendor Marston’s.

Hoteliers have a good August

28 September 2010

August was a healthy month for many hoteliers across the UK, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services.

Travelodge in Bromley appoved

24 September 2010

Plans submitted by Skillcrown Homes and Travelodge for a 92 bed hotel and shop on London Road, Bromley, were approved unanimously by Bromley Council’s planning committee last night.

Planning approved on Manchester's landmark former fire station

22 September 2010

Manchester City Council has approved planning permission for the redevelopment of the former London Road Fire Station in the city.

Aviva buys Gateshead hotel

22 September 2010

McAleer & Rushe has forward sold a hotel development in Gateshead for £19m.

Brims Construction wins Toffee Factory contract

17 September 2010

North East firm Brims Construction has been chosen as the contractor to develop the former Maynard’s toffee factory in Newcastle’s Lower Ouseburn Valley.

YES! to Oak's Rotherham scheme

3 September 2010

Oak Holdings has been given the green light for its £350m YES! project in Rotherham, south Yorkshire.

Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund buys Stockport development site

2 September 2010

The Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF) has bought a former Royal Mail sorting office in Stockport for an undisclosed amount.

Pandoz agrees €1bn Norwegian hotels company deal

24 August 2010

Swedish hotel owner Pandox has agreed an €1bn deal to buy Norwegian company Norgani Hotels.

Mitchells & Butlers to sell 333 pubs

20 August 2010

Mitchells & Butlers is planning to sell a portfolio of 333 pubs for £373m.

Brum green light for £75m city-centre scheme

19 August 2010

A 25-storey mixed-use development will be added to Birmingham’s skyline after plans for the scheme were given planning consent by Birmingham City Council today.

Tiger donates former petrol station for pop up cinema

17 August 2010

Tiger Developments has donated a former petrol filling station in Clerkenwell for a pop up 1950s style cinema.

JLL's Rob Seabrook to join Savills

9 August 2010

Rob Seabrook is to leave Jones Lang LaSalle to join Savills in its hotels and healthcare division.

Mitchells & Butlers sells Hollywood Bowl

9 August 2010

Mitchells & Butlers has agreed the sale of its Hollywood Bowl business.

Sleeperz secures £7m of new capital for budget hotel expansion

30 July 2010

Connection Capital, a new private client investment business, has made its first investment in budget hotel operator Sleeperz Hotels.

Southampton wins Arts Council funding

28 July 2010

A proposed arts complex in Southampton has been awarded £7.2m by the Arts Council England.

Redefine agrees £106m London hotels deal

26 July 2010

Redefine International has agreed to buy five Holiday Inn hotels in London for £106.3m.

Le Meridien Piccadilly sold to Host Hotels & Resorts

22 July 2010

Starman Hotels has sold its Le Meridien Piccadilly hotel in London to Host Hotels & Resorts for £64m.

Luxury Fashion boosts West End retail sales

19 July 2010

Retail sales in London’s West End saw a 10% year-on-year growth in June compared to a flat UK-wide result of just 1.2%, according to figures released by the New West End Company today.

HMV and Curzon win permission to open cinema in Waterstones

16 July 2010

Planning permission granted for fourth floor of Piccadilly branch of book store in London’s West End

Mitchells & Butler sells £91m lodge business

15 July 2010

Mitchells & Butlers has announced the disposal of the majority of its lodge business and the sale and leaseback of eight pubs for £91m.

Hyde Park hotel sold to private buyer

8 July 2010

The Park Inn in Hyde Park has been sold to a private buyer for around £35m.

Birmingham city centre hotel gets go ahead

6 July 2010

Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission for a new Travelodge and Tesco express development in the city centre.

Alcohol and vindaloo: banks and hoteliers clash at Hotels 2010

02 July 2010

Bankers faced their angry hotelier customers last week at Hotels 2010 – Preparing for the Recovery, organised by Property Week and held at Berwin Leighton Paisner’s London office.

Assets of Paramount importance

02 July 2010

Today is the deadline for expressions of interest in the non-core assets of the heavily indebted Paramount Restaurants group

Love your local? You could become the landlord

02 July 2010

The price of pubs is falling and individuals are investing in their favourite boozers. Christine Eade profiles two novice publicans

Park Inn does like to be beside Southend’s seaside

02 July 2010

Hotelier has given new lease of life to former hostel the Palace hotel

Green light for hotel at Clapham Junction

1 July 2010

Planning consent has been granted for a 70-bedroom hotel opposite Clapham Junction train station.

Budget hotels are booming as Boris opens 400th Travelodge

1 July 2010

The budget hotel sector has been booming through out the recession as was evidenced yesterday with the opening of the 400th Travelodge hotel near Waterloo train station in London.

Starwood Hotels to open an Aloft Hotel at London’s ExCel

22 June 2010

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed up to open an Aloft Hotel at Excel in London’s Docklands ahead of the Olympic Games in 2012.

Alfa Laval regeneration gets go-ahead

11 June 2010

Carlton Properties has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Hounslow for a £100m regeneration scheme on the 4.6 acre Alfa Laval site in Brentford.

Hotel sold for charity

19 May 2010

Doxford Hall, a hotel near Alnwick in Northumberland, has been sold for charity.

Cap & Reg refinances Xscape Braehead and sells £380m of assets

19 May 2010

Capital & Regional has sold close to £380m of assets and refinanced its Xscape leisure scheme in Glasgow.

Leigh town centre plans get go ahead

12 May 2010

Salmon Harvester has got the go ahead for a £50m, 150,000 sq ft mixed use development on Spinning Jenny Way in Leigh town centre.

Edgbaston Cricket Ground's new stadium gets funding

5 May 2010

Advantage West Midlands has provided funding for the new stadium at Warwickshire County Cricket Club's Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

Consent granted for £56m Liverpool scheme

29 April 2010

Liverpool City Council has granted planning consent for a £56m mixed use scheme in the city centre.

Investors to resubmit bids for former In & Out club

23 April 2010

The site of the former In & Out Club at 90-100Piccadilly is up for grabs as a whole or in parts following advisor Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels considering new bids from investors looking at just part of the block.

Plaza Centers makes first US investment

22 April 2010

Plaza Centers has made its first investment in the USA in a bid to take advantage of low retail values following the recession.

Co-op Bank backs boutique Cambridge hotel

15 April 2010

A boutique hotel development in Cambridge has agreed £6m of funding from the Co-operative Bank.

Mountain Capital puts Portman Hotel on the market

9 April 2010

Mountain Capital has hired CB Richard Ellis Hotels to sell its Portman Hotel in London’s West End.

Raffles Hotel sold to Qatari Diar for $275m

8 April 2010

The historic Raffles Hotel in Singapore, famed for its colonial grandeur and the Singapore Sling cocktail, is to change hands in a deal worth $275m (£180m).

Premier Inn signs for new hotel in Glasgow

1 April 2010

Whitbread has signed a deal with ING to convert a former office block on Glasgow’s West Nile Street, just off Sauchiehall Street, into a new 210-bedroom Premier Inn hotel.

Hotel report reveals London remains resilient despite tough 2009

1 April 2010

Hotel companies have struggled in 2009, according to PKF’s latest hotel report - Hotel Britain 2010.

MWB Group reports £15.4m loss but property portfolio stabilises

30 March 2010

MWB Group reported a £15.4m loss last year up from a £9.9m loss in 2008 but said that the value of its property portfolio stabilised while retailer Liberty had “record” revenues.

New boutique hotel for London’s Hoxton

24 March 2010

Soneva Properties last night won planning consent for a 247-bedroom boutique hotel on the fringes of the City of London.

MIPIM ARCHIVE: Global hotel chains eye Birmingham

18 March 2010

Two global hotel chains are looking for at least three new sites for hotels in and around Birmingham.

Consortium set up to regenerate East Manchester

12 March 2010

Manchester City Council, New East Manchester (NEM) and Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) have signed a formal agreement to collaborate to create a transformation plan for east Manchester, focussed on the area around the City of Manchester stadium today.

Travelodge takes Essex lease

10 March 2010

Compass Hotels has negotiated a management lease to Travelodge on the Best Western Stansted Manor Hotel in Essex.

Premier Inn signs with Westfield at Olympic site

8 March 2010

Whitbread-owned Premier Inn hotel has signed up with Westfield, the Australian shopping centre developer, to open a 267-bedroom budget hotel at Stratford, next to the Olympic Stadium.

Park Inn Hyde Park to be sold for £35m

5 March 2010

Gresham Hotel Group is selling the Park Inn Hyde Park in London for around £35m.

CBRE appointed to sell Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park

26 February 2010

The joint administrators for Selhurst Park stadium, home of Crystal Palace football club, have instructed CB Richard Ellis as marketing agents.

Wolseley’s head of European real estate leaves

26 February 2010

Plumbing and building materials group Wolseley’s head of European real estate Paul Dove has left the company.

Matterhorn Palos Partnership buy in Newcastle

19 February 2010

Matterhorn Palos Partnership, a joint venture between Simon Conway and Anthony Lyons and Brett Palos, has bought an office, leisure and retail block in Newcastle City Centre.

M1 Real Estate buys London block for £175m

16 February 2010

Lebanese investor M1 Real Estate has bought Victoria house in Bloomsbury Square from Irish-based Moritz Group for around £175m.

Jurys Inns to invest in new hotel concept

9 February 2010

Jurys Inns is to invest £9m in opening new hotels in 2010.

F&C REIT: Market Review Outlook

5 February 2010

"The property market has seen a dramatic turnaround from mid 2009 to give a 2.2% total return for the full year. The recovery gained pace during the year and the December IPD Monthly total return was a record 3.6%."

Hotel planned for former school on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill

3 February 2010

The former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill could be redeveloped as an “arts hotel”, bringing the building back into use for the first time since 1968.

MWB appoints Knight Frank to sell two Scottish hotels

18 January 2010

MWB, owner of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison boutique hotel chains, is selling properties in Edinburgh and St Andrews in Scotland.

Whitbread to open second 'green' hotel

12 January 2010

Whitbread is to open a second ‘green’ hotel, and its first low-carbon restaurant in Burgess Hill Premier West Sussex.

Fitness4less shapes up for expansion

11 January 2010

Health and fitness operator Fitness4less has appointed Christie & Co to oversee a major acquisition and development programme across the UK.

Cadena buys in Yeovil

8 January 2010

Cadena has bought its third retail park in two months this week.

Work begins on Trinity Walk shopping centre... Again

7 January 2010

The long awaited Trinity Walk shopping centre in Wakefield is back on track after standing half built for six months.

Spanish bank buys back half-built Strand hotel

5 January 2010

A half-built hotel on The Strand in London has been bought by the Spanish bank that provided debt for the development.

British Land buys £87m retail assets from Segro

30 December 2009

British Land has bought Segro's 50% interest in a joint venture with Tesco in the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre in south east London and the Clifton Moor Retail Park in York.

Government says no to Centros’s Lancaster plans

24 December 2009

Centros’s plans for a £150m redevelopment of Lancaster city centre have been turned down by the government.

L&G buys Covent Garden portfolio

22 December 2009

Legal & General has bought £119.5m of Covent Garden properties from ING Covent Garden Limited Partnership.

LaSalle buys retail park in Torquay

22 December 2009

LaSalle Investment Management, as part of its acquisition push in 2009, has bought Wren Retail Park in Torquay for £24.36m.

L&G buys Wilmslow Park

21 December 2009

Legal & General Property’s managed fund has bought 53,375 sq ft of mixed-use space in central Manchester from HSBC Pension Fund for £17.3m, representing a net initial yield of 6.75%.

You Tube goes to Carnaby Street

18 December 2009

Carnaby Street is hosting a street-level interactive ad from You Tube as part of its campaign to promote its new UK "Shows" section of the site.

Land Securities signs Clas Ohlson on new lease structure

18 December 2009

Land Securities has exchanged contracts with Swedish retailer, Clas Ohlson, for a 26,000 sq ft store at Clayton Square in Liverpool.

Piaget smashes UK’s retail rent record

18 December 2009

Luxury jeweller pays £965 zone A and £1.9m premium for New Bond Street store

Manny Davidson Trust buys in Guildford

17 December 2009

Wolfe Property Services has bought a parade of shops in High Street, Guildford on behalf of the Manny Davidson Trust for £13.45m from Rockspring.

Barrie blogs on "childish" Asda

16 December 2009

I loathe censorship and I hate bullies.

Sheffield United gets green light on stand extension

15 December 2009

Championship league club Sheffield United has been granted planning permission for its second major stand extension at the club’s Bramall Lane stadium.

Helical Bar and Prime Commercial Properties buy £69m Glasgow shopping centre

15 December 2009

Helical Bar, in joint venture with Prime Commercial Properties, has bought the long leasehold interest in the Clyde Shopping Centre in Clydebank, Glasgow for around £69m from the Co-operative Insurance Society.

Sales in London’s West End increase

14 December 2009

Consumers buying ‘big ticket’ items before VAT increases next year are driving a surge in sales ahead of the Christmas rush.

The Crown Estate completes purchase of 50% stake in Exeter shopping centre

11 December 2009

The Crown Estate has bought a 50% stake in Land Securities’ 530,000 sq ft Princesshay shopping scheme in Exeter as part of a major move to diversify its property assets.

KPMG appoints agents to hotel portfolio

10 December 2009

Colliers Robert Barry has been appointed to sell 11 hotels and three investment properties which were placed in administration.

DTZ to manage Central Europe’s largest mixed-use development

9 December 2009

Ballymore has appointed DTZ to manage the retail element of its 230,000 sq m Eurovea scheme on the banks of the Danube River in Bratislava, Slovakia.

St Martins lets final retail unit to Pod Food

9 December 2009

Property company St Martins has let the last remaining retail unit at its 150 Cheapside office development in the City of London to healthy food outlet Pod Food.

Grosvenor’s Bournemouth Town Centre scheme given green light

04 December 2009

Bournemouth Borough Council has resolved to grant planning consent for Grosvenor’s mixed-use development in the city centre next to the Dalkeith Arcade shopping centre.

Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre signs New Look

4 December 2009

Legal & General Property’s Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre has signed New Look for a new store and continued to increase footfall this year despite the opening of nearby Westfield London.

Local Shopping REIT ready to buy

3 December 2009

Local Shopping REIT today said it was ready to start investing again as it reported strong end-of-year results.

Tesco loses Liverpool supermarket appeal

2 December 2009

Tesco has lost an appeal to build a supermarket in Liverpool which was in competition with a 45-acre St Modwen and Liverpool City Council scheme.

Flannels agrees CVA

1 December 2009

Designer fashion boutique chain Flannels agreed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with its creditors yesterday.

British Council of Shopping Centres calls for retail kickstart

30 November 2009

The British Council of Shopping Centres is calling on the Government to make a firm commitment to measures that kick-start the retail property development pipeline in its pre-Budget Report next week.

Westfield signs Best Buy at Merry Hill

30 November 2009

Westfield has signed up Best Buy, the electrical goods retailer, at Merry Hill in the West Midlands.

Number of empty shops falls on prime high streets in the UK

27 November 2009

The number of empty shops on the UK’s prime high streets has reduced for the first time this year according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest report.

Terrace Hill sells Covent Garden office for £16m

27 November 2009

Terrace Hill has sold Kean House in London’s Covent Garden for £16m.

IPD Conference: More than £900m of UK rent coming from high or maximum risk covenants

26 November 2009

More than £900m worth of UK commercial property annual rents are provided by tenants classified as having a ‘high’ or ‘maximum’ covenant risk, the IPD has said.

Everton stadium plans rejected by government

26 November 2009

Everton Football Club’s plans for a new stadium in Kirkby have been rejected by Communities and Local Government secretary John Denham.

Borders makes notice to appoint administrators

26 November 2009

Borders UK, the book chain, has made a notice of intention to appoint administrators. It is thought it has now gone into administration.

Cushman & Wakefield: The Polish Mountains Hospitality Market

20 November 2009

“The Polish mountains region has considerable tourist potential. Unlocking it fully, however, is possible not only through extensive redevelopment and quality improvement to the existing hotel facilities, but most of all through substantial investment to transport and ski infrastructure. Modernization of the existing and construction of new ski stations equipped with artificial snow facilities will definitely extend the winter season, while the construction of road and airport infrastructure ...

Eatonfield Group revs up for huge Cumbria regeneration scheme

25 November 2009

Cheshire-based developer Eatonfield Group has bought a 50% interest in an option to acquire a 265-acre site in Cumbria.

Fast food outlets grow in the UK

24 November 2009

The numbers of fast food outlets in the top 10 UK cities have increased by 8.2% to 1,456 outlets over the last 12 months, according to research from the Local Data Company.

Elizabeth Taylor's debut theatre gets extension go-ahead

20 November 2009

The theatre where Elizabeth Taylor made her London stage debut has been given consent for an extension as a part of a package of benefits arising from the Victoria Transport Interchange scheme.

LaSalle Investment Management buys the Bexleyheath shopping centre

20 November 2009

LaSalle Investment Management has bought the Bexleyheath shopping centre in Kent from Capital & Regional’s and Aviva Investors’ Mall Fund.

Quintain wins planning for Brum hotel

19 November 2009

Quintain has secured planning permission for its Hotel La Tour development at City Park Gate in central Birmingham.

MAPIC 2009: Shopping centre development opportunity emerges in Poland

19 November 2009

Shopping centre development opportunities in Poland are available as its pipeline and number of existing shopping centres remains low.

Bluewater sees 8.1% October growth

19 November 2009

The Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent saw an 8.1% increase in total sales in October compared with the same time last year.

MAPIC TV: Retailers taking advantage in core market capital cites, says Cushman retail head

19 November 2009

Retailers have returned to capital cities in core Western markets in order to enter locations that were previously “unachievable, unattainable or unaffordable”, Cushman & Wakefield’s head of cross border retail has said.

Former WG Mitchell hotel sold to Crimson

19 November 2009

Ernst & Young, administrator to 28 subsidiary companies of WG Mitchell, has sold the Park Inn London, Russell Square hotel to Crimson Hotels Group.

MAPIC 2009: Westfield's Bill Giouroukos speaks at MAPIC's UK stand

18 November 2009

Bill Giouroukos, director of operations at Westfield UK and Ireland, spoke at MAPIC’s UK stand today about its two London projects.

MAPIC 2009: Time to invest in the Netherlands, says Savills

18 November 2009

The Dutch economy’s improvement in GDP will spark a renewed interest from investors who wish to take advantage of price readjustments before a full recovery, according to Savills.

MAPIC 2009: Top CEE countries will grow more quickly than Western Europe

18 November 2009

The five biggest countries in central and eastern Europe will grow at a higher rate than Western Europe, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s report ‘CEE Retail in 3D’ released in MAPIC today.

Shearer and UK Commercial Property Trust front runners to buy Shrewsbury malls

18 November 2009

Shearer Property Group and UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) are front runners to buy three shopping centres in Shrewsbury for between £55m and £60m.

MAPIC 2009: Russia and the United Kingdom have highest shopping centre rents

18 November 2009

At €2,000/sq m a year, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle, Russia and the UK have the highest prime shopping centre rents in Europe.

Hammerson poised to buy Silverburn

18 November 2009

Hammerson and its partner Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) are in pole position to buy the £300m Silverburn shopping centre near Glasgow.

MAPIC 2009: French development market sees 25% increase in small projects according to Savills

17 November 2009

The French retail market has seen a marked increase of around 25% in development projects below 1,000 sq m (10,764 sq ft) driven by demand from discounters such as Lidl and Leader Price, according to Savills.

Flannels Group proposes CVA

17 November 2009

Upmarket fashion retailer The Flannels Group has drawn up a company voluntary arrangement proposal and appointed Bill Dawson and Daniel Butters of Deloitte as joint nominees.

The Savoy signs jewellery chain Boodles

13 November 2009

The Savoy, the world famous luxury hotel in London, has signed up upmarket British jewellery chain Boodles as part of its £100m renovation of the hotel.

Brasserie Blanc to open at Hammerson City scheme

13 November 2009

Hammerson has secured restaurant operator Brasserie Blanc at its 60 Threadneedle scheme in the City of London.

Axa checks into Soho

13 November 2009

Derelict site off Shaftesbury Avenue bought for £27m to create 100-bed boutique hotel

PW TV: Celebs and fashionistas launch our First into Fashion winners' shop

12 November 2009

Julia Smith and Joanne Stoker, the winners of the First into Fashion compeition, launched their new shop in Connaught Village last week.

BAA unveils revamped Terminal 4

12 November 2009

Fashion and home label Cath Kidston and celebrity shoe designer Jimmy Choo have opened their first airport store in Heathrow’s Terminal 4.

Debenhams buys Danish department store chain

12 November 2009

Debenhams has bought Magasin, a leading department store chain in Denmark for £12.3m.

London rents set to jump 10-15% next year according to Drivers Jonas

12 November 2009

A lack of new development in London will lead to a jump in prime rents next year according to the latest London Crane Survey from Drivers Jonas.

Frogmore to develop boutique hotel in London

11 November 2009

Frogmore has unveiled plans to develop a luxury 80-room hotel at South Place near Broadgate in London.

Aviva Investors pulls Kingston shopping centre sale

10 November 2009

Aviva Investors has pulled the sale of a 50% stake in the Bentall Centre in Kingston, London to Meyer Bergman Retail Partners.

BCSC 2009: Portillo downbeat on recovery

10 November 2009

The former Conservative cabinet minister turned television personality, Michael Portillo, painted a gloomy picture of the economy in the coming year in his speech at the British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Manchester today.

Peter de Soisson, Reed Midem, on MAPIC 09 (video)

10 November 2009

Peter de Soisson, Reed Midem, talking about the 15th anniversary MAPIC which kicks off in Cannes next week.

BCSC 2009: Collins calls for new public-private model

10 November 2009

BCSC President Jeremy Collins this morning called for a new model for development to help get the shopping centre market moving again.

Adrian Gardiner buys boutique luxury hotel in Belgravia

10 November 2009

Finisterre Holdings has sold the leasehold interest of the five-star Lord Milner Hotel, in Central London, to Adrian Gardiner, owner of the Mantis Group.

Birmingham’s Mailbox signs two new businesses

9 November 2009

Two new businesses have signed up to open at Birmingham’s Mailbox.

Remote control car event to launch a children’s cartoon into UK shopping centres

9 November 2009

Four UK shopping centres will host a remote control car event to launch new children’s cartoon Flash & Dash in UK.

Andy Emmerson

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

How heavyweight tenants can grab a pizza the action

Bluewater beats London retail ranking

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

New retail risk ranking places capital behind regional centres such as Bluewater

Christmas tough for retailers says KPMG

6 November 2009

Christmas could signal the end for some retailers as a squeeze on cash means they cannot fulfil orders, KPMG said today.

CoStar Investment Bulletin Q3 2009

06 November 2009

"Investment activity is gathering pace as investors look to enter the market at the lowest point in the cycle. Deal volumes are now rising and a total of £6.1bn was sold in Q3 2009."

John Milligan

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

Buying a secondary shopping centre would be a huge mistake

New Victoria values tenants close to home

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

Delamere Estates is filling the Victoria, Southend-on-Sea’s refurbished shopping centre, with local tenants, after a £24m revamp

Stephen Kane

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

UK remains a land of retail opportunity

The edge of reason

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

Supermarket developers could face even more out-of-town planning hurdles with a competition test

The leisure principals

Retail and leisure supplement November 2009

A year after Trevor Shelley’s sudden death, his partners at leisure agency Shelley Sandzer tell Christine Eade how they have managed to plough on

Retail debuts at Lord Mayor's show

5 November 2009

Retail will make its debut in this year’s Lord Mayor’s show.

Two day meeting to decide £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood plans

5 November 2009

The Brent Cross Cricklewood planning application will be determined at a two-day meeting later this month, Barnet Council said today.

Blacks Leisure announces drastic restructuring plan

3 November 2009

Blacks Leisure, the outdoor clothing retailer, has revealed plans for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for its subsidiary The Outdoor Group, a debt for equity swap with its bank and the administration of Blacks Outdoor Leisure Limited.

Marmite pops up on Regent Street

2 November 2009

A Marmite pop up shop will open tomorrow at 82 Regent Street in London.

M&S gets green light for second largest store in UK

2 November 2009

Marks & Spencer has got the go-ahead for a £60m store in the north-west, its largest investment outside London in the past decade.

Superdry to open two UK outlet stores

30 October 2009

Superdry is to open at Swindon Designer Outlet this December followed by a store at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in early 2010.

Liverpool library developer chosen

30 October 2009

Inspire Partnership has been chosen by Liverpool City Council to develop the £50m Liverpool Central Library and Archive.

Coffee shops are go

30 October 2009

Research from the Local Data Company shows the number of coffee shops in the UK are growing faster than ever before - with the rate of increase doubling over the last two years from 3% to nearly 7%.

Jones Bootmaker hires Kitchen La Frenais Morgan as property department

30 October 2009

Jones Bootmaker is outsourcing its entire property function to retail agent Kitchen La Frenais Morgan.

Paddy Power takes a punt in Glasgow

29 October 2009

Paddy Power has taken a lease for a new shop at 109 Union Street, Glasgow.

AREA Property Partners, Shepherd Construction and Sovereign Land rescue Trinity Walk in Wakefield

29 October 2009

The delayed Trinity Walk retail scheme in Wakefield is back on track following the exchanging of contracts with a newly formed joint venture - AREA Property Partners, Shepherd Construction and Sovereign Land.

O’Neill takes four Sandcity stores

28 October 2009

O’Neill, the boardwear brand, has taken over four former Sandcity stores. Sandcity Limited, the boardwear subsidiary of Blacks Leisure Group, went into administration earlier this month.

Pets At Home signs in Bury St Edmunds

28 October 2009

A former Allied Carpets store on St Edmundsbury Retail Park in Bury St Edmunds has been let by Standard Life Investments to Pets At Home.

Holiday Inn to open at MediaCity

28 October 2009

Peel Leisure has signed up Intercontinental Hotels Group to open a new Holiday Inn hotel at MediaCityUK in Manchester.

Kent hotel scheme to get revamp

28 October 2009

Shepway District Council has approved planning permission for a £12m redevelopment and extension of the Hythe Imperial Hotel in Kent.

Threshers owner looks at options for survival

28 October 2009

First Quench, the owner of the Threshers and Wine Rack off-licence chain, is working with advisor KPMG to rescue the business.

Intercontinental Hotel to open in Westminster

27 October 2009

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a 20-year management contract with Splendid Hotel Group to open and operate a new hotel in Westminster, London.

Carlyle and Abstract Nikal submit Salford plans

27 October 2009

Carlyle Group and joint venture partner Abstract Nikal have submitted a planning application for a site in Salford which includes the £25m regeneration of Soapworks, the former Colgate factory.

Dreams signs five store deal with British Land

27 October 2009

Dreams, the bed retailer, has signed a multi-property deal with British Land.

Spurs score wtih stadium plans

27 October 2009

Tottenham Hotspur has today submitted to Haringey Council the planning application for the redevelopment of its White Hart Lane ground.

Terrace Hill seals £27.6m Sainsbury forward-funding deal with Aviva

26 October 2009

Terrace Hill has completed a forward funding agreement with Aviva Investors Pensions for the development and sale of a Sainsbury store in County Durham.

Ability Group signs in Luton

23 October 2009

Andreas Panayiatou’s Ability Group has signed up Hilton and is to develop a 250-bedroom hotel on a site next to London Luton Airport. The hotel will trade as a Hilton Garden Inn.

St David's shopping centre extension opens today

22 October 2009

St David's shopping centre in Cardiff has opened this morning.

Jaeger signs at Liverpool One

22 October 2009

Jaeger, the British fashion brand, is to open a 2,500 sq ft store in Peter’s Lane, Liverpool One’s fashion and accessories district.

Edinburgh Missoni Hotel for sale

21 October 2009

The Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh is up for sale for around £37m.

Panasonic switches on at Silverburn

21 October 2009

A new Panasonic store is to open in at Retail Property Holdings’ Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok, Glasgow.

Banana Republic signs at Brent Cross

19 October 2009

Gap’s Banana Republic has signed up at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London for its second UK store.

Morrisons signs up for store in Harrow

19 October 2009

Transport for London (TfL), Parkridge and Morrisons have teamed up to create a mixed-use scheme in Harrow.

Cult signs up in Dublin

16 October 2009

Fashion retailer Supergroup Holdings, which owns brands Cult and Superdry, has signed up for a 13,089 sq ft flagship store on Dublin’s Suffolk Street.

County Square signs four more

16 October 2009

County Square shopping centre in Ashford, part of the ING Retail Property Fund Britannica, managed by ING Real Estate Investment Management has signed four tenants - Kids Stuff, Watches ‘R’ Us, Silverleaf Jewellery and a newsagent - at the Debenhams anchored scheme.

Colliers CRE: Specialist Property Snapshot - September 2009

16 October 2009

"Service sector PMI data suggests that Q3 09 may return positive quarterly GDP growth of around 0.3% to 0.5%. Sustainability of a recovery remains the key question, and is linked to concerns about continued business finance constraints, and increasingly the impact of deteriorating public finance."

One New Change topped out

15 October 2009

Land Securities this week celebrated the topping out of its 560,000 sq ft One New Change scheme.

McAleer & Rushe tops out W London hotel

15 October 2009

McAleer & Rushe has topped out its W London hotel in Leicester Square.

Retail trio resign from British Land

13 October 2009

Andrew Jones and his retail colleagues at British Land, Valentine Beresford and Mark Stirling, resigned today to set up a new venture.

Mountain Warehouse conquers Glasgow

12 October 2009

Mountain Warehouse has acquired two new stores in Glasgow.

New retailers at Cardiff's St David's

9 October 2009

Fourteen new retailers have signed up for shops at St David’s 2 in Cardiff, which opens on 22 October.

Quintain and Lend Lease sell 999 year lease of Millenium Dome

9 October 2009

Quintain and joint venture partner Lend Lease Europe have sold the 999 year of the Millennium Dome for £24m to Trinity College, Cambridge.

Paul Smith opens in Marylebone High Street and lets office in Savile Row

9 October 2009

Sir Paul Smith, the British designer, has opened a second accessories and shoe store in London.

British Land retail trio to set up new company

8 October 2009

Three of British Land’s top retail property people are leaving to set up their own company.

Land Securities gets nod for ice rink on Oxford Street

7 October 2009

Land Securities has got the go-ahead to house a variety of public events including an ice rink on its Park House site, opposite Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London, until it restarts redevelopment.

Frogmore and LandSecs get go ahead for Oxford Street scheme

5 October 2009

Frogmore and Land Securities have won planning permission for a retail redevelopment at the east end of London’s Oxford Street.

Travelodge green light at Covent Garden

2 October 2009

Travelodge has received planning permission for a 249-room extension to its Covent Garden hotel in Drury Lane.

LaSalle in talks to buy Bexleyheath shopping centre from Mall fund

2 October 2009

LaSalle Investment Management is in talks to buy the Mall Fund’s Bexleyheath shopping centre in Kent.

Multi and Aviva sign three more in Bath

2 October 2009

Multi Development and Aviva Investors have signed up another three retailers, following six that signed last week, at its Southgate scheme in Bath.

Farm Foods appoints Savills in Dublin

1 October 2009

Frozen Food retailer Farm Foods has appointed Savills as its agents in Dublin. Savills will work to acquire new stores and development sites for the retailer which is on an expansion drive.

Two more join CBRE's retail team

1 October 2009

CB Richard Ellis has made two apppointments in its retail team.

Retail conditions stabilising says latest report

29 September 2009

The retail sector is seeing conditions stabilising, according to the latest report from CBI.

Travelodge and Marston's agree development joint venture plan

28 September 2009

Hotel operator Travelodge and pub operator Marston’s have set up a joint venture to take space side by side.

Regent Street celebrates birthday

28 September 2009

Regent Street yesterday celebrated 10 years of shopping with a traffic free festival.

Scottish Widows buys Hermiston Gait retail park

25 September 2009

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has completed its purchase of Invista’s Hermiston Gait retail park for £66m as first revealed by Property Week in August.

Standard Life delay Newbury scheme

24 September 2009

Standard Life Investments have delayed their Newbury retail scheme for six months.

GPE buys £46m City office

24 September 2009

Great Portland Estates has exchanged contracts to buy 90 Queen Street in the City of London for £45.8m.

Land Securities completes sale of Chester retail park

24 September 2009

Land Securities has sold its Chester retail park for £44.5m to a private investor.

Hammerson gets consent for first phase of £600m Sheffield Sevenstone plan

23 September 2009

Hammerson has won detailed planning consent for the first phase of a £600m retail quarter in Sheffield city centre.

Firmdale buys Soho’s Ham Yard

21 September 2009

Boutique hotel chain Firmdale, owned by Tim Kemp and his wife Kit, has bought a rare development site in London’s Soho.

Henderson appointed to manage Future Fund’s 33% Bullring stake

21 September 2009

Henderson Global Investors has been appointed by the Australian Government Future Fund to manage its initial UK property investment – a 33% stake in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.

Watch retailer signs in New Bond Street

21 September 2009

Watch retailer Kronometry has taken a 2,200 sq ft shop at 106 New Bond Street in its UK debut.

Land Securities sells 33% stake in Bullring for more than £200m

18 September 2009

Land Securities has sold its 33% stake in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham to Australia’s Future Fund for more than £200m, reflecting a yield of around 7%.

McCabe enters food fray

18 September 2009

Kevin McCabe is setting up a company to develop food store schemes

Luxury London hotel sold for £77.5m

17 September 2009

Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer, has sold the Stafford Hotel in London to an Egyptian hospitality company for £77.5m.

CBRE picked as new agent for One New Change

16 September 2009

Land Securities has appointed CB Richard Ellis to join Knight Frank on the leasing team for its One New Change scheme close ot St Paul's.

New designers get pop up space on New Quebec Street

16 September 2009

Designers Hannah Marshall and Jean-Pierre Braganza have opened pop up boutiques on The Portman Estate’s New Quebec Street, within the area known as Portman Village.

Leek Woolworths let

15 September 2009

Swansea Jewellers, the owners of the former Woolworths store in Leek, Staffordshire have relet the shop to Yorkshire Trading Company.

German fund manager buys prime Dublin retail asset

15 September 2009

Deka Immobilien has bought a prime retail unit on Grafton Street in Dublin for its debut purchase for a specialist Irish fund.

West End and City to share Christmas lights theme and switch on day

14 September 2009

Regent Street, Oxford Street and the City of London are for the first time ever going to share the same theme and switch-on day for the famous Christmas lights event.

Silverburn shopping centre up for sale

11 September 2009

Silverburn shopping centre has been put up for sale following a review by Deloitte, instigated by lender Bank of Scotland.

Bryan Robson teams up with GVA Grimley

11 September 2009

As World Cup fever grips England, GVA Grimley has teamed up with ex-England and Manchester United football legend Bryan Robson and his sports development company Robson Lloyd Consultancy, to form GVA Robson Lloyd.

Ahouvi bags British Land’s Debenhams

11 September 2009

Israeli investor has £1bn to spend and buys six stores for £65m

Landlords left in lurch by De Keyser company seeking administration

11 September 2009

Rapidly expanding retailer took fit-out contributions before closing down stores

Poundworld signs in Wrexham

9 September 2009

LaSalle Investment Management has agreed a 10 year lease with Poundworld for a 5,300 sq ft store at Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham. The rent was undisclosed.

JLL launches Brum leisure and hotels team

7 September 2009

Jones Lang LaSalle has launched a new licensed leisure and hotels team in Birmingham.

Asda plans west Bradford store

4 September 2009

Asda is planning a 38,000 sq ft store at a former MFI unit on Bradbeck Road, off Cemetary Road in west Bradford.

Booths signs up at Manchester’s MediaCityUK

4 September 2009

Family-run supermarket chain Booths has signed up to open its first store in Greater Manchester at MediaCityUK.

Marks & Spencer to open at Clacton factory outlet

3 September 2009

Marks & Spencer has signed up for an outlet store at Rob Whitton’s and Daren Burney’s ROM Capital Group’s Clacton Factory Outlet.

Wilkinson and Currys take former Woolworths stores

2 September 2009

ING Real Estate Investment Management has let two former Woolworths stores to Wilkinson and Currys.

Covent Garden launches permanent food market

1 September 2009

Capital & Counties, owner of Covent Garden market and the piazza, has secured food market Covent Garden Real Food Market as a weekly event throughout the year from springtime through to Christmas.

Lockhart's NewRiver Retail lists on AIM

1 September 2009

NewRiver Retail, David Lockhart’s newly formed investment and asset management company, has successfully raised £25m and listed on AIM today.

Wiltshire Council approves new Asda store

28 August 2009

Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission to ASDA to open a new store on Bradford Road in Melksham.

Government’s £3m to revitalise town centres not enough, says Cluttons

25 August 2009

The government’s £3m fund to help the towns blighted by empty shops in the recession is not enough when retailers are being hit by so many other taxes, according to Cluttons.

Landlords to back Focus DIY's CVA plan

24 August 2009

Landlords are set to back Focus DIY’s company voluntary agreement (CVA) today, saving 5,000 jobs and preventing the chain from going under.

George Davies’s Bluewater debut

21 August 2009

Bluewater shopping centre in Kent is to be the debut venue for George Davies’s new GIVe retail concept

Ex-DTZ agents poach from Thomas Davidson & Partners

20 August 2009

An equity partner at West End-based retail specialist Thomas Davidson & Partners has left to join a new firm set up by former DTZ employees.

Hercules in position to buy again

20 August 2009

Hercules Unit Trust, the retail park fund, has increased its spending power to £470m after this week tying up £1bn of sales.

The Sting signs up at Piccadilly Circus for UK debut

19 August 2009

Dutch fashion retailer, The Sting, has signed up for its first UK store with Standard Life Investments at the gateway to Regent Street in Piccadilly Circus, London.

Berlin hotel gets financing

19 August 2009

Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank has agreed to provide a €30m debt facility to Adina Apartment Hotels to finance two hotels currently under construction in Berlin, Germany.

Coady to leave Jones Lang LaSalle after 20 years

18 August 2009

Robin Coady, Jones Lang LaSalle’s shopping centre investment guru, is to leave the firm after 20 years.

Cult signs in Cardiff

18 August 2009

Fashion brand Cult has signed up to open in Wales at St David’s, the Cardiff shopping centre.

Private investor buys HMV in Manchester for £14.9m

17 August 2009

The Co-operative Insurance Society has sold an HMV in Manchester to a private investor for £14.9m.

Letchworth picks developer for town centre regeneration

14 August 2009

Letchworth Garden City has chosen a developer to start the second phase in the town centre's regeneration.

New Concert Hall in Birmingham to open in 2012

12 August 2009

Planning permission has been granted to develop a 450-seat concert hall on the University of Birmingham’s campus.

Masterplan for Shoreham port to be drawn up

11 August 2009

Hyder Consulting has been appointed to prepare the masterplan for Shoreham Port near Brighton.

Salmon Harvester buys site for £50m development in Lancashire

11 August 2009

Salmon Harvester buys site for £50m development in Lancashire

Lidl gets go ahead for Bolton store

11 August 2009

Lidl has secured planning consent for a 11,442 sq ft foodstore with 67 car parking spaces in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

McArthurGlen expands across Germany and Austria

10 August 2009

McArthurGlen is set to open its 18th designer outlet village in Salzburg on September 10th within 5 minutes of the W A Mozart Airport as part of the expansion over the German speaking regions of Europe.

Best Buy signs Thurrock and Southampton

7 August 2009

US retail chain Best Buy has finally signed up for its first two stores in the UK.

Welsh Assembly Governments injects £20m in to regeneration

6 August 2009

The Welsh Assembly Government has committed £20m to the regeneration of the North Wales Coastal Belt.

Threadneedle buys Exeter retail park

6 August 2009

Aviva Investors has sold Rydon Lane Retail Park, Exeter to Threadneedle for £29.4m.

Mamas & Papas goes to Liverpool

6 August 2009

Mamas & Papas, the baby and toddler brand, has signed up at Liverpool One this week.

Papa John holidays at Haven

6 August 2009

Papa John’s Pizza has opened stores at 12 Haven holiday parks across the UK.

Bond Street art dealer goes into administration

4 August 2009

Bond Street based Partridge Fine Art has gone into administration. MCR has been appointed administrator to the 100 year old business.

Warner continues talks with lenders

31 July 2009

Warner Estate Holdings reported a pretax loss of £297.1m today and said the uncertainty on its ability to continue as a going concern remains.

Liberty International: 40% fall in net asset value but tenant failures decline

31 July 2009

Lakeside and Covent Garden market owner Liberty International posted a 40% fall in interim net asset value a share today but reports a slowdown in tenant failures.

Crossrail will cost retailers £250m before any benefits are seen, says BRC

30 July 2009

The British Retail Consortium estimates retailers will have to pay out £250m in business rates to fund Crossrail before they see any benefits from it.

Travelodge plans to become 'biggest hotel brand in London by 2012 Olympics'

30 July 2009

Travelodge hopes to become the biggest hotel brand in London at the 2012 Olympics following the £84m exchange of six properties in the capital.

Two former Empire directors acquire three units

29 July 2009

Two former directors of collapsed electrical retailer, Empire Direct, have acquired three of its former units to launch their own retail venture Power EC Ltd.

Simon Halabi receives hotel consent in City of London

29 July 2009

Simon Halabi’s Buckingham Securities has received planning consent to convert the Millenium Bridge House office building to hotel use.

Cup cake bakery signs in Covent Garden

28 July 2009

Covent Garden has signed Ella’s Bakehouse, the cup-cake emporium founded by former model Lorraine Pascale.

Hotels suffer tough first six months of 2009

27 July 2009

Hoteliers across the UK have experienced a difficult first six months of 2009 with declines in occupancy, room rate and rooms yield, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services.

Jurys Inns secures £60m for expansion

27 July 2009

Jurys Inns Group has completed a £60m fundraising to fund expansion of the 28 hotel chain.

Sir Stuart Hampson appointed Crown Estate chairman

23 July 2009

The Crown Estate has appointed former John Lewis chairman Sir Stuart Hampson to take over from Ian Grant as chairman after he retires on 31 December.

Luxury hotel development on London's Strand in receivership

22 July 2009

A proposed luxury hotel on Strand in London has gone into receivership today.

Asda wins Inverness planning battle

22 July 2009

Asda has achieved outline planning consent for its controversial store in Inverness.

Elephant & Castle boost as Southwark and Lend Lease sign new agreement

22 July 2009

Southwark Council has entered into a new exclusivity agreement with Lend Lease for a major regeneration centred around Elephant & Castle shopping centre.

Boris Johnson tops out London’s Park Plaza hotel

22 July 2009

London mayor Boris Johnson topped out the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel near Waterloo on the South Bank last night.

New retailers in Liverpool’s Central Village

21 July 2009

Developer Merepark has secured three new tenants at its retail scheme Central Village in Liverpool city centre.

Gap signs in Gretna

21 July 2009

Orchard Street Investment Management has signed up Gap at its Gretna Gateway development.

Next to open new shops this year

21 July 2009

Next, the clothing retailer, is to open more stores this year, as it grows its capital expenditure by £10m.

Government should do more to protect high street, says BRC

21 July 2009

The government should be doing more to protect Britain’s ailing high streets, the British Retail Consortium has warned.

Slough gets the green light for £450m masterplan

20 July 2009

Slough Borough Council’s planning committee has approved the £450m master plan to regenerate the centre of Slough; ‘the Heart of Slough’ project.

Cap & Reg sees further fund falls

20 July 2009

Capital & Regional, the co-investing property asset manager, has announced further falls in values for its funds for the last three months.

Yields harden for the first time since the start of 2007

17 July 2009

Average prime yields are hardening for the first time since the start of 2007, research from CB Richard Ellis has said.

Administrator sells Allied Carpets stores to new business

17 July 2009

BDO Stoy Hayward was today appointed administrator of Allied Carpets Properties, and started by selling 51 stores to a new Allied Carpets business.

Best Buy lease terms delay UK opening

17 July 2009

Deal disintegrates as retailer seeks downwards-only rent review clause

Daltons Business's Commercial Properties Report: June 2009

17 July 2009

A table examining interest in relation to commercial properties sold on DaltonsBusiness.com.

High Street Ken shops in business rate revolt

17 July 2009

Up to 150 retailers to demand reductions because of Westfield London

Puma extends £332m loan

17 July 2009

Puma Hotels, the owner of 20 four-star UK hotels, has refinanced its £332m of bank debt

Savills' European Retail Market Report: Summer 2009

10 July 2009

'The market is adapting to changing consumer behaviour, with retailers reviewing their business strategies, developers delaying new construction and investors attaching higher risk premium to retail investments.'

'Travelodge' of serviced offices comes up trumps

17 July 2009

Budget operator Citibase produces best-ever results after postponing AIM listing

Macdonald Estates and Asda press ahead in Dundee

15 July 2009

Macdonald Estates and Asda are to lodge a planning application for a scheme in Dundee later this month.

Knight Frank's shopping centre investment quarterly: Q2 2009

15 July 2009

The attractive pricing of good quality assets has brought an increasing number of requirements to the market, including more active interest from new opportunity funds.

Hotel operators could take equity stakes in hotels says Christie & Co

14 July 2009

Christie & Co said that the ‘tide is turning’ for hotel operators and market conditions may prompt operators to take equity stakes in hotels previously operated under management contracts.

Mailbox developer buys Trinity Mirror site in Brum

13 July 2009

The Birmingham Development Company (BDC) – the developer of the 1.5m sq ft Mailbox and £100m Cube schemes in the city – has bought another major development site in the city centre.

E&Y appoints Savills on two WG Mitchell portfolios

13 July 2009

Administrator Ernst & Young has appointed Savills to advise on the work out and sale of two property portfolios worth up to £80m in total owned by Northern Irish group WG Mitchell.

BNP Paribas Real Estate's commercial property investment yields - June 2009

10 July 2009

A table of prime commercial property investment yields across all asset classes.

Ronson to develop Four Seasons in City

10 July 2009

Heron Plaza signs its first-ever agreement with luxury hotel operator

Glasgow first for Waitrose

9 July 2009

Waitrose is to open its first supermarket in Glasgow.

Two major hotels up for sale by administrator

8 July 2009

Administrator Ernst & Young has put two well-known hotels, owned by subsidiary companies of Northern Irish group WG Mitchell, on the market for sale.

JJB Sports looks to raise capital and says lease assignment programme on track

6 July 2009

JJB Sports said it is looking to raise capital to fund the company’s turnaround plans.

Trio of occupiers at St David’s in Cardiff

3 July 2009

Retailers Quiksilver, Fat Face and Italian denim store J4 Jeans have signed up for stores at St David’s in Cardiff.

British Land and House of Fraser jv sells £100m

3 July 2009

British Land and House of Fraser’s property joint venture is selling more than £100m of deals this year.

USS bags up Cambridge's Grand Arcade

2 July 2009

Universities Superannuation Scheme has purchased Grosvenor’s 20% stake in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade shopping centre.

Gap returns to Newcastle

2 July 2009

Fashion chain Gap has returned to Newcastle through the opening of an outlet store.

USS bags up Cambridge's Grand Arcade

03 July 2009

Universities Superannuation Scheme has purchased Grosvenor’s 20% stake in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade shopping centre

Selfridges plans public space on Glasgow site

1 July 2009

Selfridges is planning to provide public open space and a new car park on its long-awaited Trongate site in Glasgow, until conditions improve and development can begin.

Land Securities sells Portman House to Libyan Foreign Investment Company for £155m

30 June 2009

Land Securities has sold Portman House on Oxford Street in London to the Libyan Foreign Investment Company (LAFICO) for £155m.

Belstaff signs in Glasgow

30 June 2009

Fashion and accessories retailer Belstaff has signed up at Redevco’s Princes Square in Glasgow, for its first store in Scotland.

Argos signs at Romford

30 June 2009

Resolution has signed Argos at its Gallows Corner Retail Park in Romford.

Poundworld occupies Castleford Woolworths

29 June 2009

A 10,000 sq ft former Woolworths store in Castleford town centre has been re-let to Poundworld Retail.

Administrators appoint Knight Frank to sell City of London building

29 June 2009

Knight Frank has been appointed to sell the former Midland Bank headquarters at 27-35 Poultry – which is one of the City of London’s best known freehold buildings.

Hercules Unit Trust revises debt proposal to appease bondholders

26 June 2009

The debt adviser to Hercules Unit Trust, the UK’s largest retail park fund, has revised a restructuring proposal in a bid to prevent a revolt by bondholders.

Westminster Council agrees more alfresco dining

26 June 2009

Westminster City Council has agreed plans to make space for 350 extra alfresco diners in Covent Garden and Leicester Square.

LandSecs loses TK Maxx prelet in Liverpool

26 June 2009

Retailer looks elsewhere as company delays refurbs work at St John’s mall

Boudoir to open in St Andrews

26 June 2009

Lingerie and accessories retailer Boudoir Beach has taken 12 Bell Street in St Andrews on a five-year lease at £15,000 with six months rent free from KLG Scotland

CWM augments Glasgow office

26 June 2009

John Ramage, former DTZ surveyor, is to join CWM’s retail agency department as a surveyor in Glasgow

H&M expands at Bluewater

26 June 2009

H&M is to open a 24,691 sq ft flagship store at Bluewater by consolidating a former Zavvi music store and two adjoining units on the Thames Walk mall

Leicester and Liverpool bag awards for malls

26 June 2009

Two city councils that opened significant shopping centres last year – Leicester and Liverpool – have been rewarded with town centre environment awards from shopping centre organisation BCSC

On the shopping list

26 June 2009

Ex-Modus man Mike Riddell has launched a one-stop shop for investors and landlords

Sandwich filling for Maxim park

26 June 2009

Sandwich shop Baguette Express has taken a 1,453 sq ft unit at the Maxim office park in Lanarkshire on a 10-year lease at £25,000 a year

Shelley Sandzer hired for Soho development

26 June 2009

Laurence Kirschel’s Consolidated Developments has hired Shelley Sandzer to seek an upmarket restaurant operator for a development in London’s Soho

Toy story

26 June 2009

Hamleys, the world-famous toy shop, is coming to Glasgow as part of a global expansion

Allied Carpets' subsidiary signals administration intent

25 June 2009

Allied Carpets Properties, a subsidiary of the UK’s second largest carpet retailer, has filed a notice of intention to enter administration.

Golden Tulip founder unveils new gym format

25 June 2009

Hotel and property entrepreneur Peter Roberts – who sold the Golden Tulip UK hotel group to Whitbread for £45m in 2007 – has launched a new leisure venture.

Clinton Cards' Birthdays buy

25 June 2009

Clinton Cards buys 60% of Birthday stores

Lockhart’s £250m AIM flotation shelved

25 June 2009

David Lockhart’s return to the listed sector has been shelved.

Europa Capital buys Land Securities shopping centre

24 June 2009

Europa Capital has bought Land Securities' Fremlin Walk shopping centre in Maidstone for around £70m, reflecting a yield of between 8.5-8.75%.

UK retail sales fall further, CBI says

24 June 2009

UK retail sales fell for the second month running in the year to June, the CBI Distributive Trades Survey revealed today, though the decline was less severe than falls recorded between July 2008 and March 2009.

Irish retail market ‘extremely difficult’ says CB Richard Ellis

23 June 2009

The first six months of 2009 have been ‘extremely difficult’ for the Irish retail market according to property services firm CB Richard Ellis.

River Island to press ahead with big shed

22 June 2009

River Island has confirmed that it will press ahead with the development of a new national distribution hub at Magna Park in Milton Keynes.

Liberty surrenders Sloane Street lease

22 June 2009

Retailer Liberty has surrendered the lease on its Sloane Street shop in Knightsbridge after an unsolicited offer from a European fashion brand, and will now focus on its Regent Street flagship store.

Recovery will be long and slow says Charlie Mayfield, John Lewis chairman

19 June 2009

Charlie Mayfield, chairman of John Lewis Partnership spoke today at the Movers and Shakers Property Networking Club and warned any recovery the UK will be a long, slow and tough recovery.

Merc Clothing takes Clacton shop

19 June 2009

Fashion brand Merc Clothing has taken a unit at the refurbished Clacton Factory Outlet centre.

Paul Whight launches £300m retail warehouse fund for UK

19 June 2009

Paul Whight, the retail warehousing expert with a 25 year track record in the sector, is back in the UK and has teamed up with former Henderson Global Investors UK retail boss Neil Varnham, to launch a £300m UK retail warehousing fund.

Aurora chief moves to LandSecs

19 June 2009

Land Securities has appointed Sanjay Sharma, the international managing director of Aurora Fashions, as chief executive of its new House of Brands venture

Currys spices up Livingston unit

19 June 2009

DSGi will double its space at Land Securities’ Almondvale retail park in Livingston to open a 20,000 sq ft PC World and Currys concept store – the first of its kind in Scotland

Guildford to eat Jamie’s Italian …

19 June 2009

The seventh branch of the Jamie’s Italian chain, owned by chef Jamie Oliver, is to open in Guildford.

Lakeside and Potteries malls attract retailers

19 June 2009

Capital Shopping Centres this month signed several retailers at its Essex and Stoke malls

McColl wins polo match in Agadir

19 June 2009

Robinson McColl, the London-based architectural firm chaired by Stewart McColl, has been picked to design a 345 acre, €300m sport-led, mixed-use scheme in Morocco

Protego buys New Look store in Sheffield

18 June 2009

Protego Real Estate Investors has bought a prime retail unit in Sheffield for a UK pension fund client.

Westfield banks on Derby

17 June 2009

Fashion retailer Bank has signed up for a unit at Westfield Derby.

Sainsbury's to raise around £445m to fund store expansion

17 June 2009

Sainsbury’s plans to raise around £255m from a placement of shares and around £190m from the offering of convertible bonds to fund 15% space growth by March 2011.

Hammerson makes u-turn decision on the sale of three retail assets

16 June 2009

Hammerson has decided not to sell its 50% stake in Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough, a centre it owns in joint venture with Aviva Investors.

Wembley masterplan backed by Brent

16 June 2009

The London Borough of Brent’s executive committee last night adopted the Wembley Masterplan 2009, a document that has been drawn up to ‘guide the long-term development’ of Wembley, north-west London.

Paddy Power bets on Manchester

16 June 2009

Ireland’s biggest bookmaker Paddy Power has opened its first betting shop in the north of England in Manchester this week, and has also signed up for its second site in the city.

May a mixed month for West End retailers

16 June 2009

The latest figures for shoppers in London’s West End show May was a mixed month with footfall down at the beginning, though the second half saw a rise with a record Whitsun Bank Holiday footfall up 14.8%.

Regent Inns sells seven Walkabout bars

16 June 2009

Regent Inns has sold seven of its Walkabout venues to Cavendish Bars group.

Land Securities signs retailers at Scottish retail parks

15 June 2009

Land Securities has signed two retailers at its Livingston and Dundee retail parks, achieving rental levels between £20-23/sq ft.

Bywater joins Realis as non exec

12 June 2009

Realis Estates, the Birmingham-based retail property developer, has appointed former Hammerson UK managing director and current Caddick Developments managing director John Bywater as a non-executive director.

Cruise puts King Sturge in control

12 June 2009

Cruise, the fashion retailer that went into administration in May, has instructed King Sturge to advise on its property portfolio

Dutch Sting operation in Piccadilly Circus

12 June 2009

Fashion chain eyes former Tower Records store as Ed Hardy eyes Westfield

Edgerley wins Standard mandate

12 June 2009

Edgerley Simpson Howe has been retained by Standard Life Investments to manage its retail park portfolio in England and Wales

Gerry Weber seeks smaller sizes

12 June 2009

Gerry Weber is continuing its UK expansion by taking its eighth store, at the Crown Estate’s CrownGate Shopping Centre in Worcester

Mococo takes bijou Liverpool unit

12 June 2009

Mococo has taken a 352 sq ft store at Metquarter in Liverpool

Pandora opens in London

12 June 2009

Pandora, advised by Stephen Kane & Co, has taken a five-year lease at Clover House at 142/144 Farringdon Road in London’s City fringe

Schroders' Hercules in talks to decouple retail parks

12 June 2009

Hercules Unit Trust is in talks to sell two retail parks as it edges closer to securing around £150m of new equity from an overseas institution

Tunbridge Wells Waitrose sale

12 June 2009

Invista Real Estate Investment Management, advised by CB Richard Ellis, has sold a 45,000 sq ft Waitrose store in Tunbridge Wells for £15.2m, representing a 6.04% yield

Boris paves way for O2 extension

11 June 2009

Boris Johnson has said he will not stand in the way of plans to increase the size of the O2 Centre in Greenwich by 260,000 sq ft.

The Perfume Shop relocates to second warehouse

11 June 2009

Retailer the Perfume Shop has signed up for warehouse space at parent company AS Watson's distribution site in Dunstable.

Lockhart steers fresh course with New River

11 June 2009

David Lockhart, the veteran property entrepreneur who has proved to be one of the shrewdest readers of market cycles, is planning a return to the listed sector.

Tea time at Covent Garden

11 June 2009

Tea Palace, the tea emporium, has joined Covent Garden.

South Ayrshire Council approves £70m university campus plans

10 June 2009

South Ayrshire Council has granted planning consent to the University of the West of Scotland for its £70m Ayr campus.

London & Stamford exchanges on Aintree retail park

10 June 2009

London & Stamford Property today announced that it has exchanged contracts with a subsidiary of Land Securities to buy Racecourse Retail Park, Aintree for £60.928m.

Hollister to open in Bristol

9 June 2009

Abercrombie & Fitch’s sister brand Hollister is to take a store at Cabot Circus in Bristol.

Oval granted planning consent

9 June 2009

The Oval cricket ground in Kennington, south London has been granted planning consent for a £35m redevelopment.

Punch sells 11 pubs to Greene King

9 June 2009

Punch Taverns has agreed a deal to sell 11 managed pubs to Greene King for £30.4m.

Hollister goes to Belfast

8 June 2009

Hollister, the US fashion brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, has signed up for a 8,200 sq ft store at Multi Development’s Belfast shopping centre, Victoria Square.

85% take up for St Modwen’s £102m equity raising

8 June 2009

St Modwen’s £102.1m discounted sale of shares was taken up by 85% of its shareholders.

Prupim pilots “Dragon’s Den” style retail initiative

8 June 2009

Entrepreneurs and aspiring retailers are being offered the chance for funding package to open a shop at the Wellgate Shopping Centre in Dundee.

Best Buy expansion led by US director

5 June 2009

Best Buy, the US electrical retail has restructured its UK property team and issued new requirements for its UK store opening programme.

Gant sublets Regent Street shop

05 June 2009

Clothing retailer Gant has taken German retailer Gerry Weber’s 8,683 sq ft shop at 187/191 Regent Street in London

Mallard flies into Orchard

05 June 2009

Orchard Street Investment Management has bought Mallard Road Retail Park in Bournemouth for £25.5m for its Special Situations Fund from Aviva Investors Property Trust

Next upgrades in Woking

05 June 2009

Next is to double its space at Woking’s Peacocks centre after purchasing the 15,145 sq ft former Woolworths, where it will open in September

Modus’s Blackpool centre goes into administration

4 June 2009

Modus Group and Ciref’s newly-developed Houndshill shopping centre in Blackpool has gone into administration.

Hercules Unit Trust in talks with outside investor

3 June 2009

Hercules Unit Trust, the retail park fund, is in talks with an external investor, thought to be an overseas institution, to invest between £100m-£150m in the fund.

Milligan plans ‘Retail Planet’ in Portugal

3 June 2009

Retail developer Milligan has signed a joint venture agreement with Eiffage to develop Portugal’s first ‘Retail Planet’ in Barreiro, Greater Lisbon.

Watford Council buys former Woolies for development

2 June 2009

Watford Borough Council has bought a 45,000 sq ft former Woolworths store in Watford’s high street.

Westfield reduces service charge by 7% to £12.98

2 June 2009

Westfield, the shopping centre owner, has cut the service charges at its Westfield London shopping centre following a campaign from unhappy retailers.

Capital & Regional agrees X-Leisure loan to value waiver extension

1 June 2009

Capital & Regional has agreed an extension of its X-leisure Unit Trust loan to value covenant waiver until 31 July this year with its banking syndicate.

Flood's Modus group collapses.

29 May 2009

Brendan Flood's property company collapsed into administration today.

Asda to spend £260m on stores in Scotland

29 May 2009

Asda will spend more than £260m in Scotland between 2009 and 2012 on new and existing stores, it announced today.

77 Breed to open debut store in Covent Garden

29 May 2009

77 Breed, a young fashion brand owned by Superdry Group, is to open its debut store in London’s Covent Garden

Allied Carpets to sweep up stores

29 May 2009

Carpet retailer Allied Carpets is reviewing its 218-store portfolio and is looking at ways to offload stores to other retailers, including Pets At Home, following its purchase by a Hilco-led consortium in March.

Crawley gains from wait

29 May 2009

Retail landlords are benefiting from the delay in Grosvenor’s town centre revamp

Hilton Garden beds into Norwich

29 May 2009

City Living Developments has agreed heads of terms with Hilton Garden Inn to operate a 125-bedroom hotel at its £120m mixed-use scheme at St Anne’s Wharf in the centre of Norwich

Puma claws back UK shops

29 May 2009

Puma is to close all but one of its UK stores because of tough trading

Supermarkets still hungry for stores

29 May 2009

Eurospar and Heron Frozen Food plan UK expansion

Thomas Sabo sparkles in Leeds

29 May 2009

Thomas Sabo has taken its first Yorkshire store in the Victoria Quarter shopping arcade, Leeds

Warner's seven up in Manchester

29 May 2009

Warner Estate Holdings has signed seven lettings at its Market Place and Middleton shopping centres near Manchester

Muse gets £15m Manchester hotel consent

28 May 2009

Muse Developments has secured planning permission for a £15m hotel in Manchester city centre.

Southampton green-light for 25-storey hotel and flats

27 May 2009

Southampton City Council has approved planning permission for what would be one of the city centre’s tallest building.

Designers Hemingway launch pop-up shop

27 May 2009

Designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway MBE have launched a new pop up shop – a temporary shop - outside the Mayor’s City Hall in London.

John Lewis reveals new name for electrical and homeware format

26 May 2009

John Lewis is to call its new electrical and homewares chain John Lewis at Home.

Capital & Regional to raise £50m equity for X-Leisure Unit Trust

26 May 2009

Capital & Regional plans to raise around £50m of equity for the X-Leisure Unit Trust through an open offer to its existing unitholders in a bid to ‘strengthen the financial position of the fund’.

Audit Commission praises Medway £6bn regeneration programme

22 May 2009

The Audit Commission has praised Medway’s £6bn regeneration programme by giving it the highest rating ever received by a local authority.

David Smith to leave Land Securities

22 May 2009

David Smith is to leave Land Securities in Scotland after 23 years at the company, most recently as leasing director.

Aberdeen’s Bestsellers

22 May 2009

Danish fashion brand Bestseller has signed up in Aberdeen and Leicester for dual-branded shops to house both its Jack & Jones and Vero Moda brands

Costa calls into Dundee

22 May 2009

Costa Coffee is taking the main cafe, totalling 2,676 sq ft, at Lend Lease’s Overgate shopping centre in Dundee at £80,000 a year

Hamleys makes a play for Glasgow’s St Enoch

22 May 2009

Toy retailer continues expansion with stores in Glasgow and Cardiff

No bargains for Local Shopping

22 May 2009

Local Shopping REIT suffered a 37.5% plunge in its net asset value in the six months to 31 March

Rinku picks up Bay Trading

22 May 2009

Fashion wholesaler and retailer Rinku Group has bought 45 Bay Trading stores and 85 concessions of the 175-store fashion chain, which went into administration last month

X-Leisure fund to restructure

22 May 2009

Capital & Regional said this week it expected to provide details of the refinancing and restructuring of its X-Leisure fund ‘in the next two weeks’

Two new tenants at Glasgow’s Rutherglen

21 May 2009

Cairnduff Developments has secured two new tenants at its 90,000 sq ft Rutherglen shopping centre.

JD Sports buys French sports chain Chausport

20 May 2009

Sports retailer JD Sports Fashion has acquired 100% of the entire issued share capital of French sporting goods chain Chausport for a total cash consideration of €8m.

Bay Trading bought by fashion wholesaler

19 May 2009

Bay Trading, the 175-store young fashion chain which went into administration last month, has been bought by Rinku Group.

Tesco opens green store in Orpington

19 May 2009

Tesco has opened a 'green' store in Orpington this week as part of a mixed use development designed by Michael Aukett Architects.

JLH sees long-term future in love hotels

18 May 2009

A British company aims to raise up to £50m to fund an unprecedented buying spree of Japan's 'love hotels' - exotic hostelries that have, for decades, offered convenience and fantasy to couples at a competitive hourly rate.

Scottish Property Awards 2009 video

15 May 2009

Around 450 members of the property industry gathered at Edinburgh's International Conference Centre to celebrate the achievements of Scotland's key players in one of the country's most difficult years.

Boris Johnson rejects Queen’s Market plans

14 May 2009

The mayor of London Boris Johnson today directed Newham Council to refuse planning permission for St Modwen’s plans to redevelop Queen’s Market in Upton Park.

USS buys Plymouth retail park

13 May 2009

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has bought Marsh Mills retail park in Plymouth from Aviva Investors for £27.5m.

Hammerson sells last German shopping centre

13 May 2009

Hammerson has exchanged contracts for the sale of Forum Steglitz shopping centre in Berlin to Europa Capital Partners for €70m in a sale that will mark its exit from the German market.

Liverpool approves Central Village development

12 May 2009

Liverpool City Council planners today approved two applications to give the go ahead for £160m Central Village development.

Tesco signs up at Lancashire’s Buckshaw Village

11 May 2009

Tesco has signed up to anchor a £35m leisure scheme in Lancashire which is part of the Buckshaw Village development in Chorley.

Shakeaway and Shakeabout settle legal dispute

8 May 2009

Milkshake operators Shakeaway and Shakeabout have today settled their case in the High Court.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel unveils plans for its first Moscow hotel

8 May 2009

The luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel chain has unveiled its plans for its first five-star hotel development in Moscow, Russia.

Taunton shopping centre to get makeover

8 May 2009

Kirkstone Property Ventures has revealed plans for a retail scheme in Taunton.

Bay Trading to be broken up

08 May 2009

Bay Trading, the fashion retailer that went into administration last month, will be broken up and sold

Celebrity hangout Chinawhite plans to reopen

08 May 2009

Chinawhite, the fashionable London nightclub, is to reopen after taking on a former Novus Leisure site close to Oxford Circus

Eroski invites investors to check out assets …

08 May 2009

Spanish retailer prepares sale and leaseback of up to 150 supermarkets

Haz takes 20-year lease at 150 Cheapside

08 May 2009

Turkish restaurant chain Haz has taken a 5,085 sq ft unit for its fifth restaurant at 150 Cheapside near St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London on a 20-year lease with five-yearly rent reviews

Jumeirah and MAB go Deutsch

08 May 2009

Dubai-based hotelier Jumeirah and Dutch property company MAB have teamed up to develop a five-star hotel in Frankfurt

Three aboard at Ocean Terminal

08 May 2009

Clothing retailers Ness Clothing and Superdry and whisky specialist the Whisky Shop have signed for 1,026 sq ft, 6,000 sq ft and 495 sq ft respectively at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh

Westfield service charge reduced

08 May 2009

The highly disputed service charge at Westfield London will be reduced following a review.

Bluewater’s bank holiday benefits from summer shopping

7 May 2009

Kent shopping centre Bluewater reported a higher number of May Bank holiday visitors than last year as shoppers prepare for a sun-soaked summer.

John Lewis to open new concept

7 May 2009

John Lewis is launching a new shop format to focus on the home and electrical sector.

Ross Goobey lecture hears of 'green shoots'

6 May 2009

The inaugural Alastair Ross Goobey Memorial lecture heard last night that confidence is slowly returning to the property sector, but rising unemployment will threaten the recovery of retail.

Green light for south-west’s tallest building in Plymouth

5 May 2009

Devington Homes has won planning consent to build the south-west’s tallest building as part of its £89m Oceanique scheme in Plymouth.

Quintain sells Wembley hotel into joint venture

1 May 2009

Quintain Estates and Development has created a joint venture with hotel company Summit Hotels to develop a hotel in Wembley.

Bullish brands continue global expansion

01 May 2009

Fashion retailers such as Desigual and Mango, and entertainment retailer Game attempted to maintain a more philosophical momentum and unveiled global expansion plans at the ICSC conference last week

Crown picks CWM for Sogo store

01 May 2009

The Crown Estate has drafted in agent CWM to advise it on the former Virgin Megastore and Sogo unit at Piccadilly Circus

Land Securities sets up shops

01 May 2009

Landlord to act as ‘venture capitalist’ backer to retailers

Liberty raises £592m to take property cash calls past £3bn

01 May 2009

REIT strengthens financial position, in footsteps of Hammerson, British Land, LandSecs and Segro

Sainsbury's Locals zero in on Britain's high streets

01 May 2009

Supermarket targets 150 new convenience stores and seeks property leader for division

Giant cake cut to celebrate West End retailers' birthdays

30 April 2009

The world's biggest Spongescraper – a 5 foot by 5 foot cake of London - was revealed in London’s West End today.

Hammerson, Disney, Deloitte, Mishcon de Reya and Crabtree & Evelyn join the line-up for Property Week’s Retail Summit

30 April 2009

Hammerson’s David Atkins and Deloitte’s Lee Manning will join property industry leaders at Property Week’s Retail Summit, sponsored by CBRE, at Le Méridien Piccadilly on 22nd May.

Land Securities sells £83m from its retail portfolio

29 April 2009

Land Securities has completed the sale of £83m of retail assets from its shopping centre and retail warehouse portfolios.

HMV clear to take over 15 Zavvi music shops

29 April 2009

The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the proposed acquisition of 15 former Zavvi music stores by HMV.

Sainsbury’s grows market share, while Tesco’s falls

28 April 2009

Sainsbury’s was the best performer of the ‘big four’ supermarkets in the latest market share figures for the grocery sector.

Retail administrations up 102%

28 April 2009

The retail sector is bearing the brunt of declining consumer confidence, with administrations up 102% on the same period last year, according to Deloitte.

Whitbread meets forecasts and plans further openings

28 April 2009

Whitbread, the hotel to restaurant operator, had a strong year and is committed to opening 2,000 rooms in 2009/10.

Recession 'will change the way we lease property'

27 April 2009

CBRE Executive Director of Retail David Kenningham believes the current economic downturn could change the way retail property is leased in the future.

Bay Trading has gone into administration

24 April 2009

Bay Trading’s parent Alexon today said it had put the women's fashion chain into administration.

Boultbee lands Swedish scheme funding as chairman buys Spitfire

24 April 2009

Private investor Boultbee, led by brothers Steve and Clive Boultbee-Brooks, has this week secured long-term funding for its schemes in Sweden.

Designers sign at Grand Arcade

24 April 2009

Grosvenor and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have signed three retailers to their Grand Arcade scheme in Cambridge.

Liverpool gets Base2stay

24 April 2009

Limited-service hotel concept, Base2stay, is to start construction on its second hotel in the UK, in Liverpool.

Ollie & Nic store in Wales

24 April 2009

Accessories store Ollie & Nic is to open its first store in Wales, at St David’s 2 in Cardiff, in October.

Poundland sees value in Stafford

24 April 2009

Poundland has taken 6,170 sq ft at units 1-4, Guildhall shopping centre in Stafford from Glanmore on a 10-year lease at £150,000 a year.

Ryde into a Sainsbury’s

24 April 2009

Ryde Docklands has bought a Sainsbury’s on Tewksbury Road in Cheltenham for around £40m – a net initial yield of 6.2%.

State gives support to small firms

24 April 2009

Chancellor Alistair Darling unveiled a state guarantee scheme to underpin credit insurance for small firms – including retailers – and support smaller businesses during the recession.

Swansea and Glasgow get A-Wear

24 April 2009

A-Wear, the Irish fashion retailer, is to open concessions in Debenhams’ Swansea and Glasgow branches.

Trinity Leeds scheme delayed until 2012

24 April 2009

Land Securities and Caddick Developments have said their 1m sq ft Trinity Leeds retail scheme in Leeds city centre will not open until Christmas 2012.

Kew retail park sale completed

23 April 2009

UK Commercial Property Trust, managed by Ignis Asset Management has completed the purchase of Kew Retail Park from Henderson UK Retail Warehouse Fund.

Budget 2009: Industry uproar over budget

22 April 2009

The property industry has reacted furiously to a budget that ‘ignores’ the industry.

Southend-on-Sea reveals plans for garden

22 April 2009

Southend-on-Sea has revealed plans for its Warrior Square Gardens, one of the few green spaces within central Southend.

Gazeley completes George’s Leicestershire HQ for Asda

21 April 2009

Gazeley has completed a new £12.2m headquarters for Asda’s clothing range George in Leicestershire.

Orchard Street completes two deals with RBS funding

20 April 2009

Orchard Street UK Special Situations Fund has completed the purchase of two retail assets in Southend and Chelmsford.

Go-ahead for Rathbone Market

20 April 2009

The London Thames Gateway Corporation, Greater London Assembly and London Mayor Boris Johnson have given the green light for the English Cities Fund and the London Borough of Newham’s plans for the redevelopment of Rathbone Market in London’s Canning Town.

St Modwen to focus on 'cost control'

17 April 2009

St Modwen said its focus this year would be ‘cash management and cost control’ and it would continue to take decisions to ensure the business operates within its banking covenants.

General Growth Properties files for US’s biggest ever bankruptcy protection

16 April 2009

General Growth Properties (GGP), the US’s second largest shopping centre owner, has filed for bankruptcy protection with $27bn (£18.1bn) of debt.

New shopping centres across Europe delayed and cancelled

16 April 2009

More than 75m sq ft of planned shopping centre development in Europe has been put on hold or cancelled as a result of the credit crunch, says Cushman & Wakefield.

Southampton’s Watermark West Quay plans get go ahead

14 April 2009

Hammerson's plans for a development in Southampton city centre have been given outline planning consent.

UK favourite with overseas retailers

14 April 2009

The UK is the country which attracts the most international retailers, with 58% of non-UK retailers surveyed present in the country, according to CB Richard Ellis’s second annual cross border retail survey.

BRC calls for government to tackle empty shops

14 April 2009

British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the government should be doing more to keep high streets ‘productively occupied’ and that temporary uses is not the answer.

Frasers plans luxury apart-hotel in Edinburgh

14 April 2009

Frasers Property has unveiled plans for 121 luxury serviced apartments in Edinburgh.

Drivers Jonas to advise on Leadenhall Market rent reviews

9 April 2009

Drivers Jonas’s retail lease advisory team has been instructed as the sole agent on the 2009 retail rent reviews and 2009/2010 lease renewals for the City of London’s historic Leadenhall Market.

Hillbrooke Hotels gets fourth hotel

9 April 2009

Hillbrooke Hotels has bought Master Builder’s House Hotel in Buckler’s Hard, in the New Forest National Park from Lord Montagu’s Beaulieu Estate .

Volkswagen Group signs in Tamworth

9 April 2009

Royal London Asset Management , advised by Strutt & Parker, has agreed a pre-let with Volkswagen Group for a vehicle dealership building.

Retail leases need updating

09 April 2009

Sir, Your article – BPF says landlords and retail leaders must work together – (PropertyWeek.com, 26.03.09) suggests retailers’ staff expenditure dwarfs their property costs

New Look's Wrigley to step down to non-exec

8 April 2009

New Look chairman Phil Wrigley has stepped down from his executive duties and become non-executive chairman of the fashion retailer.

Plans to be lodged at Liffey Valley town centre

7 April 2009

Barkhill, a joint venture between Grosvenor and property company O’Callaghan Properties, and Aviva Investors are to lodge a planning application for Liffey Valley Town Centre.

JJB reveals details of CVA plans

7 April 2009

JJB Sports, the sports retailer, has posted detailed plans of its proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement today.

Barton Finch and Tesco submit Fulham High Street plans

7 April 2009

Developer Barton Finch and Tesco have submitted plans for a mixed use scheme on Fulham High Street in London.

Retail landlords agree cost cut plan

6 April 2009

Some of Britain’s biggest landlords have agreed a plan to cut costs by up to 20% and pass these savings on to retailers in the latest move to ease the beleaguered high street’s burden from property costs.

Shaftesbury's MacDonald dies

3 April 2009

Shaftesbury non-executive director Alastair MacDonald has died.

Property investor confidence improves says Jones Lang LaSalle

2 April 2009

The deterioration in property investor confidence improved slightly in the first quarter of this year, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.

RICS set to raise global valuation standards

1 April 2009

The RICS plans to launch a global consultation to develop an enhanced regulatory framework for valuation that it said will raise professional standards, improve confidence for clients and help secure the accurate valuations that underpin most economic activity.

St David’s 2 close to 55% let

31 March 2009

St David's 2, the Cardiff shopping centre, has signed up 14 retailers taking it to close to 55% let ahead of opening in the autumn.

St Modwen in talks over £35m Longbridge contribution

31 March 2009

St Modwen and two local councils are negotiating over the £35m contribution to infrastructure works the developer is due to make as part of its regeneration plans at former MC Rover Works site at Longbridge, near Birmingham.

Development Securities: 'Disappointing results' and Oriental City deal collapses

31 March 2009

Development Securities has appointed an LPA receiver to repossess its North London Colindale site after failing to receive the final payment from the £68m deal.

New Look for Bath

31 March 2009

New Look, the fashion retailer, has signed up for a 20,000 sq ft store in Bath.

Newcastle regeneration to restore ‘heartless land’

30 March 2009

Metnor Property Group has produced a masterplan for the redevelopment of a derelict site in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Lebanese property company confirms West End deal

30 March 2009

Lebanese investment company M1 Group has confirmed its purchase of Times Place in London’s West End.

Westfield London hits 10m visitor mark

30 March 2009

Westfield London, the 1.6m sq ft shopping centre in west London received its 10 millionth visitor this weekend since the centre opened five months ago.

'No surprise administrations' on quarter day, says DTZ's Chase (video)

26 March 2009

Despite concern 'quarter day' - when retailers are due to make their latest quarterly rental payment - could result in a number admitting financial problems, DTZ's Martyn Chase is not expecting any surprise bad news.

UK hotels rate drops for first time in four years

26 March 2009

Visits to hotels in the UK have fallen for the first time in four years as room rate is predicted to fall in 2009 according to the Hotel Britain 2009 report revealed this week.

Waldeck Capital launches Global Hospitality Recovery Fund

25 March 2009

Waldeck Capital, the luxury hotel developer, plans to launch a hotel investment fund with E500m to spend.

Yorkshire entrepreneur Bramall adds to growing Leeds portfolio

25 March 2009

Leeds businessman Tony Bramall is set to add to his growing portfolio of opportunistic property purchases after exchanging contracts for two properties in Leeds.

Jessops promises it will pay rent in full and on time

24 March 2009

Jessops, the camera retailer, has confirmed it will pay its rent in full and on time this week.

Kitchen La Frenais Morgan wins three new letting instructions

24 March 2009

Retail agent Kitchen La Frenais Morgan has been appointed letting agent on three new schemes.

Rent day piles pressure on retailers

23 March 2009

Struggling retailers face a multimillion-pound rental payment on Wednesday that could lead to a fresh wave of administrations in the sector unless they are able to secure last-minute rescue deals.

Howard Holdings' Weymouth scheme abandoned

20 March 2009

Weymouth’s plans for a wide ranging regeneration of its 2012 Olympic site have been dealt a blow after a vehicle set up to deliver a £135m pavilion and ferry project was wound down yesterday.

Travelodge expands to the tune of £77m

19 March 2009

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has exchanged on 12 new hotels at a combined investment value of £77m.

CB Richard Ellis’s retail team to advise Barratts Priceless

17 March 2009

CB Richard Ellis’ UK retail team has been appointed by the newly formed Barratts Priceless to advise on the renegotiation of 160 leases on stores bought from administrator Deloitte.

West End retail outperforms UK again in February

17 March 2009

London’s West End retail market outperformed the rest of the UK again for the month of February, said the New West End Company.

10 ways to leave your landlord

13 March 2009

Is your rent too high? Lease too long? Laura Chesters looks at how retailers are getting out of their stores and throwing back the keys

Battle of the binge

13 March 2009

In clubs, rowdy behaviour is up and takings are down as punters save money by tanking up beforehand. One Kent club owner is taking a more sober approach

In the knicker time

13 March 2009

Bras, pants, blusher and lip gloss are helping some retailers ride out the recession

Over-rented Britain

13 March 2009

Recession has brought a stand-off between tenants and landlords over subleasing. Now there are calls for a change in the law

Retail + leisure

13 March 2009

Westfield cuts service charges by 10%

12 March 2009

The world's largest owner of shopping centres Westfield is to reduce its service charge by 10% across all its established centres.

New retailers sign up at Westfield Derby

11 March 2009

Australian shopping centre owner Westfield and its partner on the Westfield Derby shopping centre, Hermes, have signed a raft of new lettings at the scheme.

Slashed property advertising budgets lead to Streetbroadcast demise

10 March 2009

Streetbroadcast, the advertising company popular with the property industry, has gone into administration.

Macdonald Estates announces development plans

9 March 2009

Macdonald Estates is to submit 12 major planning applications across Scotland in 2009.

DFS founder Lord Kirkham to buy retail park

5 March 2009

Lord Kirkham, founder of furniture chain DFS, has agreed to buy Hercules Unit Trust’s Cortonwood retail park for around £40m.

Arsenal’s Queensland Road plans get go-ahead

5 March 2009

Islington Council has approved the final element of Arsenal Football Club’s masterplan to regenerate the wide area around the premiership club’s Emirates Stadium.

Tesco victorious on competition test

5 March 2009

Efforts to curb the dominance of any one supermarket in local towns were dealt a blow yesterday after Tesco won a battle to prevent the regulator introducing a 'competition test' into planning applications.

Sainsbury's buys Co-op stores for £83m

4 March 2009

Sainsbury's has bought 24 stores from the Co-operative Group following Co-op buying the Somerfield supermarket chain.

Elle Macpherson signs up for UK outlet store

4 March 2009

Lingerie brand Elle Macpherson Intimates has signed up for its first outlet store in the UK.

BCSC launches small towns report

3 March 2009

The retail body BCSC has today launched a report into small towns in the UK.

Mosaic Fashion to be broken up in pre-pack deal

28 February 2009

Mosaic Fashion, the Oasis to Karen Millen clothing company, is set to be broken up in the next few days in a pre-pack administration that will see some chains sold and some stores shut.

Designs for Salisbury market revealed

27 February 2009

Designs for a new market place in Salisbury have been chosen this week.

Oz fund exits Bullring talks

27 February 2009

Future Funds, the Australian fund manager has pulled out of talks to buy Land Securities’ stake in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre

Westfield puts new developments on ice

26 February 2009

Westfield, the world's biggest shopping centre owner, is putting on hold all new developments this year in the wake of a A$2.2bn (£1bn) annual loss.

Crossrail will boost London economy by £1.24bn a year says report

26 February 2009

An economic study published today said Crossrail will deliver ‘substantial economic benefits for the whole of London and the South East’ after the east-west London railway opens in 2017.

Sir Philip Green to merge Arcadia and Bhs

25 February 2009

Sir Philip Green, the retail entrepreneur, is to merge his Bhs and Arcadia businesses to cut costs and stores.

Aldi buys into Inverurie in Abeerdeenshire

25 February 2009

Discount Geman food retailer Aldi was given the go-ahead for a store in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire yesterday.

Dovey Estates begins construction in Bridgend

24 February 2009

Cardiff developer Dovey Estates has started construction of a 60,000 sq ft superstore at the Waterton Cross retail park near Bridgend, Wales.

Minerva’s Ram Brewery plans called-in

20 February 2009

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears has called in Minerva’s plans for the 1m sq ft mixed-use redevelopment of the former Young’s Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth, London.

JJB's shoe chains go into administration

19 February 2009

Sports retailer JJB Sports appointed administrator KPMG for its Original Shoe Company (OSC) and Qube footwear brands following the failure to sell the businesses.

Stylo boss Ziff buys 160 shoe shops out of administration

19 February 2009

Stylo chairman Michael Ziff has completed a rescue deal for part of the struggling Bradford-based shoe group which will see 3,000 jobs saved.