All articles by Katherine Rushton
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Jafari-Fini tightens grip on Chesterton
Mohammed Jafari-Fini's Phoenix Acquisitions vehicle announced this morning that it had gained 62% acceptances from Chesterton's shareholders for his 12p-a-share takeover bid.
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Henderson buys half share in Cambridge park
Henderson Global Investors has bought a half share in the Cambridge Retail Park from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM).
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Wembley helps Quintain beat goals
Property investment and development company Quintain today revealed its annual results, which showed net asset value jumping 13% to 348p a share in the year to 31 March.
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Liverpool wins race to become Capital of Culture
Liverpool has been named as the European Capital of Culture for 2008, the secretary of state Tessa Jowell revealed today.
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Great Portland Estates NAV drop
Great Portland Estates’ net asset value plummeted 17.8% to 287p a share in the year to 31 March, its annual results revealed today.
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Green light for £22m Exeter scheme
Developers Rokeagle and the Scarborough Development Group have been given the go-ahead for a £22m office scheme in Exeter's city centre.
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Farkas strikes $44m Insignia deal
Insignia Richard Ellis’ chairman and chief executive officer, Andrew Farkas, has agreed to buy all of the firm’s US property investment assets for $44m (£26.7m), in a key part of the firm’s merger with CB Richard Ellis.
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Littlewoods makes HQ move
Littlewoods Home Shopping is relocating its headquarters from Liverpool to Speke Halewood, near the city’s John Lennon Airport.
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Ritblat toasts British Land's 'vintage year'
British Land chairman John Ritblat claimed 'a vintage year' this morning as the company's net asset value far exceeded analysts' expectations.
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CNC offloads £15m portfolio in deal with Nelson Securities
CNC Properties, part of investment company Property Acquisition and Management, has sold a £15m portfolio as part of a restructuring deal with Nelson Securities.
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Ballymore Properties has submitted a revised outline planning application for the redevelopment of the London Arena site in London’s Docklands.
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Bloom jailed for one year
Baron Bloom, the former managing director of AIM-listed property company Eurocity Properties, was jailed for one year on Friday after being found guilty of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
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Government backs 2012 London Olympics bid
London will bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, the government announced this afternoon, accelerating the regeneration of East London and the Thames Gateway.
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Sacked Chesterton chiefs hit back
Sacked Chesterton chiefs Neil List and Mike Backs today told shareholders that Jafari-Fini's £10m takeover bid undervalued the company.
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Small schemes are big hit at RICS Awards
Large-budget, high profile developments were squeezed out of the running last night when smaller schemes swept the board at the RICS Awards.
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Trent submits plans for Folkestone urban quarter
Urban regeneration company Trent Developments has submitted a detailed planning application for an 850,000 sq ft (78,997 sq m) urban quarter at Folkestone.
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Bristol Alliance Quakers go-ahead
The Bristol Alliance has been given the go-ahead to develop the Quakers Friars area as part of its £500m scheme to revitalise the city centre.
