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Great Portland reports stellar results
£193m development pipeline helps to increase net asset value by 10.7%
Great Portland to deliver giant West End scheme
First look at 420,000 sq ft mixed-use plans on site of Royal Mail sorting office in Fitrovia
J Crew seeks new two
US fashion retailer J Crew is scouting London for two menswear and womenswear stores to complement its Regent Street flagship.
US Chop Shop for St James’s
US restaurant operator Altamarea Group, which owns restaurants across New York, is to open its UK debut restaurant in London.
Green light for Shell Centre redevelopment
Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s south bank have been approved by Lambeth Council this week.
Quintain debt drops further ahead of “year of action”
Quintain Estates reported a positive set of year end results that saw its debt pile reduce by £91m during the past year.
Buyer emerges for Helical and Aviva’s 11 acre White City site
Imperial College London has emerged as the purchaser for Helical Bar and Aviva Investors’ 11 acre former Dairy Crest site in White City, west London, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
Development Securities given green light at Oriental City
Development Securities has been granted planning consent for its £150m scheme at 399 Edgware Road, formerly known as Oriental City.
Lend Lease appoints new project director at Elephant & Castle
Lend Lease has appointed a new project director for its £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle.
F&C REIT sell up on High Street Ken
F&C REIT has today announced that it intends to sell 106-166 High Street Kensington.
Shaftesbury slow rental growth a product of "unusally high development"
Shaftesbury has increased its net asset value per share by 5% but said its rental growth had been tempered by “unusually high” levels of development and refurbishment over the last six months.
Pension fund in talks to buy The Mall Uxbridge
The Mars Pension Fund, advised by LaSalle Investment Management, is in talks to buy The Mall Uxbridge shopping centre for just under £65m.
Approval given for Shell Centre revamp
Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s Southbank have been approved by Lambeth Council.
Carillion wins £400m Battersea Power Station deal
Carillion has been named as the preferred bidder for the first phase of the Battersea Power Station regeneration.
Cushman hires new head of residential from Jones Lang LaSalle
Cushman & Wakefield has enlarged its residential team in London by hiring two residential agents, including one partner, from Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Big Yellow enjoys “a little more optimism” after profit increase
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Cheesegrater 51% prelet after 111,000 sq ft deal
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“Dragons’ Den” investor launches estate agency
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Holyoake wins consent for 42 flats in Grosvenor Gardens
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Development agreement signed at Greenwich
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Topland relocates
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Bird & Bird signs New Fetter Lane prelet
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Starwood in £250m Heron Tower loan talks
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Chinese university explores West London campus
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Department for Transport downplays HS2 north London impact
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Segro snaps up data centre duo in Slough
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Mount Anvil finds Affinity in Fulham
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From Olympic media village to Infinity
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Capstick-Dale to expand Lighthouse site
London data
Rightmove: London House Price Index May 2013
Buyers in the capital are facing new sellers’ average asking prices in excess of £500,000 for the first time
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Elephant’s Mammoth Task
Southwark Council and Lend Lease have faced significant challenges in redeveloping one of south London’s most colourful estates. As they prepare to clear the site, local residents hope the regeneration will bring social benefit to the area. David Hatcher reports. Photography by Tim Foster
Your solutions to London conundrum
It’s the conversation that won’t go away. No matter what the starting point, it always ends up in the same place.
They don’t like the French and they don’t care about returns
It has been quite a year so far. We all came back into work in January with huge enthusiasm for the challenges in front of us and generally the level of confidence was high.
The Look of Love: King of Soho’s life between sleaze and property
“Nothing confers so much power on someone as property.”
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The Big Think
Launched in autumn 2012 by consultancy Central and law firm Mishcon de Reya, the Big Think on the Future of London hosted debates to address the needs of the capital’s increasingly flexible, connected workforce
Irvine Sellar on his career
VIDEO: The Shard is a "building for Londoners", says Irvine Sellar
Irvine Sellar, one of UK property’s true entrepreneurs, tells Property Week executive editor James Whitmore about his life as a retailer, property dealer and, latterly, developer of the Shard.
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