17 August 2012
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Fix uniform business rate to mend revaluations system
17 August 2012
Barely a week passes without a company citing high business rates as a key reason for its disappointing trading results.
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Jones Lang LaSalle national director makes move to public sector
23 August 2012
A Jones Lang LaSalle national director is to become Nottingham City Council’s new director for strategic asset and property management.
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‘Big two’ appeal VOA rates decision in City
17 August 2012
Rating specialists at CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle have appealed a decision by the Valuation Office Agency concerning the rateable value of Exchequer Court at 33 St Mary Axe in the City of London (below).
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‘Cheap’ south-east research park to begin on site
17 August 2012
Construction work will begin at Haverhill Research Park (pictured) in early September, after funding was obtained for infrastructure works.
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Abu Dhabi gets into bed with Marriotts
17 August 2012
Sovereign wealth fund to buy portfolio of 42 hotels out of administration
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Administrators appointed to Gemini portfolio
23 August 2012
The £470m Gemini portfolio has been put in to administration by its special servicer, as tipped by Property Week
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AFI portfolio loses $400m in value
17 August 2012
Shares in London-listed Russian developer AFI Development plummeted on Monday after it issued a profit warning.
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Albert Embankment scheme gets the green light
17 August 2012
Berkeley’s St James plans for a residential development on the site of Eastbury House on Albert Embankment have been approved by Lambeth council.
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Allianz and Tristan team up for €210m Warsaw centre
17 August 2012
A joint venture between Allianz Real Estate and a Tristan Capital Partners-managed fund has bought Warsaw Financial Centre for €210m.
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Angola’s West End debut
17 August 2012
Angola’s sovereign wealth fund was close to securing its debut London investment this week, the purchase of 23 Savile Row in the West End.
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Art world up in arms over Old Burlington Street redevelopment
21 August 2012
A cluster of Mayfair art galleries is under threat from Native Land’s plans to redevelop 30 Old Burlington Street into luxury apartments.
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Bank sues Lambert Smith Hampton valuers
17 August 2012
The Bank of Ireland is suing Lambert Smith Hampton after claiming it suffered losses of more than £4.5m because of an incorrect valuation of a Leeds residential scheme.
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Banks’ shrinking loan books fuel refinancing activity
17 August 2012
The second quarter of the year brought further activity from the property lenders who had been in the market during the previous quarter, and all of them continued to look for new business.
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Barratt's £250m Croydon play
20 August 2012
Barratt Developments has completed the purchase of a 205 acre former hospital site in Croydon from the Greater London Authority in order to bring forward a large residential-led development.
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Bechtel House sold for £42.25m
14 August 2012
A UK institution has bought Bechtel House on Hammersmith Road in west London from CBRE Global Investors for a yield of 9.8%.
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Blackstone banks on Lloyds for £53m Chiswick Park loan
17 August 2012
Bank shows renewed appetite for senior lending as it funds park’s new Aker HQ building
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BNP Paribas Real Estate: France logistics report H1 2012
22 August 2012
After a record year in 2011, the slump expected in 2012 has not yet affected the French logistics market, in which take-up has even risen slightly. However, take-up is likely to slow in the second half.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate: H1 M27 offices report
20 August 2012
By the end of 2012, the total office take up in the M27 area is expected to fall short of last year’s figures, according to a report by BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate: Luxembourg city report H1 2012
22 August 2012
The first half of 2012 was marked by positive signs in the office occupier market. Demand is proving to be resilient so far and completions remain at low levels.
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Braemar’s £50m fund gains REIT status
17 August 2012
Ground rents fund aims to acquire freeholds and head leaseholds
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British Land and Blackstone in Broadgate boom
17 August 2012
British Land and Blackstone have secured 400,000 sq ft of lease extensions and new lease deals at Broadgate, in the City of London.
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Brookfield predicts ‘real asset’ appeal
17 August 2012
Brookfield Asset Management CEO Bruce Flatt expects that most institutional investors will increase their allocations to “real assets” by up to five times over the next decade.
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Business park model is not dead
17 August 2012
In a fiercely competitive business environment, some commentators have been quick to call the end of the business park model. I beg to differ.
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Buyers line up for LNR
17 August 2012
Two of the most acquisitive investors in the property services sector are in the frame to buy LNR Property, the world’s largest commercial mortgage special servicer and owner of Hatfield Philips.
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Capco and council reach Earls Court agreement
23 August 2012
EC Properties, a subsidiary of CapCo, with Hammersmith and Fulham Council has reached an agreement to transfer extra estates in its redevelopment plans.
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Carlyle’s Highbury digs ready
17 August 2012
Pure Student Living, a joint venture between Carlyle Group and Generation Estates, has completed its first property, Pure Highbury.
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CBRE: German investment market report H1 2012
20 August 2012
The investment market for commercial properties in Germany saw a total investment volume of €9.4bn in the first half of 2012, 15% less than in the same period of last year, a market report by CBRE shows.
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CHAIN SORE
17 August 2012
Store closures show no sign of abating, and UK landlords feel they have been dealt a raw deal by retail chains. Sarah Townsend investigates whether it is time to change the UK’s insolvency process
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Chance to enter bear pit on South Bank
17 August 2012
An undeveloped “aparthotel” scheme (below) on London’s South Bank has been put up for sale for around £20m.
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CLS launches £50m retail bond
22 August 2012
CLS Holdings today launched a £50m retail bond.
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CLS’s £50m retail bond plan
17 August 2012
CLS Holdings is the latest listed company to tap private investors for a new source of debt finance.
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Cordea Savills completes first closing for European retail fund
23 August 2012
Cordea Savills has raised €70m of equity in the first closing of its €500m European retail fund.
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CoreNet awards and essay competition
17 August 2012
Entry for the CoreNet Global UK Awards is now open, offering the opportunity to nominate stand-out professionals from both the demand and supply sides of corporate real estate.
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Council has Abercrombie fit
17 August 2012
Westminster City Council is locked in a row with US retailer Abercrombie & Fitch about curtailing the brand’s brash store image.
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CSC secures consent for Eldon Square refurbishment
20 August 2012
Capital Shopping Centres has secured planning consent for the first phase of its refurbishment of the Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle.
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Customised apps available for letting agencies
17 August 2012
The use of social media, iPad and iPhone technology by property service companies is increasingly prevalent.
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Darlington’s knitwit
17 August 2012
Few business parks can claim an artist in residence, let alone one who specialises in knitting.
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Debt sale sees agent facing new lender
17 August 2012
The sale of a portfolio of corporate loans by Lloyds Banking Group means the debt of one of the UK’s best known agency firms is now owned by a US private equity firm.
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Delve into portfolios to reveal true secondary values
17 August 2012
Listed vehicles shed light on problems. Mike Phillips reports
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Derwent increases NAV by 4.1% in first half
22 August 2012
Derwent London posted a strong set of half-year results this morning.
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Deutsche Wohnen portfolio refinanced
20 August 2012
Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has completed the €285m refinancing of Deutsche Wohnen AG’s purchase of 23,500 homes from BauBeCon Group.
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DevSecs profits from secondary deals
21 August 2012
Development Securities said today that it had sold at a profit three assets bought at the bottom of the market, including one bought from entrepreneur Paul Kemsley.
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DevSecs profits from secondary deals
21 August 2012
Development Securities said today that it had sold at a profit three assets bought at the bottom of the market, including one bought from entrepreneur Paul Kemsley.
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DevSecs submits plans for Edgware Road regeneration
20 August 2012
Development Securities has submitted an application for a 398,000 sq ft retail and residential scheme on the Edgware Road in Brent, north-west London.
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Dragon breathes fire into Von Essen pile
17 August 2012
James Caan makes hotel debut with £3m country house purchase
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DTZ, Mace and Telereal Trillium in shortlist for MoD property partner
22 August 2012
The Ministry of Defence has shortlisted three consortia in the hunt for a private sector property partner to manage its £23bn estate.
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Evans Randall sells $333m business park
15 August 2012
O1 Properties has today announced the purchase of a Moscow business centre from Evans Randall, in a deal originally revealed by Property Week.
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Even redundancy has silver lining
17 August 2012
Sir, Recruitment volumes in the property and construction sector have shrunk significantly over the past few years.
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Far Eastern fund snaps up latest Hammerson City sale
21 August 2012
A Far eastern investment fund has agreed a £200m deal to buy the latest office building sold as a result of Hammerson’s withdrawal from the City.
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First closing of new Aberdeen fund raises €115m
23 August 2012
Aberdeen Asset Management has raised €115m for a new residential property fund in Sweden in its first closing.
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Forever 21 goes Dutch
17 August 2012
US fashion retailer Forever 21 has signed to open its first store in the Netherlands.
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Gatehouse makes first foray into retail sector
20 August 2012
Shariah compliant investment bank, Gatehouse Bank, has bought the Debenhams department store in Leeds city centre for £33.4m representing a net initial yield of 6.35%.
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German assets plague Cap & Reg NAV
17 August 2012
Capital & Regional was hit by problems in its German portfolio in the first half of the year.
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German fund rule threat to investment
17 August 2012
Legislation could damage liquidity of investor capital, but buoy REIT sector
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Germany is a safe haven — until time comes for another bailout
17 August 2012
The movement of all markets continues to be heavily influenced by the evolution of the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis.
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Going it alone is good
17 August 2012
Sir, I was interested to read in your niche agencies article about all the youngsters who have gone it alone over for the last few years (analysis, 08.06.12).
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Gold standard
17 August 2012
Team GB certainly did the country proud — but not without a little help from the property industry.
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Government agency shake-up delayed until February
17 August 2012
A planned major shake-up of government property advisers has been delayed until at least February, casting further doubt over the future of the £120m Estates Professional Services framework, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
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Government go-ahead for huge Vauxhall towers
21 August 2012
A project backed by a syndicate of Middle Eastern investors has today won a two-year planning battle to bring forward a 720,000 sq ft pair of towers next to Vauxhall station in London.
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GPE and CapCo sell Regent Arcade House
14 August 2012
Great Portland Estates and Capital & Counties have sold Regent Arcade House in London for £50m.
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Green Investment Bank nears Edinburgh HQ deal
22 August 2012
The government’s Green Investment Bank is closing in on a headquarters building in Edinburgh.
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Hammerson plans Welsh retail extension
17 August 2012
Hammerson has submitted plans for an extension at Cyfarthfa Retail Park in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
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Heathrow office park Stocks up on brand-new occupiers
17 August 2012
Five years ago, Stockley Park’s best days seemed to be behind it.
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Hostel brand plans extended Safestay
17 August 2012
Safestay is set for expansion after opening its first location in south London last month.
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Howard de Walden wants Marylebone’s Moxon Street car park back …
17 August 2012
… but Westminster City Council is dragging its heels over the sale of the prime West End development opportunity. Mira Bar-Hillel reports
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Inter Ikea has designs on Europe’s budget market
17 August 2012
Inter Ikea is planning to develop at least 100 “budget design” hotels across Europe.
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Jacadi joins French invasion
23 August 2012
French childrenswear retailer Jacadi is to make its UK debut after signing for a London shop.
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L&G buys Bechtel at 9.8%
17 August 2012
Legal & General Property has bought Bechtel House on Hammersmith Road in west London for £42.25m.
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Landlords call for review of CVA process
17 August 2012
The British Property Federation has called for a review of Company Voluntary Arrangements which it says “pits landlord against landlord” after Travelodge today revealed its plans to use the restructuring process.
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LaSalle and Wrenbridge complete industrial purchase
20 August 2012
LaSalle Investment Management and Wrenbridge Land have completed the purchase of the London Works Estate in Barking.
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LaSalle’s Colchester Lion sale
17 August 2012
LaSalle Investment Management has put up for sale its Lion Walk shopping centre in Colchester.
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Let's learn from London 2012
17 August 2012
Sir, As a former international athlete, I was keen to participate in making London 2012 a wonderful experience for Olympians and spectators by volunteering as one of the 70,000 games makers.
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LinkedIn’s new 50,000 sq ft West End HQ
17 August 2012
Online networking company LinkedIn is close to securing a new headquarters building around the eastern end of London’s Oxford Street.
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Lola’s Café is icing on cake at Brent Cross
17 August 2012
Lola’s Cupcakes has opened a new concept Lola’s Café at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London.
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London's Burning Question
17 August 2012
The capital’s prime residential prices are creeping upwards and inexperienced developers are jumping on the bandwagon. Nick Johnstone asks if over-exuberance could cause an already red-hot market to overheat.
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Ludgate airs dirty laundry
17 August 2012
Fund manager CIT’s plans to redevelop King’s Reach Tower on London’s South Bank have stepped up a gear.
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M&G bags latest TMT letting
21 August 2012
M&G has let the entirety of its 27,000 sq ft 1-5 Poland Street West End office as the technology, media and telecommunications sector continues to drive London occupier activity.
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Mace signs student deal with Edinburgh University
17 August 2012
Graduation Student Living has signed a forward funding deal with the University of Edinburgh to develop 318 student units on the site of the former Deaconess Hospital in Edinburgh.
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Maidenhead Office Park’s toy story
17 August 2012
Toys R Us occupies Building 2 for 10 years at £23/sq ft. Stuart Watson reports
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Managing risks in a changing global real estate market
17 August 2012
Property Week and Taliance teamed up for a Debate to discuss how to mitigate risk as the property industry undergoes significant development
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Manchester 180,000 sq ft letting unveiled
22 August 2012
A consortium of global technology companies has agreed terms to lease 180,000 sq ft of space across 20 buildings in Manchester, as part of a project called “Tomorrow”, previously codenamed “Project Digital”.
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Manchester Airports Group submits plans for World Logistics Hub
23 August 2012
Manchester Airports Group has submitted an outline planning application for its £100m World Logistics Hub at Manchester Airport.
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Manchester's 180,000 sq ft digital letting unveiled
22 August 2012
A consortium of global technology companies has agreed terms to lease 180,000 sq ft of space across 20 buildings in Manchester, as part of a project called “Tomorrow”, previously codenamed “Project Digital”.
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Max to buy Holborn development opportunity
22 August 2012
Nick Leslau and Mike Brown’s Max Property Group is under offer on the High Holborn Estate, which has planning consent for a 205,000 sq ft mixed-use development.
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Media dynasty
17 August 2012
Word reaches Ludgate that CBRE’s head of the east London team and Olympics aficionado Matthew Black has turned his hand to TV punditry.
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Metric completes St Albans acquisition
23 August 2012
Metric Property Investments has completed its acquisition of a 25,300 sq ft unit at Alban Park, St Albans for £4.6m. The price reflected a net initial yield of 7.75%.
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Midweek Bulletin: The Montague Review
23 August 2012
Editor-in-Chief, Giles Barrie discusses the Montague Review with Property Week’s residential correspondent, Emma Haslett.
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Montague champions private-rented dream
17 August 2012
Report is latest attempt to attract institutional investors to help “generation rent”. Emma Haslett reports
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Montague proposes private rented plan
23 August 2012
The government this morning published a much anticipated review into encouraging institutional investment into the private rented sector.
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Montague proposes radical private rented plan
23 August 2012
The government this morning published a much anticipated review into encouraging institutional investment into the private rented sector.
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Multi-let industrial returns dip
17 August 2012
Returns from the UK’s multi-let industrial sector dipped during 2011, but remained positive at 6.9%, despite the effect of significant economic headwinds, research by Gerald Eve shows.
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Need to know: 2012 planning applications
17 August 2012
Communities and Local Government has published new figures on the volume of planning applications received during the first quarter of 2012.
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Network Rail in talks with Westfield at Stratford
23 August 2012
Network Rail is close to going under offer on 33,000 sq ft of space at Westfield’s One Stratford Place office building in east London.
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Office-to-hotel conversion at Gatwick
17 August 2012
Budget hotel operator Bloc Hotels has signed to open its second UK hotel, at Gatwick airport.
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Oliver Cromwell's final revolution
17 August 2012
The Oliver Cromwell Paddle Wheeler, moored in West Quay at Gloucester Docks, near Gloucester, is for sale at £325,000.
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Oxford Properties smooths over Green Park Cisco fiasco
17 August 2012
Money from Cisco surrender package to pay to fit out empty properties. Stuart Watson reports
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pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank completes €285m Deutsche Wohnen portfolio refinancing
20 August 2012
Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has completed the €285m refinancing of Deutsche Wohnen AG’s purchase of 23,500 homes from BauBeCon Group.
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Pearl resolves dispute with Continental Resources Development Corporation
23 August 2012
David Pearl’s Structadene has resolved its dispute with its joint venture partner, Continental Resources Development Corporation.
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Peel bags Salford’s Lowry Outlet Mall
17 August 2012
John Whittaker’s Peel Group has completed the purchase of the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays, as tipped by Property Week in February (news, 17.02.12).
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People Moves: 17 August
17 August 2012
Higham &Co has hired Clive Cunio, a senior planner at Walsingham Planning, as a partner, following the retirement of David Highton.
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People Moves: John D Wood, CBRE, Irwin Mitchell, Quadrant Estates and more...
17 August 2012
Higham &Co has hired Clive Cunio, a senior planner at Walsingham Planning, as a partner, following the retirement of David Highton.
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Persimmon reports profit growth but affordable housing lags
21 August 2012
House builder Persimmon enjoyed a surge in its pre-tax profits during the first half of 2012, although its division Westbury Partnerships achieved 12% fewer affordable housing completions during the period.
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Petchey departs from timeshares
17 August 2012
Veteran sells out of the business he founded in the 1970s
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PHP in healthy shape
22 August 2012
Primary Health Properties today reported a solid set of half-year figures.
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Planning granted for former GlaxoSmithKline site
23 August 2012
Altyon, Essential Land and Delancey have been given resolution to grant consent for the £150m regeneration of Langley Court.
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Podcast: Richard Max discusses Spurs' stadium plan
22 August 2012
James Max joins us in the Property Week podcast studio to discuss planning and legislation with his brother, specialist planning solicitor Richard Max
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Pod-style hotel to bring fun back to Trocadero
17 August 2012
Criterion Capital was granted planning consent this week for a pod-style hotel and residential scheme at London’s Trocadero.
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Praxis completes £30m Crossgates mall purchase
17 August 2012
Praxis has bought the Crossgates Shopping Centre in Leeds for around £30m.
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Prepare for regional renaissance as businesses favour ‘northshoring’
17 August 2012
There has never been a better time to buy in the regional cities.
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Prime minister's question
17 August 2012
One is in charge of managing property, and one is in charge of managing the country.
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Profits rise at Bovis
20 August 2012
Bovis Homes has doubled its profits in the first half of this year through a rise in its sales outlets.
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Property hit by tax-dodger clampdown
17 August 2012
Industry warns of effects of stamp duty and capital gains tax extensions
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Property Week Digital Edition - 17 August 2012
17 August 2012
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Public inquiry for enterprize zone CPO
21 August 2012
A public inquiry will be held into a possible compulsory purchase order of the largest sites in the Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone.
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Q+A: Kent Griffin, president, Biomed Realty
17 August 2012
Biomed Realty bought its first European investment property, Granta Park in Cambridge, in June.
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Regal seals Bloomsbury deal
17 August 2012
Regal Homes has completed the purchase of the Belvedere at 44 Bedford Row, in London’s Bloomsbury.
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Regeneration protected by tax-incentive cap scrapping
17 August 2012
Decision will enable allowance-driven property investment in schemes. Sarah Townsend reports
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Regional retail rekindles investors’ interest
17 August 2012
Prime yields continued to edge ahead last month, rising two basis points to 5.85% in July — their highest level since March 2010.
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RESI 2012: Mark Farmer, EC Harris
10 September 2012
The RESI 2012 team talk to EC Harris head of private residential Mark Farmer, speaker on the ‘ULI: Defining the road map for UK Residential investment’ panel at RESI ahead of the event on 13 September.
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RESI 2012: Stephen Stone, Crest Nicholson
22 August 2012
The RESI 2012 team talk to Crest Nicholson chief executive Stephen Stone, speaker on the ‘Get Britain Building: Planning, viability and Localism’ panel at RESI ahead of the event on 13 September.
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RESI 2012: Steve Morgan, Redrow
29 August 2012
The RESI 2012 team talk to Redrow chairman Steve Morgan, speaker on the ‘Get Britain Building: Planning, viabilityand Localism’ panel at RESI ahead of the event on 13 September.
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Residential rents hit record high
17 August 2012
Residential rents rose by 1% in July to £725 – a record high, breezing past the previous record of £720, set in October 2011.
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RREEF revs up to launch fund
17 August 2012
Global fund manager expects first post-downturn UK vehicle to raise £1bn
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Saatchi forsakes Adelphi to join Bloomsbury set
17 August 2012
Advertising giant rules out Strand landmark in favour of London & Regional property
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Savills appoints new Asia hotels chief
17 August 2012
Savills has appointed ex-CBRE hotels director Ray Clement as its head of hotels for Asia Pacific.
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Schroders disposes of Bromley unit
23 August 2012
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has sold a unit on High Street Bromley for £2.57m.
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Science test
17 August 2012
The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (pictured) has been shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize.
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Slammed doors lead to tears and recriminations
17 August 2012
The message: Landlords need to take more care to protect their tenants.
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Songbird fine-tunes share structure
17 August 2012
The majority owner of Canary Wharf Group has reached a restructuring agreement with the two holders of its preference shares.
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Squatting in homes officially against law
17 August 2012
Squatting in residential property has become a criminal offence, following the completion of the statutory order required to implement the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act this month.
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Staples enlists GVA to downsize and realign store portfolio
17 August 2012
Office supplies retailer Staples has appointed GVA to help it to “realign” its store portfolio.
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Stenham’s US debut is Paramount
17 August 2012
Stenham Property has made its first foray into the US property market by buying the Paramount Hotel in New York (right) for around $280m, in a joint venture.
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Strutts is Grecian hero in Exeter and prowls into Catford
17 August 2012
Exeter City Council has appointed Strutt & Parker to advise it on the development of Land Securities and the Crown Estate’s proposed retail and leisure scheme, the Grecian Quarter.
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Stymieing profitable business will not help high street revamp
17 August 2012
Many will have read about Cambridge MP Julian Huppert’s proposals to protect the high street from what he refers to as, “clone town syndrome” brought about by, the “inevitable and onward march of high street chains and supermarkets”.
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Sunrise Senior Living agrees to $845m takeover by rival
22 August 2012
Sunrise Senior Living has agreed to be bought by US rival, Health Care REIT, for $845m in a deal that will create one of the biggest owners of nursing homes in the US, Canada and UK.
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Supercity to launch third London ‘aparthotel’
17 August 2012
Serviced apartment-syle hotel company to open Farringdon site. Rachel Hunter reports
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Take six … ways to protect off-site employees
17 August 2012
In February last year, a study by Virgin Media Business suggested that, within a decade, around 60% of us will be “regularly” working from home.
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The data hub
17 August 2012
Research from GVA suggests that UK business parks have remained popular with occupiers, despite the ongoing recession.
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The Montague Review: The industry reacts
23 August 2012
Published today, the Montague Review aims to encourage institutional investors to support the large-scale development of homes built specifically for private rent.
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The Property Lexicon
17 August 2012
Monte Carlo simulation / mÞnti ka:|eu simju|eIton/n. From the casino to the city — the Monte Carlo simulation is a technique that enables investors to simulate sources of uncertainty that may affect value to work out probable outcomes.See also: minimally conscious state
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Too many developers are late to London resi party
17 August 2012
The late Sir James Goldsmith once said: “If you see a bandwagon, it’s too late.”
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Travelodge enlists KPMG to evaluate CVA options
17 August 2012
The new owners of budget hotel operator Travelodge have appointed KPMG to advise on restructuring the business, which could involve a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Travelodge hotels affected by CVA revealed
23 August 2012
Travelodge has disclosed a list of the 49 hotels which it will be seeking to transfer to new operators as part of its proposed CVA.
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Travelodge reveals CVA
17 August 2012
Travelodge has today announced that it will be undertaking a CVA, through which it will seek to transfer 49 hotels to other operators.
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UK Commercial sees 4% NAV drop
21 August 2012
The UK Commercial Property Trust revealed a 4.5% drop in net asset value this morning, driven by a fall in the value of its portfolio.
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Unesco comes down Shard on sight lines
17 August 2012
Heritage body demands sign-off on schemes on London’s south bank, threatening development
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Unesco comes down Shard on sight lines
17 August 2012
Heritage body demands sign-off on schemes on London’s south bank, threatening development
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Urban & Civic submits plans for Alconbury
21 August 2012
Urban & Civic has submitted plans to create a mixed-use scheme across 1,420 acres at Alconbury Weald in Cambridgeshire.
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Urban & Civic submits plans for Alconbury site
21 August 2012
Urban & Civic has submitted plans to create a mixed-use scheme across 1,420 acres at Alconbury Weald in Cambridgeshire.
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US’s TPG eyes City trophy
17 August 2012
Private equity firm to buy Woolgate Exchange junior debt as platform for possible full purchase of asset
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Ware’s Conygar bags Barclays loan
22 August 2012
Conygar Investment, the listed company set up by Robert Ware, has secured a new £20m debt facility from Barclays.
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We may have fallen at PFI hurdle, but alternatives are few and far between
17 August 2012
Mention “PFI” (private finance initiative), and you are likely to be blamed for all the present ills of the NHS, including the collapse of the PFI-backed South London Healthcare NHS Trust, responsible for three hospitals, which was put into administration in June after it ran up PFI debts of £61m a year.
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WELPUT submits plans for New Court
23 August 2012
WELPUT has submitted two alternative proposals for the redevelopment of New Court on Carey Street, WC2.
