All Property Week articles in 01 November 2013 – Page 4
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OnlineHedge funds take control of Co-op Bank
A group of around seven hedge fund investors will take control of a 70% stake in the Co-op Bank, as part of a recapitalisation plan.
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UK fund manager buys €1.6bn German business
Internos Global Investors has today announced that it has bought Commerz Real’s Spezialfonds business, increasing its total assets under management to €3.9bn.
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Siemens takes 30,000 sq ft in Cambridge
Pace Investments has leased around 30,000 sq ft of offices at Francis House in Cambridge to technology giant Siemens, in what is one of the largest office lettings in the city centre for 2013.
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William Hill steps down as Schroders' head of property
William Hill (pictured) is to step down from his current role as head of property at Schroders.
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Nomura to sell former City HQ for £150m
Deloitte Real Estate has been appointed to sell Japanese banking giant Nomura’s former headquarters in the City of London for around £150m.
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Ballymore's Royal Wharf sells for £200m
Oxley Holdings, a Singapore-listed property developer, has bought Royal Wharf from Ballymore Group in its first deal in the UK market.
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Legal & General Property buys Kent shopping centre
Legal General Property has bought the Broadway Shopping Centre in Maidstone for £9.45m.
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JLL: The Central London Market Q3 2013
Market activity has accelerated rapidly in the past six months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s On Point report.
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Pramerica raises €820m for latest European fund
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has raised €820m of new equity through its fourth European debt vehicle, bringing its total European debt strategy to €2bn.
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Hermes and Canada Pension Plan snap up Aldgate House
Hermes Real Estate Investment Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have bought Aldgate House – their first acquisition under their 50:50 office joint venture.
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Baird to move to Finsbury Circus
International financial services firm Baird has signed a lease for the newly redeveloped Finsbury Circus House.
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RBS unveils plans to run down £38bn of property-based bad assets
Royal Bank of Scotland will not be split into “good” and “bad” banks, chancellor George Osborne announced today.
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Solum revs up south-east station schemes
The railway-backed developer will begin work on two sites early next year. Stuart Watson reports
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UK performing in non-performing loan market
In the first eight months of 2013, €13bn of non-performing loans held by UK banks were traded, PWC research has revealed.
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What can we do to keep investors interested in UK property?
In 1980, all internet users could be listed in a phone book.
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Love homes, not high streets
The UK’s economic performance and the availability of bank finance are still concerns for the property market despite the recovery in the economy.
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New health regime may be torpedoed by planning
Earlier this month the government announced a £50m pilot to extend GP surgeries’ opening hours — up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Need to know: Hammerson’s Watermark Westquay
What is it? Hammerson’s £70m, 950,000 sq ft leisure-led, mixed-use scheme in Southampton. The 200,000 sq ft first phase comprises a multiplex cinema and 15 restaurants. The remainder of the scheme could be built out in one or two phases and will be hotel led. It could also include office ...
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Student housing grows slower but steady
The student property sector is stabilising after a period of rapid growth, and is on the verge of another potential paradigm shift, as more diverse sources of equity take an interest in both funding and development. Sentiment in the sector is strong.
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Nottingham studies how tired offices can make the grade
A historic Nottingham building could become student housing as the city experiences a surge of developers applying to convert commercial space into residential.
