All Property Week articles in 02 March 2012 – Page 4
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Insight
Le SIIC, c’est chic - An interview with Guillaume Poitrinal
Europe’s biggest — and slickest — property company, Unibail-Rodamco, has been described as the “perfect REIT”. James Whitmore spoke to its chief, Guillaume Poitrinal, in Paris to find out why. Photographs by Antoine Doyen
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News
Teams rise to CBRE’s Property Peak challenge
CBRE’s City agency team scaled new heights last week, when the inaugural CBRE Property Peak Challenge took place at the City of London’s tallest building, the Heron Tower.
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News
Cushman captures City pair
Cushman & Wakefield this week stepped up its central London expansion, poaching two top agency directors from CBRE.
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News
Brum park to mix shops with great outdoors
Eagle One to create £25m “try before you buy” scheme at Evesham Country Park
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News
US insurer breathes MetLife into UK debt market
US insurer MetLife provided $800m of debt to the UK property market and could provide up to $2bn more over the next few years.
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News
Swede to buy British brand’s French flagship
H&M owner to pay Hammerson £140m for Burberry block in Paris
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Markets
Break for the border
As economic angst continues to suppress consumer confidence in Europe and the US, some retailers are thriving in new markets, while others are retreating. Rachel Hunter reports
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Professional
A feast in the Middle East, but working West is best
This year’s Macdonald & Company survey was answered by more than 13,750 property professionals across the world. It paints a picture of a resilient Europe, flagging Far East and a gilt-edged Gulf. Sarah Townsend reports
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News
Benson Elliot enlists SocGen’s Jakeman
Private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot Capital Management has hired James Jakeman and Georg Strassner in senior roles.
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News
Fund managers launch green benchmark
Five of the biggest fund managers in the UK property market have started to pool data on more than £10bn of property in a bid to chart how the sustainability attributes of buildings affect rental growth and values.
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News
Beckwith’s City refurb begins
Peter Beckwith’s PMB Holdings and Area Property Partners began construction this week on a speculative refurbishment of 8 Fenchurch Place in the City of London.
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Online
Irvine Sellar interview: My battle to create The Shard
Irvine Sellar talked to Property Week in 2012 about his epic battle to create a global landmark for London.
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News
Wanted: deep pockets and determination at Battersea
Ernst & Young and Knight Frank take Property Week International inside high-profile sale
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News
Minerva chief Hasan to lead St John’s Wood Barracks
The chief executive of Minerva has been appointed by a Malaysian billionaire to help develop the £250m former St John’s Wood Barracks in north London into new homes.
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News
Aviva Post Office site in vogue for London Fashion Week
Aviva Investors’ 21/31 New Oxford Street took centre stage last week in London Fashion Week.
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News
Avestus checks out of Prague Four Seasons
One of the Czech Republic’s top hotels, the Four Seasons in Prague, has been put up for sale for around €80m.
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Professional
Fateful attraction
Can partners who sell their firms to multinational agencies find their niche? Christine Eade reports
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News
Tchenguiz: my arrest was leaked
Vincent accuses Serious Fraud Office at Leveson Inquiry of alerting press to raid during MIPIM
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Professional
With a little application... Review of apps for the property industry
What are property’s favourite apps? David Doyle and Emily Simmons find out