All Property Week articles in 06 June 2014 – Page 6
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Markets
Quintain takes its PRS ambitions to Wembley
Quintain, which is determinedly shifting its focus to London, is now setting its sights on the private-rented sector.
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News
St Modwen is laughing all the way to the banks
Banks’ sudden willingness to lend to developers is fuelling the recovery. David Parsley reports.
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News
Royal Albert Dock 'could be third largest business district'
Chinese investment could make the Royal Albert Dock scheme London’s third-largest business district, Boris Johnson said this week.
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News
Leeds’ Yorkshire House up for grabs after ‘record year
Apia Regional Office Fund’s Yorkshire House in Leeds has been brought to the market for £15.35m, a 6.08% yield.
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News
Downing towers over North Acton
Developer Downing has bought Holbrook House (pictured) in North Acton for a residential opportunity, as the area around the planned Crossrail station becomes a hub of development.
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News
Blackstone to reap rewards of acting as Parcs keeper
Potential £2bn IPO of Center Parcs validates decision to pull plug on selling portfolio at bottom of market.
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News
Workspace Group sets sights on acquisitions
Office space provider reveals £200m war chest as it posts 230% rise in profits.
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News
Kicking about in property
Valad Europe has hired none other than World Cup-winning rugby legend and former Australia captain Michael Lynagh to work on European acquisitions and bank restructuring.
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News
HUT and Crown sell retail park for £70m
The Hercules Unit Trust (HUT) and Crown Estate have sold Leamington Shopping Park, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, for around £70m.
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News
Cameron Toll raises £46m for Lone Star
Competition helps Edinburgh shopping centre exceed asking price, at a 7.5% yield.
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News
Lender’s ambitions outweigh market opportunities by £35bn
Savills’ financing survey reveals that rising competition among lenders has driven down interest rate margins.
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News
P3 makes offer for east European portfolio
Point Park Properties (P3) has placed a €200m portfolio of industrial assets under offer as it continues to bulk up its European presence in preparation for an initial public offering.
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Online
£225m Highcross stake up for grabs
Hammerson and LaSalle Investment Management are selling a 50% stake in the £450m Highcross shopping centre in Leicester.
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Insight
April yields at lowest since 2007
Research published last month by Cushman & Wakefield shows that UK prime yields fell 13 basis points (bps) in April to 5.3%, their lowest since November 2007 and the biggest monthly fall since 2009.
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News
Michael Brown to quit Foxtons after 12 years with agent
Foxtons chief executive Michael Brown is to step down after 12 years with the London estate agent for personal reasons, nine months after leading the company’s flotation.
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News
Brookfield gets $1.1bn bite of Big Apple in historic resi deal
Canadian fund manager buys huge portfolio of New York apartments as Fannie Mae loan facility expires.