All Property Week articles in 1 December 2017 – Page 5
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NewsForrester becomes C&W global president in leadership reshuffle
Cushman Wakefield has announced a shake-up of its EMEA leadership team with Colin Wilson becoming chief executive of EMEA as John Forrester is promoted to global president.
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NewsPension fund commits £20m to AEW UK Real Return Fund
Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund has committed £20m to the AEW UK Real Return Fund bringing the total size of the fund to £86m.
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InsightBudget doesn’t go far enough on business rates
In these current, uncertain economic times, there was very little scope for handouts in the Chancellor’s latest Autumn Budget.
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NewsBritish Land and Landsec offer to buy back bonds
British Land and Landsec have launched tender offers to buy back hundreds of millions of pounds of bonds.
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NewsWe must look further afield to find ways to kickstart housebuilding
There is little that all the major political parties agree on at the moment, not even the rebuilding of their own Palace of Westminster. One thing, however, that unites them all is a common acceptance that we need more houses and we need them quickly.
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OnlineFoxtons launches 3D virtual tours technology with Matterport
Leading high street agent Foxtons has integrated proptech technology into its offering by launching 3D virtual tours technology powered by Matterport
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OnlineLand Registry announces plans for increased open data
HM Land Registry plans to become “the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data”
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ProfessionalNew challenges lie in store for the real estate industry next year
I wrote almost a year ago that the impact of Brexit on the UK real estate market was uncertain but it did not feel like the disaster some had predicted.
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NewsGrainger posts solid full year results
Grainger has reported a solid set of full year financial results with rents and values both increasing significantly.
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InsightCollegiate sets sights on Europe
Having mastered hotel-quality student housing in the UK, Collegiate AC is now on a mission to become a market leader in Europe. It already operates three properties on the continent and has many more in the pipeline. Chief executive Heriberto Cuanalo reveals how the business hopes to expand.
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InsightBombay mix: Shamil Thakrar interview
Dishoom co-founder Shamil Thakrar reveals to Simon Creasey the unique recipe behind the Indian restaurant chain’s success.
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NewsQuartet of store openings at Bentall Centre
Aviva Investors has signed up four new retailers at the Bentall Centre in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London.
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NewsPOD set to 'transform' property management
Firm backed by James Caan and Faisal Butt aims to manage 10,000 units by 2022
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InsightSigma's The PRS REIT woos local authorities
Councils will be able to exchange land for shares in the real estate investment trust.
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NewsDTZ Investors spends £17.3m on Mid Sussex Retail Park
DTZ Investors has acquired the Mid Sussex Retail Park in Burgess Hill from Goldman Sachs for just over £17.3m.
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NewsPaloma Capital acquires RVB Investments in £90m deal
As a result of the deal Paloma’s debut fund is now 90% committed and the firm is planning a second fund
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NewsFTSE dips 0.9% as pound surges
The FTSE 100 fell 0.9% on Wednesday after reports of a breakthrough in Brexit talks sent the pound soaring to a two-month high against the dollar.
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NewsIntrepid explorer survives the travails of... Stockport
British explorer Bruce Parry has visited some of the most remote and testing locations around the globe for his award-winning TV documentary series.
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NewsSeparated at birth: Nicholas Vetch and Malcolm McLaren
Metropolis doesn’t know what music Big Yellow executive chairman Nicholas Vetch is into, but he does pass as a decent double of late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, the man who claimed to have invented punk.
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NewsCarnaby Street’s bands of Gold
Few people have probably heard of menswear retailer Lord John, but many will have heard of the names of some of the people who have stepped out wearing the store’s clothing.
