All Property Week articles in 10 January 2020
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OnlineJLL's Manchester office to play crucial role in firm's carbon neutral mission
JLL’s new Manchester office will be used as a test bed to trial energy and resource efficient solutions for the business when it opens this spring.
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NewsFreeOfficeFinder launches ‘first interactive price comparison tool’ for coworking space
Online office broker FreeOfficeFinder has launched what it says is “the first interactive price comparison tool for private and coworking serviced office space ”.
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OnlineAEW UK REIT planning to raise capital
AEW UK REIT is planning to raise capital through its existing placing programme in order to acquire new assets in the industrial and office sectors.
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OnlineProptech VTS launches retail leasing and asset management platform
Leasing and asset management proptech platform VTS has launched a new platform tailored to the needs of the retail sector.
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OnlineHermes buys developer MEPC from the BT Pension Scheme
Hermes is acquiring MEPC, the UK commercial real estate developer and asset manager, from the BT Pension Scheme.
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OnlineSix more Jack Wills stores to close
Sport Direct owned retailer Jack Wills is to close six stores.
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OnlineAviva Investors boosts ReaLM fund with new recruit
Aviva Investors has appointed Carl Williams as deputy fund manager on its Returns Enhancing and Liability Matching (REaLM) Ground Rent Fund.
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OnlineAsk Real Estate and Salboy partner to deliver Manchester’s Viadux project
Manchester developers Ask Real Estate and Salboy have joined forces to deliver the £300m mixed-use Viadux project in the city.
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OnlineAlligators considered for Old Kent Road site
Avanton is considering building London’s first alligator park and farm in the listed gass holder at its site on the Old Kent Road.
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OnlineUBS wins €225m indirect mandate
UBS Asset Management has been awarded a €225m (£192.25m) mandate to invest in unlisted property funds worldwide.
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OnlineSome 25,000 London homes are empty, says government data
Nearly 25,000 homes across London are empty — the highest number in the past seven years, according to the latest government figures.
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OnlineSouthern Grove secures site for Shoreditch office scheme
Southern Grove is to build a new 50,000 sq ft office scheme in Shoreditch.
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OnlineKing’s Court offices in Leeds bought by Opus North and fund Fiera Real Estate
Yorkshire property developers Opus North and fund Fiera Real Estate have bought the prime 50,000 sq ft King’s Court office scheme in central Leeds.
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OnlineReAssure refinances Target Healthcare REIT’s £40m loan
ReAssure, the pensions and insurance firm, has refinanced Target Healthcare REIT’s £40m loan with First Commercial Bank, previously due for repayment in August 2022.
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OnlineConservative party plans to move HQ away from London
The headquarters of the UK’s Conservative party is set to be relocated from London to either the Midlands or North England
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OnlineWarren Buffett’s company sets up financial advisory firm in London
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay Co is setting up a new financial advisory firm in the UK.
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OnlinePlans for £115m mixed-use development in Canterbury unveiled
Plans for a major new mixed-use development on the former site of a Serco depot in Kingsmead, Canterbury, have been unveiled.
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OnlineRichard Desmond wins planning battle for Printworks
Richard Desmond’s plans for the £1bn Westferry Printworks site on the Isle of Dogs, which were previously rejected by the planning inspector, have now been given the green light.
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OnlineMRI Software gets backing from Harvest Partners
Global commercial real estate software firm MRI Software is getting a major investment from funds managed by private equity firm Harvest Partners.
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OnlineUKCM completes sale of office asset in Hemel Hempstead
UK Commercial Property REIT has completed the sale of Meadowside House – an office investment in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead – to Aprirose.
