All Property Week articles in 10 October 2014 – Page 2
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City agency appoints head of residential
Specialist City agency Anton Page has appointed Will Swinburn as head of its newly established residential department.
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New joint venture makes £15.1m maiden buy
A joint venture between Oxenwood Real Estate and Bermuda-based reinsurance investment company Catalina Holdings has made its first purchase with the acquisition of Maplin Electronics’ UK headquarters.
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Solicitors can't do everything, court rules
The message: Clients cannot expect their solicitors to explain or deal with everything on a sale transaction.
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Wife and children can't hold on to counterfeiter's home
The message: An Englishwoman’s home is not her castle.
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20 Garrick Street fully let following two deals
Axa Real Estate Investment Managers has fully let 20 Garrick Street in London’s Covent Garden, having signed two new leases.
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Co-op's proceedings were not improper
The message: Borrower fails to prove lender’s possession proceedings were for improper purposes.
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Overseas investors become largest UK property owners
Overseas investors have for the first time overtaken UK institutions to become the largest owners of UK commercial property, new data from the Property Industry Alliance has revealed.
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Standard Life secures retail deals
Standard Life Investments Pooled Pension Property Fund has bought the second phase of Princess Alice Retail Park in Birmingham.
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Firms face £500m business rates hike
Companies in England face a £500m rise in business rates in 2015/16 once transitional relief to cover the costs ends, research has found.
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Shiva Hotels confirms £96m Kingsway Hall Hotel buy
Shiva Hotels has confirmed it is buying the Kingsway Hall Hotel for £96m.
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Sellar appointed to develop major Paddington scheme
Sellar Property Group has been appointed to redevelop the former Royal Mail sorting office in Paddington into a major mixed-use scheme, as tipped by Property Week.
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Croydon bids for devolution powers
The London Borough of Croydon is set to join the growing list of metropolitan areas asking the government to grant it devolution powers, including the ability to collect locally generated taxes on all new developments.
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Broadgate Estates sets to work on Battersea Power Station redevelopment
Broadgate Estates has been appointed to provide a range of consultancy services for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.
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JLL warns of severe London office shortage
JLL has warned that occupiers will face a 13m sq ft shortfall of office space in central London by 2018.
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'Cardiff Superbowl' set to open early next year
QLP has taken a 25-year lease from Mansford Real Estate for a major new leisure complex in Cardiff city centre – to be called Cardiff Superbowl.
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Hearst Magazines’ office on the block for £63.5m
The Soho home of magazines Elle, Cosmopolitan and Esquire has been put up for sale for £63.5m.
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Blackstone buys Sanctuary Buildings for £175m
The world’s largest private equity firm Blackstone has agreed a £175m deal to buy Tishman Speyer’s Sanctuary Buildings in London’s Victoria, Property Week can reveal.
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Sainsbury's announces shake-up of property team
Sainsbury’s has announced a shake-up of its property team following the appointment of Dean Clegg as director of property earlier this year.
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Barclays offers up £345m loan for Project Aviemore acquisitions
Project Aviemore has reached final close after Barclays provided a £345m loan for the acquisition of three business parks.
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Finance chiefs call for London devolution
London finance chiefs have called for the “fiscal Berlin walls” around the capital’s boroughs to be torn down in a move it argues could boost regeneration schemes that cross council boundaries.