All Property Week articles in 11 March 2016 – Page 6
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Retirees are becoming the new ‘generation rent’
Renting was once considered to be the bastion of those who could not afford to get on the housing ladder - at least in the UK.
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DHL property man Martin Holub loses cancer battle
Martin Holub, a senior property professional at DHL and before that Kuehne + Nagel, has died aged 54 after losing a battle with cancer.
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House of Fraser close to bagging site for new distribution centre
House of Fraser is in advanced talks to buy a 30-acre plot of land at Roxhill’s Gateway scheme in Peterborough for a new distribution centre.
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New avenues for global investment
With prices continuing to escalate in certain cities around the world, BDO’s international real estate team has assessed where the industry is right now, and what opportunities investors should be considering globally.
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Alternatives enjoy growth in popularity among investors
The popularity of alternatives has grown so much that it accounted for 25% of all European real estate deals last year, new analysis from Savills has revealed.
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Celebrating 'property people' ahead of Mipim
By the end of next week, I will have spent the equivalent of 13 full weeks of this short time on Earth at Mipim, existing and sometimes thriving in the bubble and the circus of Cannes.
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RICS cricketers end South Africa tour on a high
Following in the footsteps of Joe Root and the rest of the England cricket team, the RICS cricket squad completed its tour of South Africa in a similar vein - with a mixed set of results.
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Towers can be a positive addition to the skyline
It is inevitable there will be different views on the design of any new buildings; tall buildings open up the debate to a wider audience because they are visible to more people (Feedback, 19.02.16).
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London’s Royal Mint Court site set for £750m redevelopment
Delancey and the LRC Group are to develop a £750m office scheme on the Royal Mint Court site at Tower Bridge.
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Barnett Ross sells all 30 properties on offer at February auction
Barnett Ross had a sell-out auction in February, raising a total of £11.9m thanks to investor appetite for mixed-use properties.
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European market looks set for strong 2016
Last year’s exceptional growth in investment in European property is expected to continue well into this year.
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CBRE charity bike ride 2016 ready to roll
This year’s CBRE charity bike ride in support of Shelter promises to be bigger and better than ever.
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Savills raises £37.2m at March sale ahead of stamp duty rise
Savills raised £37.2m at its March auction as it offered investors a last chance to snap up buy-to-let bargains before the approaching stamp duty increase.
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Property Week International Digital Edition - 11 March 2016
Global Real Estates Special featuring: European investment overview – Calais Jungle – German refugees – Operation Stack in Kent
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M7 swoops on £100m of Dutch assets
M7 Real Estate has put its faith in the Dutch real estate market by buying 15 office and retail properties for its latest European fund.
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L&Q makes £1.5bn move at Barking Riverside
London Quadrant (L Q) is investing £1.5bn in a joint venture with the mayor of London to deliver nearly 11,000 new homes at Barking Riverside.
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Biggest deal yet: Osborne to set out plans for £1.5bn Edinburgh devolution agreement
George Osborne is expected to lay out the framework for a £1.5bn devolution deal for Edinburgh in next week’s Budget, in what would be the biggest city deal so far.
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Lloyds earmarks £1bn as incentive to go green
Lloyds Bank has earmarked £1bn to offer clients discounts on loans for improving the energy efficiency of commercial properties, in what is an industry first.
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Altrincham food hall: market forces
Altrincham’s retail district had been in decline for many years. So much so that it even hit the headlines in 2010 when it was named the town with the most boarded-up shops in the UK.
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Interview: John Downes of Langtree Group
John Downes has gone back to his roots - literally.