All Property Week articles in 13 January 2017 – Page 5
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Insight
2017 Predictions: in uncertain times, asset management is key
In 2016, voters went with their hearts to leave the European club and reject the ‘no Trump’ message of Mrs Clinton. This leaves investors with a considerable dilemma in terms of how to play their cards in 2017.
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Property Week Digital Edition - 13 January 2017
Stamp duty impacts - Council investors - Greystar interview - North East focus
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News
Swedish firm takes 10-year lease in Hammersmith
Brockton Capital and Landid have signed up Swedish firm BTS to a 10-year lease at One Queen Caroline Street in Hammersmith, west London.
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RICS takes strong stance on 'double-dipping'
The RICS has stated that “dual agency must not be undertaken in any circumstances” in a newly published consultation on conflicts of interest in the UK commercial property investment market.
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Law firm acquires KWM real estate team
London law firm Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) has acquired King Wood Mallesons’ real estate team.
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Private investor buys £19m office building in Leeds
A private overseas investor has bought the credit reference agency Callcredit’s headquarters from an institutional investor based in Germany.
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£200m regeneration scheme approved in Hackney
Hackney Council has given the green light to a £200m regeneration scheme in Clapton.
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UD Europe and Kajima secure major City letting
UD Europe and Kajima have secured a 37,420 sq ft letting to communication company NTT Europe at One King William Street.
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Chinese investment is still flowing despite restrictions
Chinese investment into UK property is showing little sign of slowing despite a tightening of restrictions on the outflow of capital from the country.
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Rockspring and Blackrock secure 40,000 sq ft office letting
Rockspring Property Investment Managers and BlackRock UK Property Fund have secured a 40,000 sq ft letting to Rank Leisure Holdings at the TOR office building in Maidenhead.
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New retail division for Hanover Green
Independent property consultancy Hanover Green has hired two retail agents for a new division of their London office.
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Barratt reports plunge in London completions
Barratt Developments has reported a sharp drop in completions in London during the second half of 2016.
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Taylor Wimpey shares dip despite upbeat profit forecast
Taylor Wimpey shares dipped 2.5% on Wednesday even though the company said in a trading update that its full-year profits would be “at the upper end of market consensus”.
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Savills expects 2016 profits to beat expectations
Savills has forecast that its financial results for 2016 will be “meaningfully ahead of previous expectations.”
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Cheffins reveals growth plan
Multi-disciplinary auction house and property consultancy Cheffins will focus on growing the property side of its business as part of a new five-year plan.
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Savills sees slight sales drop
The sales total at Savills’ regional auctions was down by more than £2.5m year on year in 2016.
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Q&A: Hugill on Urban & Civic's plan to build its own homes
The fallout from the Brexit vote has done little to halt the march of developer Urban Civic: the company made a pre-tax profit of £35.9m in the year to the end of September 2016, up from £7m in 2015.
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PRS will help drive industry forward in 2017
As Adam Branson’s ‘Tales of the unexpected’ showed, there’s little doubt that 2016, with all its upheavals, was among the most turbulent year ever for the property sector.
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Strettons forecast surpassed after busy final sale of 2016
Strettons’ sales total for 2016 exceeded expectations to hit £70m, thanks to a busier-than-usual December auction.
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Starwood makes £120m UK student housing debut
US private equity firm Starwood Capital Group has made its debut acquisition in the UK student accommodation sector with the £120m purchase of a portfolio.