All Property Week articles in 13 October 2017 – Page 3
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Hammond considers slashing stamp duty for first time buyers
Chancellor Philip Hammond is considering a big cut in stamp duty for first-time buyers for next month’s budget, a newspaper report has claimed.
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London office investment up 182% in a year
London office investment transactions totalled £4.8bn during the third quarter of 2017, representing a quarterly increase of 51%, and a 182% increase on the same period last year when investment levels stood at £3.2bn and £1.7bn respectively.
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Rent certainty means we can borrow, build and deliver more
At the National Housing Federation’s annual conference in September, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announced that a Green Paper on social housing would soon be published , with a view to making this vital housing tenure something we can all be proud of.
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Tishman makes double letting at Verde
Tishman Speyer has secured a duo of lettings at Verde, its flagship development in London’s Victoria, totalling 44,000 sq ft.
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Round Hill Capital appoints new chief at Nido Collection
Round Hill Capital has appointed Brian Welsh as chief executive of student housing group The Nido Collection.
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Urban & Civic sells Stansted Hotel
Urban Civic has sold the recently completed Hampton by Hilton hotel at Stansted Airport to Legal General Investment Management Real Assets for £48.3m.
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Record sales boost annual profit at Bellway
A leap in home sales helped boost Bellway’s pre-tax profit by 12.6% in its last financial year.
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L&G sells Cardiff’s Two Central Square for £56.5m
Legal General Capital has announced the sale of Two Central Square in Cardiff to Credit Suisse Asset Management for £56.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.25%.
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New head of BNP PRE international investment group
BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNP PRE) have appointed Larry Young as the new head of their International Investment Group.
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New GC for Tunstall
Newly-formed pan-European alternative investment management firm Tunstall Real Estate Asset Management has expanded its senior management team by appointing Nicola Burke as general counsel.
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PHSO takes new Manchester base
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has taken 31,000 sq ft of office space at the Citygate building in Manchester.
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Q3 West End office take-up highest since 2005
Office take-up in Central London hit 3.4m sq ft in Q3 2017, a quarterly increase of 3% and nearly 10% above the 10-year average of 3.1m sq ft.
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Separated at birth: Ibtissem Sfaxi and Kirsty Young
Metropolis isn’t sure which records Ibtissem Sfaxi would take if her new role at Hodes Weill Associates sent her to a desert island, but we do know she shares a strong likeness with the Radio 4 show’s host Kirsty Young.
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Muse to lead Dartford town centre regen
Dartford Borough Council has appointed Muse Developments to lead the £75m mixed-use redevelopment of the town’s Westgate district.
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Colliers poaches CBRE City quartet
Colliers International has hired four members of the office agency and occupier advisory team at CBRE.
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Dyson joins CBRE Manchester office
Former JLL North West chairman Bob Dyson has joined the Manchester office of CBRE as a consultant.
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Crown sells 225-acre Nottinghamshire site
The Crown Estate has sold a 225-acre plot of land in Bingham, Nottinghamshire to Barratt and David Wilson Homes.
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Kensington High Street building hits market
Trinity College Cambridge has put a mixed-use property on Kensington High Street on the market for £27.64m.
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Apache and Audley to build one of central London’s first retirement villages
Apache Capital Partners and Audley Group have formed a joint venture to deliver a 150,000 sq ft retirement village on Nightingale Lane, overlooking Clapham Common, London. The scheme has a gross development value of £125m.
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Springfield opens for trading
Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has commenced trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) this morning after raising £25m for the float.