All Property Week articles in 15 July 2016 – Page 5
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Centurion continues UK student push
Singaporean investor and property manager Centurion Group has snapped up a portfolio of four student accommodation assets in the UK regions for £20.1m.
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Science boom brings dividends to more UK cities
The life science sector has enjoyed an explosion in growth in UK cities over the past eight years, helped by a 41% annualised increase in investment.
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Auctioneers cruise through post-referendum wobbles
The eyes of the industry turned to the auction rooms last week, as the UK’s two biggest commercial auction houses held their first sales since the EU referendum result shook the property market.
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Insight
Theresa May’s no-nonsense approach is just what the UK needs in these uncertain times
Andrea Leadsom bowed to the inevitable on Monday and left Theresa May unchallenged as the next leader of the Conservative Party and more importantly our next prime minister.
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£40m GDV for second Slough JV resi scheme
Slough Urban Renewal has announced a second major residential scheme with the creation of 104 new homes on the site of a former plant nursery, with a GDV of £40m.
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May faces stiff task as housebuilders sit back
The extent of the challenge Theresa May faces in tackling the housing crisis has been underlined by news that large housebuilders are stepping back from buying land because of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote.
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New PM must maintain momentum on housebuilding
It was encouraging that in Theresa May’s speech on Monday, in which she set out her vision for what her government will focus on, housing received a significant mention.
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Housebuilders well placed to weather Brexit battering
The top listed housebuilders lost nearly £9bn in market value in six days of trading following the outcome of the EU referendum, capping off a miserable first half of the year for the sector.
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Insight
The 10 for 10 gallery: Development of the Decade Award 2016
For the last three months we have been searching for the most outstanding resi projects of the past decade - and now we can reveal the shortlists.
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Aberdeen draws strong bids as retail funds start sell-off
Aberdeen Asset Management has attracted strong bidding for some of its trophy assets after giving prospective buyers just days to conclude deals.
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Hedge funds target property shares after EU referendum
Hedge funds are looking to profit from falling shares in commercial property companies by taking out large short positions following the EU referendum.
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Insight
Baking up tech innovation in the sheds sector
The Bakery at Slough Trading Estate is not a place to fill up on pasties and rolls but instead a partnership with an innovative organisation that helps companies to solve their business problems.
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SEGRO launches innovation accelerator in Slough
UK REIT SEGRO has teamed up with “open innovation” specialists The Bakery to open a new site for their creative business “match-making” service at Slough Trading Estate.
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David Cameron's housing adviser leaves Number 10 in Downing Street 'clear-out'
Richard Blakeway, formerly David Cameron’s housing adviser, has left Downing Street following Theresa May’s appointment as prime minister.
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Property funds: Aberdeen lifts week-long suspension
Aberdeen Asset Management has today lifted the week-long trading suspension on its UK Property Fund and UK Property Feeder Unit Trust, allowing investors to submit trades at a diluted price.
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Markets
Sporting chance for Ashton Gate as stadium undergoes £45m rebuild
Ashton Gate Stadium in south-west Bristol is undergoing a £45m rebuild that will transform it into a 27,000-capacity sporting and conference venue.
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Markets
Is it lights out for the Hinkley nuclear project?
It is intended to be the project that will “keep Britain’s lights on” for decades.
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Can the new mayor of Bristol make good on his housing pledge?
He was elected with a mandate to solve the city’s housing crisis but, having swept incumbent George Ferguson aside, can the new mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees now deliver his election promises in a post-Brexit Britain?
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Savills' charities fund secures planning permission for office-hotel conversion
Savills Investment Management has secured planning permission to convert former office space into a hotel in Bath on behalf of its Charities Property Fund (CPF).
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Vengrove completes 30,000 sq ft of lettings in Newbury Business Park restructure
The first phase of Newbury Business Park’s restructure is complete as Vengrove has announced 30,000 sq ft of lettings and commenced development of 57,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation.