All Property Week articles in 16 August 2013 – Page 5
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ProfessionalQ+A: We Are Pop Up founder Nick Russell
Fledgling website We Are Pop Up, which connects landlords with prospective pop-up tenants, is expected to close its second round of investment later this month, bringing its total funding to around £500,000.
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NewsThe Property Lexicon: Escape velocity
The property lexicon makes a return to the Ludgate page this week, as the phrase “escape velocity” burrows its way into the conversations of property professionals who are describing the coming economic recovery.
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NewsLaSalle’s Livingston design
LaSalle Investment Management, on behalf of the Mars Pension Fund, has bought Livingston Designer Outlet from Land Securities, clients of Aviva Investors, McArthurGlen and the Richardson Property Group, as revealed by Property Week last month.
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InsightA truly remarkable man with a unique role in commerce
Property grandee Cyril Metliss, who served as a director of British Land from 1971 to 2003, has died at the age of 90.
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ProfessionalFirst Wonga, now it’s time for church to flex its muscles over social housing
Return to housing associations’ roots could be good news for sector. By David Levenson
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MarketsFood for thought as Glasgow’s St Enoch changes hands
The sale of the 850,000 sq ft St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow was fiercely competitive and, as Propertyweek.com revealed last week, Blackstone and Sovereign Land have placed the mall under offer for £10m above the £180m asking price.
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NewsFuture Cities Catapult seeks high-tech home
The government-backed Future Cities Catapult is seeking 24,000 sq ft in London’s West End for a global centre of urban innovation.
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NewsCatalyst founder Kasches in chips
Catalyst Capital co-founder Peter Kasch (pictured) is to retire from the European property investment and asset management firm.
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NewsCap & Reg to shop for Mall Fund refinancing
Capital & Regional will pursue a refinancing of its Mall Fund by the middle of next year.
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InsightLand prices look up with Help to Buy
Residential development land prices are starting to rise across the regions, Knight Frank research shows.
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ProfessionalBritish talent takes flight
Property professionals’ desire to move abroad may cause brain drain. Sarah Townsend reports
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ProfessionalBright idea to prove saving Energy Works
Entrepreneurs have set up a £100m fund to retrofit buildings with energy efficient LED lighting.
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InsightWelcome newcomers breathe life into lending markets
After a tumultuous few years in the real estate debt markets, the recent improvements in the availability of debt have been warmly welcomed.
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NewsMatalan flexes muscle with stores for new sports brand
Matalan has signed its debut stores for the UK-wide rollout of its new sporting brand, Intersport Sporting Pro, as it seeks to capitalise on the demise of JJB Sports, Property Week can reveal.
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NewsSport England and UK Sport team up in Bloomsbury
Sport England and UK Sport are in advanced talks to take almost 80,000 sq ft at 21 Bloomsbury Street.
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NewsReelin' in the biers
Ludgate is delighted to announce that the winners of two pairs of tickets to London Bierfest, usually priced at £139 per person, are Justin Snoxell, lead relationship director, large corporate, corporate real estate at Lloyds Banking Group and Nigel Hunt, partner at Crossland Otter Hunt.
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NewsPride comes before a fall for those prejudiced toward steady returns
As Jane Austen might have said, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that any investor looking outside their home market must be in want of a premium.”
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ProfessionalLandlords take notice of new bailiff rules
Landlords fear rules on bailiffs’ powers could leave them out of pocket. Sarah Townsend reports
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MarketsInvestors show appetite for seconds
A trio of secondary property portfolios has come to the market in Scotland, as investors show increasing appetite for asset management opportunities.
