All Property Week articles in 16 December 2011 – Page 13
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Hussey poaches Invista and LandSec big-hitters
Mike Hussey’s Almacantar has hired Invista Real Estate Investment Management’s head of fund management and a development manager from Land Securities as part of a recruitment drive.
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Reed explores central London options
Publishing group Reed Elsevier has kicked off a search for up to 100,000 sq ft of office space in central London, as it attempts to consolidate its office use in the capital.
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Morgan Stanley to buy £180m ProLogis portfolio
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing is on the verge of signing a deal to buy a £180m portfolio of industrial properties.
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Aviva to offload Mayfair assets worth £320m
Two large Mayfair assets owned by Aviva’s Life Fund are to be on the market, doubling in value the amount of commercial property up for sale in London’s West End, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
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Brookfield to embark on $1bn Dubai spree
Canada’s Brookfield has launched a joint investment fund alongside the state-controlled Investment Corporation of Dubai to pick up distressed property assets in the beleaguered emirate.
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Leeds City House refurb gets go-ahead
Bruntwood has obtained planning consent for the redevelopment of the 120,000 sq ft City House in Leeds.
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Berkeley, Chelsfield and Delancey in £1.5bn Silvertown showdown
London mayor Boris Johnson has announced a shortlist of big-hitting property consortia that will fight it out for the 50 acre regeneration of Silvertown Quays in London’s East End, a site owned by the London Development Agency.
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Muse named as £200m Basingstoke partner
Basingtoke and Deane Borough Council has picked its partner for the £200m Basing View office-led regeneration project in Hampshire.
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Allied London lets remaining space at Spinningfields 1 The Avenue
Allied London has let the last of the remaining space at its 1 The Avenue building to wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
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Goodman and British Land sell 26 acres to Barratt
Goodman and British Land have agreed to sell 26 acres of residential land in Coventry to Barratt Homes for £16.5m.
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SWIP to forward fund DevSecs in Hammersmith
Development Securities has agreed a deal for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership to forward fund the first phase of its speculative Hammersmith Grove development to the tune of £50m.
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Battersea Power Station owner continues battle to cut liabilities
Real Estate Opportunities this morning said it will have to sell or refinance assets in order to pay its various creditors.
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Kallakis and Williams panicked as auditors arrived, court hears
Achilleas Kallakis and Alexander Williams were left panicking as auditors were called to their business in Mayfair to recover funds on behalf of Allied Irish Bank, a court heard today.
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PWTV: Maude outlines government property savings at Movers & Shakers debate
The government has moved out of 36 buildings in central London since it came to power, totalling 1.2m sq ft, Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, told the Movers Shakers breakfast debate last week.
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New Covent Garden Market plans submitted as fresh images are unveiled
An outline planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market in London’s Nine Elms, following the submission of final bids from the two groups of developers vying to buy and redevelop the 57-acre site.
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Agents appointed to prestigious £500m Mayfair mandate
QNB Capital has hired agents to let the space at Park House, a mixed-use property being developed in London’s West End by the owner of the Shard.
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Severn Trent chief joins Grainger board
Listed landlord Grainger has appointed Tony Wray to its board as a non-executive director.
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Knight Frank profits up 10%; partners share £73m bonus
Growth in residential agency and the Asia Pacific markets have helped Knight Frank to its second best annual results on record, after pre-tax profits leapt by 10% and sales rose 7% to £308.4m.
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Allied unveils The Avenue North
Allied London has launched its latest phase of development at Spinningfields in Manchester, which includes 100,000 sq ft of development and a new street linking it to the rest of the city.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Skewer tackle? Skewered final!
Big games, big tackles, big calls. It’s why you give the top refs the top games. Except in this instance, Alain Rolland made the wrong decision.