All Property Week articles in 16 December 2016
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OnlineCBRE completes on Belgium's largest retail deal of 2016
CBRE Global Investors closed 2016 by concluding the year’s largest retail transaction in Belgium with their acquisition of the Médiacité shopping center in Liege.
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OnlineGIC splashes £48.5m for 50% stake in Hammerson's Watermark scheme
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Real Estate has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Watermark, Hammerson’s 180,000 sq ft leisure and retail development in Southampton, for £48.5m.
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OnlineAmazon files patent for ‘flying warehouse’
Online retail giant Amazon has filed a patent application for an airborne warehouse which could dispatch deliveries to customers using drones.
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OnlineLondon house price growth behind UK average
House price growth in London was behind the UK average for the first time since 2008 this year, according to Nationwide.
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OnlineEasyHotel snaps up Leeds site
Super-budget hotel developer EasyHotel has conditionally acquired the 250-year leasehold on a building in Leeds city centre.
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OnlineBarings takes six floors at 20 Old Bailey following merger
Asset management firm Barings has agreed to lease 113,000 sq ft of office space at Blackstone’s 20 Old Bailey in the City of London.
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OnlineBroadband roll-out given £440m of funding across 600,000 properties
Ministers have pledged £440m towards the roll-out of broadband internet connections across the UK.
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OnlineLandbay granted FCA authorisation for peer-to-peer lending
Peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay has been granted full authorisation from the FCA, paving the way for the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA in the New Year.
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OnlineFormer Haringey head wins HCA chief executive role
Nick Walkley has been appointed as chief executive and accounting officer at the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
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OnlineAvison Young expands London team
Iain Duthie has been appointed by Avison Young as a senior surveyor in the London building consultancy team
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OnlineBlackstone seals deal with WeWork at International House
WeWork has taken 55,800 sq ft with Blackstone at the recently refurbished International House in London.
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OnlineParis logistics properties bought by CBRE GI for £74.7m
CBRE Global Investors has bought four logistics properties in the Paris region from AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets for €88.2m (£74.7m).
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OnlineM7 secures £121.4m debt facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch
M7 Real Estate has agreed a €143.4m (£121.4m) senior debt facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, secured against a portfolio of 53 assets in Finland, Germany and the Netherlands.
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OnlinePlans submitted for 27-storey tower in Liverpool
Prospect Capital and Wilcocks Wilcocks have submitted plans for a 27-storey residential tower in central Liverpool.
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OnlineWeymouth brewery development to go ahead after Versant acquisition
Versant Developments Homes has bought a former Victorian brewery in Weymouth from Brewers Quay Investments.
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OnlineObidos secures £85m loan for Finsbury Square hotel financing
Obidos Properties has obtained an £85m loan from pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to refinance the Montcalm Royal London House hotel in London.
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OnlineTottenham Court Road disposal nets £69.7m for Derwent
Derwent London has sold its freehold interest in 120-134 Tottenham Court Road to a private investor for £69.7m.
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OnlineColony NorthStar merger approved
Shareholders at Colony Capital, NorthStar Asset Management Group, and NorthStar Realty Finance, have approved a merger between the three firms.
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OnlineHines secures 22k sq ft letting in Bracknell
Hines has let 22,300 sq ft of office space at Maxis Bracknell, the office development it acquired in partnership with a fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
