All Property Week articles in 18 January 2019
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Home Group makes modular acquisition in Chatham
Developer Top Hat has completed its first modular housing deal through Knight Frank’s affordable housing investment team, selling a leasehold block of 49 affordable housing units and 13 townhouses in Chatham to housing association Home Group for £12.9m.
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Will the Freehold Properties Bill put an end to 'fleeceholding'?
Following London mayor Sadiq Khan’s proposal of rent controls, Shakespeare Martineau’s Rachel Gwynne looks back at the Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill introduced to parliament last year.
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M&G funds new £203m hotel complex in Paddington
M G Investments has acquired the long leasehold interest of a development site in London’s Paddington with plans to develop a 620-bed hotel complex pre-let to Premier Inn and aparthotel operator StayCity.
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BNPP AM enters SME loan market with Code partnership
BNP Paribas Asset Management has completed its first SME unsecured loan to Hampshire-based care provider Apex Prime Care as part of a new partnership with debt finance platform Code Investing.
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St Enoch secures Gloria Jean's Coffees for UK debut
Australian coffee house Gloria Jean’s Coffees has signed for its debut UK site at the St. Enoch Centre as one of two new retailers for the Blackstone-owned Glasgow shopping centre.
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Khan to develop ‘rent control’ proposals for London - property reacts
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has revealed plans to create a blueprint for the introduction of rent controls in London.
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Get Living owners buy 800 homes in Greater Manchester
The owners of Get Living have completed the forward purchase of more than 800 homes for market rent at Middlewood Locks, Greater Manchester.
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Barings buys Link 9 units in Bicester
Barings Real Estate has acquired five light industrial units within Albion Land’s recently completed Network @ Link 9 estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire, for £12.8m on behalf of an institutional investor.
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PHP share price drops on merger news
Primary Health Properties’ share price fell 2.95% in early trading on Thursday morning following the news of its all share merger with MedicX.
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Capital & Regional sees values fall 4.5%
Capital Regional has seen the value of its portfolio fall 4.5% to £855.3m due to what it described as “negative sentiment towards retail assets”.
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Inland Homes agrees new £65m credit facility
Inland Homes has agreed a new £65m revolving credit facility with HSBC which is expected to complete next month.
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PHP and MedicX merge to create £2.3bn healthcare giant
Primary Health Properties (PHP) and MedicX fund have announced a merger creating the largest UK healthcare property investor with a combined portfolio of £2.3bn.
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VOA tried to rehire senior staff who it encouraged to leave
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) tried to rehire senior members of staff it had encouraged to leave through voluntary redundancies, Property Week can reveal.
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Patisserie Valerie administrators confirm 71 sites for closure
The joint administrators of collapsed café chain Patisserie Vallerie have confirmed the locations of 71 outlets set for immediate closure including 27 main brand sites.
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Barking council buys Londoneast-uk business park
Barking and Dagenham Council’s private subsidiary company BDTP has acquired the Londoneast-uk Business and Technical Park in another major property acquisition by a local authority.
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WiredScore secures Patrizia's Dupree to head up London markets
Digital connectivity firm WiredScore has made a high-profile hire from real estate fund Patrizia as it targets expansion of the ratings platform in London.
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JLL launch short-term rental platform to rival ‘illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’’
JLL and Aberdeen Standard Investments have launched a software platform that enables one-night stays in rental accommodation to compete with what they call “illegitimate ‘Airbnbing’”.
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AXA IM acquires vacant California site for $400m US industrial JV
AXA IM-Real Assets has acquired a 340,000 sq ft vacant industrial building in San Bernardino, California, for $33m (£25.3m) as part of its $400m joint venture with US investor Bixby Land.
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Aprirose toasts pub sector growth with £15m Marston acquisition
Investor Aprirose has completed on the acquisition of a portfolio of 22 Marston-branded pubs from NewRiver REIT for £15m.
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Santander set to close 140 branches
Santander is set to close 140 branches across the UK putting 1,270 jobs at risk.