All Property Week articles in 18 November 2016 – Page 3
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Hammerson raises £400m in record private placement
Hammerson has agreed what is understood to be the largest ever US private placement by a UK property company.
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LXB shares slump almost 20% following results
Shares in LXB Retail Properties fell by almost 20% on Monday after publication of the company’s full year results.
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University of St Andrews appoints Campus Living Villages as development partner
Campus Living Villages has been named the University of St Andrews’ exclusive student accommodation development partner.
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New German head for Savills IM
Savills Investment Management has appointed Rena Knoepke as its new head of business development for German speaking countries.
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Hines UK boosts retail and student housing growth with new hires
Hines UK has announced two new appointments to support its strategic growth into the retail and student housing sectors.
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Business rates appeal block could cost SMEs £700m
Eight property lobby groups have condemned government plans to prevent businesses appealing against business rates calculations where the margin of error is within ‘reasonable professional judgment’, claiming that it could cost small and medium businesses almost £700m.
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Tesco considering £400m urban resi plan
Tesco is in talks to develop apartments above some of its urban properties in order to maximise returns from its significant estate.
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Amicus announces three Northern funding deals
Amicus Property Finance has announced new funding deals in Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester, where it has also opened a new office.
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Global Alpha Fund hits $2bn NAV
CBRE’s perpetually open-ended Global Alpha Fund has reached the milestone of $2bn NAV.
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Cording launches PRS platform with CapRes acquisition
Cording Real Estate Group has launched a new UK private rented sector business with the acquisition of specialist private rental sector (PRS) company, CapRes.
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Venn launches £265m bond issue for PRS
Venn Partners has issued the first private bond through the government’s £3.5bn Private Rented Sector Guarantee Scheme.
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Helical sells to Orchard in Hammersmith
Helical has sold One King Street, in Hammersmith, West London to Orchard Street Investment Management UK for £34.5m.
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NAV nudges up at Palace Capital
Palace Capital, the property investment company that focuses on commercial property mainly outside London, has revealed a 1.2% rise in net asset value (NAV) per share, and a hike in its shareholder dividend.
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US rate rise fears weigh on markets
UK shares closed down on Friday as the dollar strengthened on the expectation of a rise in US interest rates as soon as next month.
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Shops should reconsider their part in Black Friday
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here and no one on the high street is particularly looking forward to it.
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Demand for industrial & office 'stronger than expected' despite Brexit vote
Industrial and office markets in London and the South East have seen occupational demand strengthen and rising rents since the EU Referendum according to exclusive Glenny research.
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Positive policies are needed to boost housing
The call by Civitas to enable councils ‘to control the local land market’, giving them the ‘whip hand’ over housebuilding, represents a gross oversimplification or lack of understanding of the housing market and the housebuilding industry.
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Galliford Try Partnerships North appoints five to sales team
Five people have been appointed to the sales team at Galliford Try Partnerships North as the developer seeks to ramp up its construction activity.
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Business rates revamp: it’s all in the timing
The government’s business rates revamp has sparked a backlash from businesses across the UK (p36, 14.10.16).
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Balancing pent up demand with dwindling space
Both before and after June’s EU referendum, we were anticipating a real slowdown in occupational demand. The reality, however, was surprisingly different and what we’re actually seeing is demand for industrial and warehouse product continuing to significantly rise.