All Property Week articles in 19 December 2014 – Page 6
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King’s Cross poised for new rent record with office deal
King’s Cross is close to securing a record rent of £80/sq ft, in a deal that will put the north London district on a par with some prime areas of the capital’s office market.
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Professional
People Moves: Nathanial Lichfield, Crestbridge, Russell & Russell and more ...
All the latest moves and promotions from across the property sector.
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Investors hail HRE court ruling
Bailed-out German bank Hypo Real Estate (HRE) misled investors about its dire circumstances during the financial crisis, a German court has ruled,
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Professional
Osborne has closed a tax loophole – but how did it come to open?
Louis Baker unpicks one of the lesser publicised policies from the Autumn Statement.
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Markets
Why London offices are relocating to non-traditional parts of the city
London’s office market is expanding like never before.
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Royal London snaps up City of London office
Royal London Asset Management has exchanged on a deal to buy the freehold of 41 Eastcheap in the City of London for around £19m, reflecting a yield of 3.8%.
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The changing requirements for office space
The way people work is changing. For many years we have been used to a traditional mode of desktop working, but recently there has been in a significant shift in the way occupiers use their space.
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Central London faces shortage in prime office space as demand rockets
2015 will see grade-A office demand outstrip supply in the capital.
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Insight
Property celebrates an epic return to form
Who would have thought the industry could bounce back in such exuberant - in some sectors, arguably over-exuberant - fashion this year?
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Professional
How proposed capital gains tax change will impact non-residents
A key attraction for foreign investors in UK residential property has been the combination of increased capital values and an attractive tax position for non-residents.
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Markets
New Year’s resolution to buy a home? In London, perhaps not...
According to Forbes, just 8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions.
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Hotel scheme to breathe new life into Edinburgh landmark
An historic Edinburgh school building could be transformed into a high-end hotel - if long-awaited plans unveiled by the developer this week get the green light.
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Blackrock raises ‘for sale’ sign over Lands Improvement
Lands Improvement - one of the oldest land investment companies in the UK - has been put up for sale.
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Big brands sign up to Wirral retail site
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has secured nine new retail and catering brands for the Croft Retail and Leisure Park in Bromborough on the Wirral.
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Insight
Review of the Year: The big talking points
Our Open Plan campaign, the Smithfield Market saga, the silliest portfolio name and other issues that got the property industry talking in 2014.
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Curtain up on first property owner BID
The UK’s first property owner-run business improvement district (BID) has been set up in London’s West End.
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Insight
Review of the Year: The best quotes
Just a few of the notable comments regarding the property sector that were issued in 2014.
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Beam portfolio lights up Cordea Savills fund
Cordea Savills’ Charities Property Fund has bought a portfolio of retail, industrial and office assets from Aberdeen Asset Management for £38.4m.
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Venn backs Perfume Factory PRS
Private-rented sector developer Essential Living has agreed a £20m debt facility with Venn Partners to fund the development of between 480 and 550 rental homes in west London.
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Professional
Understand basis for monetary request to avoid legal issues
As local councils are forced to tighten their belts, they are increasingly looking at raising cash through new funding mechanisms implemented through the planning process.