All Property Week articles in 2 August 2013 – Page 6
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Next stop for coach station as Grosvenor revamps Victoria
Grosvenor has appointed Arup to identify sites for the possible relocation of Victoria Coach Station, as it ramps up plans to transform a 10 acre site into a large residential-led mixed use scheme.
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Professional
Communities unite to jump-start Motor City
Detroit sets out plan for return to prosperity after financial collapse
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Markets
Perspective: the case for Heathrow
As column inches across various media outlets in recent weeks prove, the debate surrounding mayor of London Boris Johnson’s favoured options for infrastructure improvements — Isle of Grain, Stansted, and “Boris Island” in the Thames Estuary — shows no sign of abating.
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Carrington shortlist out
Three regeneration specialists have been shortlisted for the redevelopment of Shell’s 1,600 acre Carrington site in Greater Manchester.
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JLL profits from capital markets surge in UK
Jones Lang LaSalle’s capital markets activities surged by 37% in the first half of 2013 in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) compared with the same period the previous year.
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KPMG survey reveals increased optimism in capital markets
Capital is “available and obtainable” in today’s real estate market, reports KPMG’s first quarterly real estate survey to track market sentiment.
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Professional
Cyclists gear up to bring US initiatives to UK
A group of built environment professionals this week presented recommendations on how to create cycle-friendly cities, after riding more than 4,000 miles from the US to England.
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Markets
Edgware mall follows Brent Cross lead with broad leisure plans
Broadwalk Centre in north-west London to add cinema and restaurants. Kat Spybey reports
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Insight
REITs stuck in goldfish bowl while tide is going out
David Foster Wallace started his address to the graduating class of Kenyon College, Ohio, in 2005 with a joke:
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Boot brand hunts own stores
Heritage British Wellington boot brand Hunter Boot is understood to be considering opening its first standalone stores in central London.
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Travelodge blasts levy charges
Travelodge managing director Paul Harvey this week wrote to communities secretary Eric Pickles to complain that the community infrastructure levy (CIL) is being exploited by London boroughs.
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Tuffin Ferraby's City bigshots
Ludgate is dusting off her flak jacket at the news that Tuffin Ferraby Taylor’s London team went to a ring range in the City as part of a “stress-relieving exercise”.
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No pussyfooting for surveyor in rescue bid
Phil Bartleet, senior surveyor at BNP Paribas Real Estate’s Birmingham office, and graduate surveyor Kayleigh Holsey were recently inspecting a residential property for valuation in the Midlands, when Bartleet discovered a one-week-old kitten in a shed.
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West End bestseller
A Danish billionaire retail dynasty has snapped up a property in the heart of London’s Oxford Street for just more than £100m, which could unlock a potential redevelopment opportunity.
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West End bestseller
A Danish billionaire retail dynasty has snapped up a property in the heart of London’s Oxford Street for just more than £100m, which could unlock a potential redevelopment opportunity.
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Markets
Q+A: Barking and Dagenham’s resi plans
In February last year, Barking and Dagenham Council struck a deal with investor Long Harbour to fund 477 affordable housing units on council-owned land through a special-purpose vehicle.
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Markets
Seven up: housebuilders back Help to Buy
Second phase of chancellor’s scheme wins industry support. Hannah Brenton reports
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For sale, if baby, you're a rich man
The Apple Apartments, five luxury flats in the former premises of the Beatles’ record company at 94 Baker Street, was launched this week.
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Laura Ashley moves into hotel industry
Interior design and fashion brand Laura Ashley has opened its first luxury boutique hotel, in Hertfordshire.
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Markets
Debate over future of London airports takes flight
There are now five options on the table for London airport expansions. Rhiannon Bury reviews them