All Property Week articles in 2 December 2011 – Page 2
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News
Kuwaiti investor’s regional hat-trick
WW Advisors, the Kuwaiti-backed property investor, has completed a hat-trick of high-yielding deals totalling £60m, and is now likely to begin a new equity-raising drive.
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Markets
Q+A: why Wainbridge is hung up on Hanger Lane
In September Wainbridge bought FC200, a 164,000 sq ft vacant office building in Hanger Lane, west London, for £16m for its Global Opportunities London fund.
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Petstop to get teeth into UK
Irish retailer Petstop plans to roll out across the UK to challenge established brands such as Pets at Home.
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Markets
Segro to retain glittering west London and Heathrow gems
London assets ringfenced as part of REIT’s £1.6bn sell-off. David Hatcher reports
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Insight
Revert to fundamentals to survive murky market
The outlook for us all in the world of property is challenging, as austerity measures bite, concerns about global demand and sovereign debt endure, and prospects for the economy and employment continue to be downgraded.
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News
Fabergé hatches return to London
Russian jeweller Fabergé has returned to the UK and opened its first London store since World War I.
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World’s largest property fund manager zones in on Europe
In their first interview, CBRE Global Investors’ new European and UK heads talk about ING REIM merger and plans to capitalise on eurozone storm. James Whitmore reports
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Professional
Property Law: Two plus two does not equal four
The message Assigning part of leased property results in physical severance of the property.
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Professional
Graduate jobs hinge on students’ enterprise
In his regular 1st Friday blog, London South Bank University’s Elliott Sparsis, an MSc real estate student, looks ahead to the job market students face when they graduate, and how they can stand out
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News
Shaftesbury is West End star performer
Shaftesbury announced yet another stellar set of annual results on Wednesday. Its net asset value increased by 12% in the year to 30 September.
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News
DTZ share value trebles in face of UGL takeover
DTZ’s shares soared this week, as investors went on a spending spree in advance of an expected takeover offer from Australian group UGL.
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News
Downing unveils plan for London student rooms
Liverpool-based property group Downing has submitted a planning application for a 32-storey student accommodation scheme in Vauxhall, south London.
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News
George Osborne’s winter discontent
Chancellor George Osborne this week unveiled a raft of measures designed to resuscitate UK growth
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Markets
Sainsbury’s puts developers on Fulham Wharf shopping list
Berkeley, Barratt and Mount Anvil vie for £300m residential-led scheme. Nick Johnstone reports
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Professional
How to defend an indefensible rent review system
Those of you who have listened to Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk on a Saturday morning will know that the culmination of the programme is an invitation to the two leading contestants to “defend the indefensible”. The result is sometimes hilarious and sometimes excruciatingly painful.
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News
Russian Debenhams to open in September
Debenhams is to open its first store in Russia, as part of its global expansion drive.
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News
Spain seeks to copy NAMA
New premier examines setting up version of Irish ‘bad bank’ to buy property debt from country’s ailing banks
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Markets
Imperial College’s empire expands
Imperial College plans to develop a single office building of up to 200,000 sq ft as part of its Imperial West scheme at Wood Lane in White City.
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News
Developers could be cooking on gas in Chelmsford
British Land, Bride Hall and Aquila shortlisted to develop Waterside scheme on former gasworks
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News
Leeds cheered by office letting
Health insurance firm the Medical Protection Society is close to signing Leeds’s biggest office deal of the year, after placing 2 and 3 Victoria Place under offer.