All Property Week articles in 20 August 2021
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How to make development appraisals easier (and why that matters)
Accurate, robust development appraisals are a key part of the development process. To lenders, these appraisals are what separate the good developers from the bad – and you only get one chance to make a first impression.
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Plans revealed for new events venue and PBSA in Leeds city centre
Developer Downing and Leeds City Council have revealed plans to create a multi-purpose events venue alongside purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the heart of Leeds’ cultural district.
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London’s golf courses could create 86,000 new homes
Golf courses in the Greater London area could provide accommodation for around 343,661 people if housing was built on them, according to architect Russell Curtis, who has authored a study titled ‘Golf Belt’.
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Unite Students makes renewable energy pledge by joining RE100
Student accommodation provider Unite Students has joined RE100, the global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential companies in leading the transition to 100% renewable electricity.
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Jaynic appointed as promotion partner for 39-acre Cambridge site
Jaynic has been appointed as a land promotion partner for a 39-acre site at Boxworth Road junction with the A14 to the south of Cambridge Services, Property Week can reveal.
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Aster Group commits £270m to maintenance
Housing association Aster Group has committed to invest at least £270m in maintenance and upgrades across its portfolio of 32,000 homes in the next five years.
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British Land set to go on campus and retail buying spree
British Land has published its strategy in line with completing £350m of capital activity.
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Stenprop purchases six industrial estates for £15.9m
Stenprop has acquired, in separate transactions, Whitacre Industrial Park in Huddersfield and a portfolio of five multi-let industrial estates located across the UK for a total of £15.9m.
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Shaftesbury reports recovery in rent collection and footfall
Landlord also forecasts the ‘return of West End’s large office-based working population’ in early autumn
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Rothschild & Co loans £21m to Electric Land
Rothschild & Co has arranged a £21m, five-year debt facility to renewable energy real estate investor and developer Electric Land, Property Week can reveal.
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Watkin Jones gets green light on £100m Bath BTR and PBSA scheme
Watkin Jones, the student accommodation and build-to-rent (BTR) group, has received resolution to grant planning permission for a 600-plus-home mixed-use BTR and PBSA scheme in Bath, Property Week can reveal.
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Edmond de Rothschild REIM acquires Gateshead site for £50m BTR development
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has acquired a prime waterfront site in Gateshead for a £50m build-to-rent (BTR) development.
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WeWork brings pay-as-you-go to UK
WeWork has opened its pay-as-you-go service in the UK, as tipped by Property Week earlier this month.
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Joseph Homes hires head of land
B Corporation-certified developer Joseph Homes has appointed Ross Stewart as head of land.
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CBRE GI acquires South Yorkshire industrial park unit
CBRE Global Investors has bought Unit 2 at Enterprise 36 industrial park, in South Yorkshire, from Barmston Developments.
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EPIC snaps up Springkerse Retail Park for £21.9m
Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has acquired the Springkerse Retail Park in Stirling, Scotland, from clients of LaSalle Investment Management in an off-market transaction for £21.85m.
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Piano manufacturer signs for shop in Manchester
Piano manufacturer C. Bechstein has signed for a 9,000 sq ft northern flagship store at Transmission House, in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
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Redde Northgate leases Peterseat Park unit
Mobility solutions and automotive services provider Redde Northgate has leased a unit at Peterseat Park, Altens, in Aberdeen.
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Castlebrooke acquires long-leasehold interest in entertainment venue
Castlebrooke Investments has acquired the long-leasehold interest in a 20,000 sq ft entertainment venue at 8 Victoria Embankment in London.
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Bericote and Tritax secure 450,000 sq ft IKEA pre-let in Dartford
Bericote and Tritax Big Box REIT have pre-let their 450,000 sq ft unit in Dartford to IKEA, Property Week understands.