All Property Week articles in 20 January 2017
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Singapore developer to snap up former Liverpool council HQ
Liverpool City Council’s former administrative headquarters is set to be turned into a four-star hotel by Singaporean property company, Fragrance Group.
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Century targets growth with new funding line
Century Capital has secured a new funding line effective immediately and is planning to make more hires to support the growth.
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Hermes to sell Bluewater stake
Hermes Real Estate is to sell its 7.5% stake in Bluewater shopping centre for around £167m.
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Fizzy Living buys 111 flats from Taylor Wimpey
Fizzy Living has acquired 111 flats within Taylor Wimpey’s new 500-unit development on Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow under a forward funding structure.
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Property leaders confidence shaken ahead of Brexit negotiations
Real estate industry leaders’ confidence in the UK economy has dropped significantly, according to a new survey.
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BNP RE appoints new global head of research
BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed Richard Malle as its new global head of research.
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GCP to raise £60m for expansion
GCP Student Living is considering a £60m fund raise as it seeks to acquire new assets.
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Affordable housing 'sector scorecard' launched with government backing
A pilot scheme designed to improve efficiency in the affordable housing sector has been launched with backing from industry leaders and housing minister Gavin Barwell.
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New MD & SD to boost McCarthy & Stone's Scottish office
McCarthy Stone has appointed Jonathan Fair as the new managing director and Lorraine Paterson as sales marketing director for its Scottish office.
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Savills close to Nordic Fund finish with retail park sale
Savills Investment Management has sold a car trade-focused retail park in Finland on behalf of its retail-focused Nordic Fund I, leaving it with just one asset to dispose of from the close ended fund.
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Darktrace secures pre-let at Cambridge's Maurice Wilkes Building
St John’s College and Turnstone Estates have concluded the first pre-let of the Maurice Wilkes Building in Cambridge before work has even begun.
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Catalyst acquires Meteor portfolio
Catalyst Capital has acquired a mixed-use portfolio of properties in the UK for £51.5m.
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UBS Triton buys Slough industrial estate
UBS Triton Property Fund has completed the acquisition of Perth Trading Estate in Slough from CBRE Global Investors for £19.05m, representing a yield of 5.1%.
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Columbia Threadneedle property fund switches from bid to offer
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is changing the pricing on its UK property retail funds from bid to offer following inflows.
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Land Secs issues tender offer for four bonds
Land Securities has launched separate invitations to holders of four series of its bonds to tender up to £600m of corporate bonds for cash.
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Cerberus closes new fund at $1.82bn
Cerberus has raised $1.82bn (£1.45bn) at the close of fundraising for its Institutional Real Estate Partners IV.
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McCarthy & Stone reservations up 5%
McCarthy Stone, the retirement housebuilder, has said it has seen “normal trading conditions” since the end of its previous financial year in a trading update this morning.
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Amaris puts £45m Chelsea Hilton on market
Amaris Hospitality, the hotel group owned by Lone Star, has put its DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in London’s Chelsea on the market.
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Westmont on pole for £190m Westminster hotel
US-based Westmont Hospitality Group is close to acquiring the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Westminster for around £190m.
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Prologis Europe announces strongest year for leasing
Prologis Europe ended the fourth quarter with 96.7% occupancy, an increase of 90bps compared to 2015.