All Property Week articles in 20 October 2017
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OnlineSearching with malice
In a recent transaction, completion was jeopardised because the buyer’s application for a priority search revealed another prior search and a unilateral notice lodged at the Land Registry to protect a lease which was a forgery.
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OnlinePCL development land values fall 2.5%
Development land values in prime central London declined 2.5% on the year but showed continued signs of stabilising, Knight Frank’s quarter three research has revealed.
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OnlineThree new pop-ups at Birmingham’s LinkStreet
Hammerson has signed three new pop-up retailers at LinkStreet, which connects its Grand Central and Bullring shopping centres in Birmingham.
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OnlineBrewDog takes bite of London pub market with first-ever BrewPub
Craft brewer BrewDog has stepped up its UK expansion with the launch of its first BrewPub, a bar with on-site microbrewery, at the refurbished Minster Building in the City of London.
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OnlineSwingers comes to former BHS store on Oxford Street
Swingers is set to open two crazy golf courses themed around the 1920s English Riviera inside the former BHS store on London’s Oxford Street.
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OnlineOrchard Street acquires Manchester retail park for £63m
Orchard Street Investment Management has completed the acquisition of Altrincham Retail Park in Greater Manchester from The Crown Estate for £63.05m.
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OnlineBarratt exits £6bn Meridian Water scheme
Enfield Council has terminated its partnership with Barratt London on the 10,000-home Meridian Water development, saying its plans represented a ‘poor deal’ for the local area.
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OnlineRising sterling weighs on FTSE 100
The FTSE 100 was down 1.05% to 7,447.21 points on Wednesday, as a stronger pound weighed on the index.
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OnlineEx-Northacre chief plans Brighton Astoria redevelopment
Ktesius Projects, the developer which was set up by ex-Northacre chief executive Ken MacRae, has bought the former Brighton Astoria cinema site and plans to convert it into apartments in a joint venture with Cogress.
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OnlineRealPage invests in UK PRS with PEX acquisition
Global software company RealPage has outlined plans to expand in the UK PRS sector after completing a $6.2m acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of PEX Software, a London-based provider of property management and online leasing solutions.
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OnlineNaidoo joins Knight Frank Healthcare
Knight Frank has recruited Kimishka Naidoo as an analyst within their healthcare team.
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OnlineGreen light for two-acre High Wycombe regeneration
IDM Properties has secured planning consent to redevelop the 1.98 acre Leigh Court site in Wycombe, part of the former G Plan factory, into 228 residential apartments.
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OnlineDouble BHS deals in Brighton and Cambridge
The Standard Life Investments UK Shopping Centre Trust has let the former BHS store at the Churchill Square Shopping Centre in Brighton to HMV, while Legal General (L G) has signed up H M and PureGym at the former BHS within The Grafton in Cambridge.
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OnlineFEC opens Manchester office in northern expansion plans
Hong developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has strengthened its UK operation with the opening of its first regional office in Manchester.
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OnlineMoorfield completes huge Glasgow letting
Moorfield Group and Glasgow-based joint venture partner Resonance Capital have completed the letting of Atlantic Quay 3 to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
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OnlineCromwell appoints new European MD
Cromwell Property Group has appointed Mark McLaughlin as managing director of its European business.
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InformationGovernment deals swell regional office take-up
Take-up in the regional office sector during Q3 was almost twice the five-year quarterly average, according to GVA’s latest Big Nine report.
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OnlineTritax buys two logistics units in Stoke for £78.5m
Tritax Big Box REIT has paid £78.5m for two logistics units at Prologis Park in Staffordshire.
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OnlineWhitbread’s shares hit as costs rise
Shares in Whitbread fell 4.79% on Tuesday after the company reported rising costs hitting its Costa Coffee chain in the UK.
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OnlineAkelius acquires £73m London resi portfolio
Swedish residential investor Akelius has acquired a large London residential portfolio comprising 395 apartments for £73.2m.
