All Property Week articles in 21 December 2007 – Page 5

  • Markets

    Mid-league performance

    21 December 2007

    Midlands retail is now in the premier league, and is driving other markets.

  • Markets

    Lime squeezes Unite

    21 December 2007

    The Lime Property Fund has paid Unite £21.5m for student accommodation let to the University of Bath at a 5.25% initial yield.

  • Insight

    Lifestyle

    21 December 2007

    Something for Christmas, with James Max

  • Markets

    Life in a northern town

    21 December 2007

    Lydia Stockdale and Hardeep Sandher report on a tricky year for the region

  • Professional

    Sainsbury’s legions to take on Tesco

    21 December 2007

    A second development head and new recruits to lead property charge

  • News

    Kenmore’s Wilts park

    21 December 2007

    Kenmore Property Group has submitted a planning application for a business and technology park in Wiltshire.

  • News

    Orchard JV wins Soton resi nod

    21 December 2007

    A joint venture between Generator Group and Orchard Homes has been granted planning permission to develop the 1.5 acre former Wickes site in Portswood, Southampton.

  • Professional

    Walsall man joins Wolves’ pack

    21 December 2007

    Wolverhampton Development Company has appointed Will Evans as director of development, from Walsall Regeneration Company.

  • News

    St James Securities trio leave

    21 December 2007

    Three senior figures have left Leeds-based developer St James Securities following a dispute with majority shareholders.

  • Markets

    Liverpools its resources

    21 December 2007

    North-west city hopes to steal a march on its rival, Manchester.

  • News

    JER sells Liverpool St hotel stake

    21 December 2007

    JER Partners has sold its 50% stake in the Andaz Liverpool Street London hotel in the City of London, formerly the Great Eastern Hotel, to joint venture partner Global Hyatt Corporation.

  • News

    At his Peak

    21 December 2007

    Running a normal marathon was a little dull for Northampton-based building surveyor Craig Mattocks, so he did one up a rather large mountain instead.

  • News

    A year of two halves

    21 December 2007

    The footballing cliche provides a good summary of 2007 for private investors. While property might have started the year strutting around cocksure like Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, it ended the year like Martin Jol in his last days at Spurs: essentially talented but constantly looking over its shoulder, worried about ...

  • Green on top: tower will have shared roof garden
    Professional

    Green light for Stratford tower

    21 December 2007

    Unex Group has been given the green light for a residential tower opposite Stratford bus station in east London.

  • News

    MEPC loses Raven to Goodman …

    21 December 2007

    Goodman has poached James Raven from rival business park company MEPC as its UK development director.

  • Markets

    From garden to valley

    21 December 2007

    Richard Heap reports on Thames Gateway troubles and ‘Death Star’ superstores in the south-east

  • News

    Gallaher tobacco move lights up Thames Valley

    21 December 2007

    Tobacco giant to sell 30 acre Weybridge site and seeks new headquarters

  • News

    Stockholm water front sold to Vital

    21 December 2007

    Norwegian insurance firm Vital has bought Stockholm Waterfront, a 418-room hotel and conference centre from JARL Asset Management, NIAM and CarVal Investors. It will be completed in autumn 2010. Rezidor has signed a 20-year lease for the complex. Savills advised Vital.

  • News

    Kingfisher’s flight from Taiwan

    21 December 2007

    Kingfisher, the retail group that owns DIY chain B&Q, has sold its 50% stake in B&Q Taiwan to its joint venture partner Test Rite International for $106.5m (£51.6m).

  • News

    Second fund for F&C and OFI REIM

    21 December 2007

    F&C and Paris-based OFI REIM are teaming up for a second time for a eurozone property fund.