All Property Week articles in 22 November 2019
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British Property Federation calls for policy changes after UK general election
The British Property Federation (BPF) has released a manifesto of policy changes it wants the government to undertake to improve business for the property sector.
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Unilever’s Bedford HQ sold for over £60m
Wrenbridge and Palmer Capital have completed the sale of Colworth Science Park for more than £60m.
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Hines leases residential at Oxford Street mixed-use scheme
Hines has secured a pre-lease agreement for the residential accommodation that forms part of its 354-358 Oxford Street development.
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Cluttons appoints development and planning head
Cluttons has appointed Steven Cooper as its new development and planning head.
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Audley Group’s Surrey site gets green light
Audley Group’s Fairmile Lane site in Surrey has been given planning permission.
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Spaces announces 2020 expansion plans in London
International flexible office space provider Spaces plans to open five new centres across London in 2020.
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St Modwen sells half non-core retail assets
St Modwen has completed the sale of half the company’s remaining non-core retail portfolio for £34m.
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Ocado reveals plans for ‘mini’ robotic warehouse
Ocado has announced plans to open its first ‘mini’ robotic warehouse, or customer fulfilment centre (CFC), in Bristol.
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Urban & Civic reports 9.6% jump in NAV
Urban Civic has reported a 9.6% jump in EPRA net asset value (NAV) thanks to progress preparing sites through the planning system and readying them for development.
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Octopus Real Estate in £19.25m hotel refinancing
Octopus Real Estate has completed a £19.25m refinancing of a Hampton by Hilton hotel located in the home counties.
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Major retailers open at Caledonia Park
Three major retailers have committed to RPMI Railpen’s recently rebranded Caledonia Park designer outlet in Gretna, Scotland.
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Edinburgh sees large Grade A office building come to market
Following an extensive refurbishment, a large Grade A office in Edinburgh is looking for a new occupier.
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Colony Capital boss with links to Trump facing calls to resign
A US real estate investment chief executive with links to Donald Trump is facing an attempt to unseat him over his “ineffective” leadership.
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EY signs lease on offices in Southampton
Professional services firm Ernst Young (EY) has signed a three-year lease for a new 30,000 sq ft office Southampton city centre.
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Best Western GB grows portfolio
Hotel group Best Western GB, which represents 260 independent hotels across the UK, says that 67% of its members intend to make property investments over the next 12 months.
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Swansea’s £1bn transformation begins after council gives final sign off to regeneration plan
The £1bn transformation of Swansea city centre has taken another step forward after the council backed the regeneration scheme plans this week and appointed a contractor to commence phase one.
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Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank appoints head of hotel and real estate finance
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank has appointed Dan Williams as head of its hotel and real estate finance team.
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NAV nudges up as rental income leaps at Grainger
Net asset value (NAV) at Grainger nudged up 1% in the year to the end of September, as rental growth helped fuel a 9% dividend hike.
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Picton appoints Wiles as next chairman
Former investment banking boss Nick Wiles will become Picton’s next chairman following the departure of Nicholas Thompson.
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LondonMetric to continue shift to urban logistics as NAV remains flat
Net asset value (NAV) at LondonMetric remained flat during the six months to the end of September.