All Property Week articles in 23 October 2015 – Page 5
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Professional
Francois Trausch set to take reins at Allianz Real Estate
Francois Trausch has been appointed as the new chief executive of Allianz Real Estate, with effect from 1 January 2016.
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Markets
Can Oxford get development activity back on track?
On Monday (26 October), Chiltern Railways will open Oxford Parkway station, linking north Oxford with London Marylebone in 58 minutes.
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News
Commercial activity higher in the regions than London
Investment in commercial property in the regions exceeded that in London in the third quarter as total UK volumes hit £12.8bn, research by Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has revealed.
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News
Poundstretcher eyes 99p Stores’ leases
Fixed-price retailer Poundstretcher has launched a bid to muscle in on rival Poundland’s £55m takeover of 99p Stores.
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News
Network of science and tech parks up for sale for £95m
The largest privately owned network of science and technology parks in the UK has been put up for sale by the Mars Pension Fund.
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News
Lloyds boosts funding to Dransfield’s £50m Fox Valley scheme
Lloyds Bank has increased its funding for Dransfield Properties’ development of a new £50m complex of shops, restaurants, offices and homes in north Sheffield.
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News
£20m price tag on Liverpool’s Met Quarter
Columbus Capital Management is to sell the Met Quarter shopping centre in Liverpool for around £20m, representing a 7.1% yield.
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News
Allsop hits £102.5m thanks to strong demand in capital
Allsop raised a whopping £102.5m in its commercial auction this week, its best result since October last year and 25% up on its last auction, in July.
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News
Invesco considers €1bn refinancing of its European real estate
Invesco Real Estate is exploring a mammoth refinancing of €1.8bn (£1.3bn) of properties spread across Europe.
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News
Freshfields close to taking 80,000 sq ft in Manchester
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s long search for a permanent northern home is coming to an end as it closes in on a substantial pre-let in Manchester.
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Online
More councils to be told to rationalise public estate
The government’s programme to release surplus public land for housing development and other uses is set to be extended to cover 100 local authorities, the Government Property Unit has told MIPIM UK.
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Professional
It is vital for property developers to engage effectively with councils
Property development, no matter how you look at it, is about transforming communities.
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News
Birmingham office ripe for resi conversion
The Salmon Harvester Opportunity Fund (SHOF) is to convert a vacant office building in the heart of Birmingham city centre into 55 flats.
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News
Blackstone in $5.3bn deal for New York housing complex
Blackstone and Ivanhoé Cambridge have agreed a deal to buy New York’s Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Manhattan’s biggest apartment complex, for around $5.3bn (£3.4bn).
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Online
Colliers breaks Manchester rent record with new office
The Manchester office of Colliers International will relocate to NFU Mutual’s Chancery Place in a landmark £34/sq ft deal.
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Online
Workspace sells industrial estate 25% above book value
Workspace Group has sold an industrial estate in east London to Capital Industrial One BV for £23m.
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Professional
Planning now seen as biggest barrier to development despite reforms
The results of BPF survey show most applicants are dissatisfied with the length of time a planning application takes.
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Markets
Q&A: the inside track on TfL’s London development plans
Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled further details of its ambitious plans to become the largest developer in the capital.
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Markets
Housebuilders stay strong despite economic wobbles
Listed housebuilders have continued their stellar start to the year, with the sector outperforming every other equity market in the third quarter.