All Property Week articles in 24 August 2012
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Oaktree completes Project Harrogate purchase
Oaktree Capital Management has completed its purchase of the £625m Project Harrogate distressed loan portfolio, at a discount of around 60%.
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BNP PRE bolsters retail team
BNP Paribas Real Estate has added two senior members to its retail team.
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Woman dies in Hanover Square
A woman was killed this morning by a falling piece of building work as she walked past 5 Hanover Square in London’s Mayfair.
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Profits jump 2% at Lend Lease
Developer Lend Lease has posted a 2% net profit rise for the year to June, amid reports that it plans to create a new fund to invest in property in China.
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Agent Provocateur to flaunt its wares in Mayfair
High-end lingerie retailer, Agent Provocateur is to open a shop on Grosvenor Street in Mayfair.
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Unite reports stable growth
Unite, the student accommodation provider, increased its net asset value by a better-than-expected 5.3% in the first six months of 2012.
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JJB Sports puts itself up for sale
Struggling sports retailer JJB Sports has this morning formally put itself up for sale.
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St Modwen wins planning for Littlecombe housing scheme
Developer St Modwen has gained planning permission for the second phase of housing at a £150m mixed use scheme in Dursley, Gloucestershire.
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Raven Russia continues steady progress
Raven Russia increased its net asset value by 4% in the first half of the year, driven by a rise in the value of the portfolio to $1.4bn.
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Brockton and Pradera buy £22m Rotherham retail park
Brockton Capital and Pradera UK have bought The Foundry Retail Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, for around £22.1m, reflecting a net initial yield of around 9.25%.
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Malaysians buy £225m City block
Malaysian pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) has placed under offer 5 Aldermanbury Square in the City of London for £225m.
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Sullivan to replace Eighteen at RBS
The new head of non-core real estate at the Royal Bank of Scotland will be Paul Sullivan. He will replace Stephen Eighteen by the end of the year.
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Gulf-based propco buys Southampton investment
Claymore Group, acting on behalf of Rhine Property Investments has bought a 53,000 sq ft office investment from Legal & General Property for £13.5m in an off-market deal.
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Greene King signs in Llanelli
Pub retailer and brewer Greene King has signed up to take space at the £20m East Gate Leisure Quarter in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
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LandSecs 22,500-home Ebbsfleet scheme gets government boost
Land Securities’ plan for a 22,500 home scheme near Gravesend in Kent is to go ahead after the government agreed to cut the section 106 obligation by £15m.
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CapCo’s Earls Court £105m housing deal recommended
Capital Counties’ plans for the sale and replacement of 760 council homes in Earls Court have been recommended for approval ahead of a cabinet committee next Monday, despite local opposition.
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Peel's resi plans minded for approval
Peel’s plan for a residential scheme in Bury has been minded for approval by Bury Council.
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GVA appoints new head of investment in Scotland
GVA has appointed a new head of investment in Scotland after a long-running search.
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CBRE: European Data Centres Q2 2012
As expected market activity in Q2 has been slower than in the first quarter of the year which was boosted by several large wholesale transactions, research by CBRE shows.
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Hansteen reports flat NAV
Hansteen has posted a small decline in net asset value at the half-year stage after the adverse impact of the Euro’s depreciation wiped out portfolio valuation gains.