All Property Week articles in 24 February 2017 – Page 7
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Online
Unite reports 12% NAV growth
Unite Students has announced the acquisition of a development site in Manchester alongside full-year results that show EPRA NAV growth of 12%.
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Capco reports 20% fall in value of Earls Court estate
Capital Counties has reported a 20% decrease in the value of its Earls Court estate to £1.1bn in full-year results.
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Barratt's profit leaps but completions take a tumble
Barratt Developments’ profit jumped 7.4% in the half year to January but completions fell by nearly 6%, the firm has announced.
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Insight
Competitive socialising swings into city centres
In a growing number of city centres, students, hipsters and office workers are shunning their local boozers and flocking instead to a new kind of entertainment space that offers activities such as ping pong, darts and urban golf.
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News
Separated at birth: Tintin and Rob Faulkner
When he’s not managing Lambert Smith Hampton’s London properties, Rob Faulkner can often be seen taking on dangerous cases with his dog Snowy. Or is that Belgian cartoon reporter Tintin? Metropolis can’t tell the difference.
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Allsop hits 80% success rate at first resi auction of the year
Allsop raised £64m at its first residential auction of 2017, selling a higher-than-average 80% of the 247 lots on offer.
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Professional
People Moves: UK Environmental Law Association, Porters Chartered Surveyors and more
All the latest moves, appointments and promotions from across the property sector.
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Professional
Employers can be liable for misbehaviour of errant staff
While many employers are aware of the potential risks of the annual Christmas party and will prepare accordingly, they would do well to remember that while the party season may be over, there will inevitably be other external work-related alcohol-fuelled events during the course of the year. Indeed, for the ...
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River Island agrees new letting at East Kilbride Shopping Centre
Retailer River Island has announced a new letting and re-gear with Orion Investment Managers at East Kilbride Shopping Centre.
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Insight
Hotel food and drink: social services
The limp room-service sarnie and soggy breakfast buffet - long the bane of the business traveller - may at last be about to be consigned to history.
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Ric Blakeway among four appointed to HCA board
The Homes and Communities Agency has appointed four new board members, including Richard Blakeway, former housing adviser to Downing Street.
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Shaftesbury agrees five new restaurant lettings in Chinatown
Shaftesbury has announced five new restaurants in London’s Chinatown, letting a total of 14,000 sq ft of space.
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Insight
British Land: what’s in a name?
Word to the wise - if you find yourself in British Land’s West End head office any time soon, don’t mention the words ‘shopping centre’ or ‘retail park’. And if you do slip up, don’t be surprised if you get a quizzical look from British Land employees.
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Bovis shares plummet 10% after results
Bovis Homes shares have slumped over 10% after the embattled housebuilder revealed a slump in profitability as it set aside £7m to address “customer care” issues.
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Insight
Five minutes with: Ed Cooke of Revo
Revo’s chief executive on crazy French waiters, passion for retail and the impact of technology.