All Property Week articles in 24 November 2006
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Online
Property derivatives market grows to £3.7bn
The value of trades in the UK commercial property derivatives market has risen to more than £3.7bn
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Tonstate buys London and Birmingham Hiltons
Edward Wojakovski’s private company Tonstate Group this week completed the purchase of two Hilton Metropole hotels in London and Birmingham.
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OnlineMerrill Lynch plans £600m sale-and-leaseback
Merrill Lynch is planning a £600m sale-and-leaseback of its City of London headquarters.
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OnlineQIA to buy Milan Hotel for more than €100m
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is to buy the 237-room Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan from Starman, a joint venture owned by Starwood Capital and Lehman Brothers, for in excess of €100m (£67.5m).
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OnlineRadical new plan for London's West End
A report released today by a commission headed by former Land Securities chief Ian Henderson was immediately endorsed by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone.
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Multiplex to establish new European property fund
The Multiplex European Property Fund (MEPF) will have initial assets of €356m (£241m) - a portfolio of 67 properties
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OnlinePetchey sells 167 pubs for £94.57m
Octogenarian investor Jack Petchey has sold a portfolio of 167 pubs and has taken a stake in the purchasing company.
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OnlineAxa REIM's £300m Swedish retail splash
Axa Real Estate Investment Managers has bought an island site in Stockholm’s most exclusive district
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Teesland buys Therese House for £30m
Teesland iOG, the pan-European fund and asset management company, has acquired Therese House in the City of London for £30m on behalf of the University Capital Trust fund from HDG Mansur
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Online£70m Elephant and Castle scheme given green light
Developer Oakmayne Properties has received resolution to grant planning permission for the £70m Oakmayne Plaza at Elephant & Castle in London.
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Wilson Bowden confirms takeover attempts
Wilson Bowden has confirmed this morning that it is in discussions with a number of parties about a potential £1.7bn takeover of the company.
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Brixton keeps hold of Pocock
Brixton leasing director John Pocock has reversed his decision to leave the company
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USS puts Telford Shopping Centre on the market for £460m
Universities’ Superannuation Scheme has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to market the 1m sq ft (92,902 sq m) property.
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Arab Investments to acquire London's 'Helter-skelter'
A consortium fronted by Middle Eastern investment firm Arab Investments has emerged as the front runner to acquire the site for DIFA’s proposed 945 ft ‘Helter-skelter’ tower in the City of London.
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Grainger reveals £350m Birmingham plans
Grainger Trust and Development Securities has revealed plans for a £350m 1.4m sq ft (130,063 sq m) mixed-use development on the 10-acre Curzon Park site in Birmingham.
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News
Trouble and strife
Sanderson Weatheralls’ retail agency director Simon Taylor was taking a client out recently for a drink at Babble in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square on a Wednesday night.
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NewsRonson on a roll
Heron on brink of funding coup for £500m tower and £95m Barcelona leisure sale
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ProfessionalRatings
Question: We occupy an office building and the lease is coming to an end next year, and have identified a potential replacement building. Do we need to factor into our business plan the relative cost of business rates for each building?
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Markets
Roosecote Raceway
Roosecote Raceway in Barrow-in-Furness could be turned into housing. Landowner the Hacking Trust hopes to raise £6.5m from the sale of the stock car racing circuit. The 22 acre (9 ha) site is being sold without planning consent. Hacking and agent Savills hope to capitalise on Barrow Borough Council’s ...
