All Property Week articles in 24 September 2010
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Ireland considers "NAMA II"
Ireland’s Central Bank is considering setting up a second new National Asset Management Agency (NAMA).
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Helical in talks to take on Bart’s development site
Listed developer Helical Bar is the frontrunner to buy a development next to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in EC1.
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Rating experts concerned over refurbished properties
The Valuer’s PerspectiveDevelopers and owners carrying out refurbishments and redevelopment schemes are becoming increasingly frustrated at having to pay 100% empty rates on properties that are in builders’ hands and where occupation for their intended use is impossible. And, even when the Valuation Office has conceded that assessments should ...
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Irish investment up 95%, Savills says
Investment in the Irish property sector has increased 95% compared with 2009, research from Savills has shown.
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Topshop signs in Salisbury
Topshop and Topman have signed for a new store in the Old George Mall, Salisbury.
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Basildon Council set to appoint Barratt and Wilson Bowden to 25-year regeneration project
Basildon Council will next week be asked to approve Barratt Homes and Wilson Bowden as development partner for a major town centre regeneration project.
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AEGON secures more cash for healthcare fund
AEGON Asset Management has secured two more institutional investors, through DTZ Investment Management, for its AEGON Target Healthcare Property Fund.
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Spanish hotel group set to buy London hotel
A Spanish hotel group is set to buy a half-built luxury hotel on London’s Strand.
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Development Securities sells in Grimsby
Development Securities has sold it’s House of Fraser store in Grimsby for £13.15m.
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Crossrail savings identified
Crossrail is thought to have identified hundreds of millions of pounds worth of potential savings in the construction of the stations and tunnels for the new £15.9bn train line.
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Verbrugge sub-lets Felixstowe warehouse
Denholm Forwarding has agreed to sub-let a 164,000 sq ft warehouse in Felixstowe from Verbrugge International.
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Tesco head of UK development to leave
Philip Coles, Tesco’s development director, is to leave to set up his own development business.
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New masterplan for Birmingham city centre
Birmingham City Council has today revealed its 20 year plan for 16.1m sq ft of development in the city centre.
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BNP Paribas takes former Woolworths office space
BNP Paribas has taken 59,000 sq ft of overflow space at the former Woolworths headquarters ahead of an anticipated move to the Kings Cross Central development.
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Commercial auctions show good returns but success falls
Lots sold at commercial auction have achieved an average sale price 15.7% over the guide figure, according to Savills’ market review.
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Michelin star chef takes Pitcher & Piano site on Pollen Street
Jason Atherton, former executive chef of Gordon Ramsay’s Maze restaurant, has signed up to open his first restaurant - a 6,549 sq ft site on Pollen Street from vendor Marston’s.
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Justin Taylor appointed head of UK retail agency at Cushman & Wakefield
Justin Taylor has been promoted to Cushman Wakefield’s CEO of its UK retail and leisure agency team.
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Q&A: When should I consider surrendering my lease?
In the current market place where most landlords are only too grateful to have tenants paying the rent, it might seem strange to consider initiating a lease surrender.
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Carlyle buys B&B Hotel Group for €480m
US private equity firm Carlyle has bought a chain of 223 budget hotels in Europe for €480m from European investment firm Eurazeo.