All Property Week articles in 26 August 2011 – Page 4
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News
Parched market should beware CMBS mirage in search for liquidity
The recent and widely publicised placing of a £302m CMBS (commercial mortgage-backed securities) package by Deutsche Bank’s London branch has sparked hopes of a re-emergence of the European CMBS market
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Professional
Sustainability to become part of property course
UK Green Building Council to identify and improve sustainability training
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Insight
Battersea’s Power Play
Will a partner buy a major stake in Battersea Power Station, or will the project’s debts prove too difficult to overcome?
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Professional
Holy handbags, Batman!
Jones Lang LaSalle has a pair of wannabe super heroes in its ranks
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Palmer’s Carmarthen bargain buys
Palmer Capital has bought a retail warehouse in Carmarthen for just less than £4m, reflecting a net initial yield of 7%, through its Palmer GVA Property Fund. The two adjoining warehouses are let to Aldi and TJ Morris for an average unexpired term of 10 years.
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Norwegian bank chases Propinvest through courts
Part of Glenn Maud’s company counters Guernsey administration application with own legal action
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Banks help Birmingham’s Beorma Quarter bounce back
Finance almost secured for first phase of Salhia Real Estate’s long-awaited £200m scheme
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Riot-hit retailers put back on track
Network Rail will offer incentives to retailers hit by the riots to open new stores on its premises. Sweeteners include a month rent free and a 50% discount on each subsequent month’s rent until the end of the year. The terms have been introduced on more than 100 Network Rail ...
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BarCap Australia lures Phelps
Toby Phelps, the real estate investment banker, has been hired by Barclays Capital as head of real estate for Australia and New Zealand
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Markets
Enterprise zone status gives Kent Pfizer site sale shot in arm
Buyers show interest in pharmaceutical company’s redundant campus following announcement
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News
Italian restaurateur hangs up his apron
Restaurant owner Biagio Caroleo has put up for sale his four central London Italian restaurants
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Europe’s largest property debt deal set for approval
Deutsche Annington, the German residential property company owned by Guy Hands’ Terra Firma private equity group, has outlined details of Europe’s largest property debt refinancing, which it hopes will be approved by the end of the year.Deutsche Annington is in negotiations with bondholders about refinancing more than €5bn of debt ...
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Professional
Traditional values apply in virtual auction room
Across our machinery and business assets team at Edward Symmons we are seeing exponential growth in online auctions, recording a 61% increase year on year
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Allsop Irish distressed property sale
The Allsop/Space Irish distressed property auction on 23 September in Dublin will offer a catalogue of 74 residential and commercial properties go under the hammer. The previous two auctions raised €30m. The July sale achieved a 95% success rate and 34% of lots were sold above the maximum reserve.
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Insight
Anarchy in the UK must not be allowed to scare off overseas investors
As international development secretary Andrew Mitchell arrived last week in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia, he was hustled into a waiting armoured car and escorted by armed outriders to the presidential palace
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Goldsmiths seeks retail alchemy
Goldsmiths is to debut a “boutique” format to target younger consumers at Westfield Stratford in September, ahead of a wider rollout next year
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Markets
South’s burgeoning business park take-up bounds ahead of sluggish north
GVA review shows slow return to form, but occupiers are still risk averse in northern regions
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Professional
We’re still in the dark ages on rights of light legislation
The Law Commission recently published recommendations on the reform of the law relating to easements, covenants and profits à prendre
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News
Far Eastern agents get in a lather over Tideway Wharf
Picture a residential scheme in central London called “Imperial Leather” or “Bold 2 in 1”
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Markets
The winning of a buyer’s affections is in the wooing
Conventional wisdom dictates that buying office space is like buying a commodity – there is little room for an emotional connection between buyer and seller