All Property Week articles in 27 January 2017 – Page 4
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New chair and vice chair for IPF
Argent chairman Jonathan Thompson has been appointed to chair the Investment Property Forum (IPF), while Hermes’ fund director Philip Nell has taken the vice chairman role.
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CBRE appointed to find RCOG's new London HQ
CBRE has been appointed as the sole agent on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ (RCOG) search for a new 40,000–50,000 sq ft freehold headquarters in London.
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The Restaurant Group to offload 23 sites
The Restaurant Group has appointed Savills to sell 23 of its UK restaurants under brands including Frankie Benny’s, Garfunkel’s and Chiquito.
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Property tycoon facing £611m debts loses high court battle
A property tycoon facing debts of £611m has lost a High Court battle with creditors over an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) that would have seen creditors receive seven pence for every pound owed.
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London's first floating park approved
London’s first ‘floating pocket park’ is set to open this spring at Merchant Square in Paddington, following approval from Westminster City Council and the Canal and River Trust.
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New CRE director for Lloyds
Lloyds Bank has appointed Andrew Wheldon as director in the listed clients team of its commercial real estate division.
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Final plans submitted for Giggs & Neville's 700,000 sq ft St Michael's development
Plans for the St. Michael’s development being created by former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s property venture, have been submitted to Manchester City Council following an extensive consultation phase.
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Tier One launches new northern investment trust on LSE
Newcastle investment advisors Tier One Capital has launched a new London Stock Exchange investment trust to support a pipeline of northern property developments.
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L&G makes letting headway in Dover
Legal General has secured a further four lettings at its St James retail and leisure development in Dover, taking the scheme to 80% pre-let ahead of its opening in March 2018.
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Movers & Shakers: the prospects for the London property market
The first Movers Shakers event of 2017 featured the first-ever 20/20 presentations covering 20 slides with 20 seconds for each.
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Weak trading at Premier Inn weighs on Whitbread
Whitbread shares fell by 4.9% on Thursday after the firm reported weak trading figures for the London branches of its Premier Inn hotels.
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Cheung Chung-Kiu closes in on £292m Paddington scheme
Hong Kong firm CC Land Holdings, owned by billionaire Cheung Chung-Kiu, is close to acquiring a Paddington office building for £292m.
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Make commercial key pillar of campaign
To date, Property Week’s Call Off Duty campaign has largely focused on the impacts of onerous stamp duty hikes on the residential sector, and while I am in agreement that the changes have failed to produce the outcomes envisioned by the previous government and should be revised by ...
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We need to do more to nurture tomorrow's stars
Where are the stars of tomorrow? I’m not referring to celebrities. My concern here is the apparent lack of star talent emerging in the property market.
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Shepherd's watch: Rob Shepherd interview
Rob Shepherd may not look as though he deals daily with the likes of Mad Max, but ‘road warriors’ are precisely the demographic the development director for Europe at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) says it caters for at its Holiday Inn chain - with a good deal of success, it ...
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Labour Party ramps up London HQ presence
The Labour Party has almost doubled the size of its headquarters in London Victoria a year after moving there.
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Delancey teams up with multi-family office to launch new firm
Delancey has joined forces with multi-family office Sandaire to launch a real estate investment advisory firm called Mount Kendal.
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Extreme rhetoric is no substitute for proper debate
“You have to be so careful about what you say these days” is an often-heard complaint.
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Canary Wharf Group chair warns on low interest rates
Canary Wharf Group’s chairman Sir Martin Jacomb has warned that ultra-low interest rates are damaging the economy and the prospects of future generations.
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The industry must unite to get the best Brexit deal
Brexit manifestos, it turns out, are like buses. Seven months on from the referendum, this week saw the launch of not one, not two, but three Brexit manifestos from property industry bodies.