All Property Week articles in 28 March 2014 – Page 5
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Professional
Need to know: Land Registry goes private
A privatised Land Registry would store reams of property information traditionally held by local authorities. Sarah Townsend reports.
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News
Redrow in force at police station
Redrow London has bought a second former Metropolitan Police station, on the Harrow Road in north-west London, for a 65-unit scheme.
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Markets
Q+A: Fizzy’s spending spree
Private-rented developer and operator Fizzy Living announced earlier this month it had obtained £200m of capital funding from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, through investment subsidiary Silver Arrow.
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News
National Surveyors Rugby Sevens teams and fixtures revealed
In just over a month’s time, property folk will be forced to dredge up memories of their public school rugby days — those cold, muddy afternoons with a gumshield and the turf their only friends.
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News
LA Fitness shapes up with landlords
The creditors of LA Fitness this week approved the brand’s proposed company voluntary arrangement plans.
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Markets
Highcross focuses on fashion
Urban Outfitters will open its second east Midlands store at Hammerson’s Highcross shopping centre in Leicester. The fashion retailer will occupy a 10,800 sq ft unit in the autumn.
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News
M&S property man to exit
Marks & Spencer’s head of property Clem Constantine is to leave the retailer this summer as it scales back its general merchandise expansion plans.
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News
Follow the white rabbit — invest in ‘virtual resistant’ real estate
An analogy of film, The Matrix, makes a good point on investment, according to Hugo Llewelyn.
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Professional
First look: only way is social for Essex Passivhaus homes
Europe’s largest Passivhaus social rent scheme nears completion. Sarah Townsend reports
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News
US private equity eyes Irish portfolio
A trio of US private equity firms make up the shortlist to buy the loans to Irish property magnate Michael O’Flynn, in the biggest sale yet undertaken by Ireland’s NAMA (National Asset Management Agency).
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Markets
Intu entente ends Nottingham’s north-south retail paralysis
Broadmarsh to be developed in parallel with Victoria Centre. Stuart Watson reports.
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Markets
Q+A: Milton Keynes development
Milton Keynes continues to show its heritage as the UK’s last big New Town, since it was launched in 1967. Consequently, the public sector still plays a big part.
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News
Investment demand at six-year high
Investment in property portfolios rose 66% last year to the highest level since 2007, research from Deloitte shows.
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News
US Cutts deal
Sheds legend John Cutts has secured backing from one of the US’s largest institutional investors for a European and UK logistics comeback.
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News
US Cutts deal
Sheds legend John Cutts has secured backing from one of the US’s largest institutional investors for a European and UK logistics comeback.
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Markets
RIP for West Northants Development Corp
Last remaining urban development corporation consigned to scrapheap. Stuart Watson reports.
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Markets
St Modwen’s Hatfield development nearing completion
St Modwen’s scaled-back development of Hatfield town centre will finish this summer, providing seven new shops with flats above.
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Markets
Clowes nears finish date for latest shed
Clowes Developments will complete construction at the end of March of a 220,000 sq ft distribution warehouse for UDG at its Castlewood scheme in Nottingham. The pharmaceutical distribution specialist has taken a 20-year lease on the building at a rent of £4.45/sq ft.
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News
KPMG in talks over Grosvenor Street office for client hub
Accounting giant KPMG is in exclusive talks to take the whole of 20 Grosvenor Street in the heart of London’s Mayfair for a “client hub”.
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News
Resurrected developer scripts Essex media city
Ken Dytor and colleagues selected for £800m Purfleet regeneration scheme,