All Property Week articles in 29 January 2021
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Allsop offloads Coventry shopping centre for nearly £5m at latest auction
A 219,503 sq ft shopping centre in Coventry went under the hammer for £4.85m at Allsop’s commercial auction this week, despite being valued at £37m eight years ago.
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Focus on the wood and the trees: navigating the next few years
Right now, most businesses are understandably looking at how to simply get through the coming days, weeks, and months.
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RICS appoints barrister to chair review
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed barrister Peter Oldham QC to conduct an independent review of its corporate governance practices.
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St. Modwen offloads solar farm
Property developer St. Modwen Developments has sold off its operational Baglan Bay solar farm to Innova Energy.
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Kooky acquires two buildings to build BTR portfolio
Boutique build-to-rent (BTR) brand Kooky has acquired two more apartment blocks for £20.5m as the company continues to assemble a portfolio of properties in locations surrounding London.
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Signs of ‘robust’ growth as university acceptances tick up
University acceptances have climbed by more than 5% according to the latest figures, with student accommodation experts cheering the news as a sign of robust growth.
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Mamasan serve up a new venue at Liverpool ONE
Grosvenor has signed South East Asian bar and brasserie Mamasan for a 6,875 sq ft site at Liverpool ONE.
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Bonuses slide as Covid-19 hits real estate fees
More than six in 10 property professions saw their bonuses slide in the last year, according to the latest findings of a major real estate survey.
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Park Royal shed sold for sub 3% yield
A modern warehouse in west London has sold to a family office for £5.85m, reflecting a sub 3% yield.
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Bain and CIT buy Grosvenor Gardens House
Bain Capital Credit and CIT have purchased Grosvenor Gardens House in Belgravia, London.
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Plans approved for £200m Capital and Regional development in Walthamstow
Plans to develop The Mall in Walthamstow, bringing in £200m of investment, were approved by the Waltham Forest Council’s planning committee last night.
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Ingeni in Soho gets refurbishment
The Ingeni building in Soho, which houses Yauatcha restaurant and upper floor offices, is set for a refurbishment and rebranding.
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JV secures £80m for Glasgow BTR development
A joint venture between Apache Capital Partners and Harrison Street has secured £80m in debt funding from BentallGreenOak for a development in Glasgow.
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Alternative Income REIT posts 40% fall in Q4 EPRA earnings
Alternative Income REIT saw its EPRA earnings per share fall 40% for the fourth quarter in 2020.
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NAV at UKCM REIT nudges up 3.8%
UK Commercial Property REIT reported a 3.8% increase in net asset value (NAV) for the three months to 31 December 2020. The REIT saw its NAV per share rise to 86.7p from 84p.
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Whitbread prices £550m of green bonds
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has priced £550m in green bonds.
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S Harrison student scheme in Edinburgh sold to Watkin Jones
Property development company, S Harrison, and rental home provider Watkin Jones have agreed a deal for a second large-scale development site in Edinburgh, for an undisclosed sum.
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CapitalRise funds Holborn office-to-resi conversion
CapitalRise has advanced a £6.7m loan to redevelop a former office building into eight luxury residential apartments in Holborn, central London.
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Central London hit hardest by pandemic, says Mayor report
Covid-19 has hit London’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ) more than other major cities but a rapid recovery is “possible”, according to an interim report by the Mayor of London.
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UK retail sheds ‘outperforming’ other retail assets
UK retail warehousing continues to outperform other retail segments despite the rise of online retailing and Covid-19, according to a report by Savills in conjunction with Ediston Property Investment Company.