All Property Week articles in 3 October 2014 – Page 2
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Joint venture buys St Dunstan's Hill leasehold
A joint venture between serviced office provider Office Space in Town and Forum Partners has completed the purchase of a new long leasehold on 20 St Dunstan’s Hill, in the City, for £21m from the City Corporation.
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Hibernia REIT plans to raise £236m in share issue
Hibernia REIT has disclosed its intention to raise about €300m (£236m) gross by issuing more than 285,000,000 new shares at €1.05 each.
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NAV boost for Empiric Student Property
Empiric Student Property, the REIT that invests in premium student accommodation, has revealed an uplift in net asset value following an independent valuation of assets acquired since listing at the end of June.
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Strong performance for Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund
The Unite Group has announced “a further robust performance” for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund in the third quarter and “enhancement” of the portfolio.
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Fred Done enters PRS market
Betfred founder Fred Done is moving into the private rented sector after lodging plans for a 380-apartment scheme in Salford.
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Capital & Regional increases stake in The Mall Fund
Shopping centre owner Capital Regional has increased its holdings in The Mall Fund to 99.13%.
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Kitchen La Frenais Morgan appoints Flood
Retail and leisure property specialists, Kitchen La Frenais Morgan (KLM) have appointed Richard Flood as Surveyor in their retail agency team.
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Westfield Stratford £750m refinancing closes at 86 basis points
Deutsche Bank and Credit Agricole have priced the £750m STRAT 2014 commercial mortgage-backed floating rate bond at 86 basis points over three month LIBOR.
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Brent Cross Cricklewood shortlist unveiled
Barnet Council has shortlisted four parties to become its joint venture partner on the 7,500-home scheme at Brent Cross Cricklewood South.
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IDI Gazeley buys partner's share of European warehousing
IDI Gazeley has bought out joint venture partner CalEast’s share of 1m sq ft of warehousing in Europe.
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Victory for Legal & General in Mansfield planning battle
Legal General Property has declared victory in its planning battle to refurbish Mansfield Leisure Park, in Nottinghamshire.
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Notting Hill Housing submits plans for Aylesbury Estate
Notting Hill Housing has submitted two planning applications for the regeneration of the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark, south east London.
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Dudley comes bottom of retail ‘vitality’ index
Retail specialist Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH) has launched the UK’s first ‘vitality’ index for the nation’s top 500 British retail centres, which scores the quality of the retail offer, rather than merely their size.
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University of Leeds spends £62.3m on new student accommodation
The University of Leeds has completed the £62.3m purchase of the first two phases of Central Village, a student accommodation scheme.
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Berkeley poaches Quintain finance director
Quintain Estates and Development’s finance director Richard Stearn is jumping ship to take up the same role at housebuilder Berkeley Group.
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EXPO 2014: London closes the gap on New York in real estate investment market
London is closing the gap on New York as the world’s largest real estate investment market with a 40.5% jump in activity, according to Cushman Wakefield.
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Construction crunch to delay delivery of luxury London homes
A “huge proportion” of luxury homes planned or under construction in London are unlikely to be built on time, a new report warns.
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Verdion buys 39-acre site next to Berlin Airport
Verdion has bought a strategic site in Berlin, Germany, for a 1m sq ft logistics scheme.
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EXPO 2014: Investment returns approaching 20% in 2014
Total returns in the commercial property sector are forecast to reach 19% - the highest level since 2005, according to Colliers International.
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Cargiant shuns QPR in favour of £5bn new town
The world’s largest used car dealership Cargiant is drawing up plans for a £5bn new town on Old Oak Common, in a move which could derail Queens Park Rangers’ plans for a new stadium.