All Property Week articles in 30 September 2011 – Page 8
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OnlineCarlo Pazolini to open first UK store
Italian shoe brand Carlo Pazolini is to open its first store in the UK on Brompton Road in London.
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OnlineLondon & Stamford completes £24.5m residential buy
London Stamford has completed its purchase of a £24.4m residential block in Oval, south London.
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OnlineOnly top earners can afford to get on rural housing ladder, research says
The debate over the coalition’s proposed planning reforms was given a fresh twist today with research from Hometrack revealing that only people paying the higher (40%) rate of tax can afford to buy housing in rural areas.
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OnlineWestfield submits plans for £1bn White City extension
Westfield has submitted an outline planning application to develop a £1bn extension to its White City shopping centre in West London.
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Ex-Blackstone property head Kukral raises $1bn for fund
Northwood Investors, the private equity firm set up by former Blackstone real estate head John Kukral, has raised $1bn of equity for its property fund.
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Topland buys £35.7m Hilton Glasgow
Topland Group has bought the Hilton Glasgow on William Street for £35.7m.
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BNP PRE submits Kings Cross planning application
The property development arm of BNP Paribas Real Estate has submitted a planning application for the building in Kings Cross that the firm will eventually occupy.
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OnlineCarpetright to launch 'Sleepright by Carpetright' beds concept
Lord Harris’ Carpetright brand is preparing to launch a new beds concept called Sleepright by Carpetright.
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OnlineWereldhave picked as preferred bidder for £150m Ealing Broadway shopping centre
Dutch property investor Wereldhave is understood to have been picked as the preferred bidder to buy Ealing Broadway shopping centre in West London.
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BP to move HQ to Bedfont Lakes
BP is to take 70,000 sq ft at Scottish Widows’ Bedfont Lakes near Heathrow.
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OnlineCap & Reg to buy £140m Kingfisher Mall
Capital Regional is understood to have gone under offer on the Kingfisher Mall in Redditch.
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OnlineTesco buys Multi's 50% stake in Forum Liberec in the Czech Republic
Multi Development has sold its 50% stake in the Forum Liberec shopping centre in the Czech Republic to Tesco.
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OnlineJohn Lewis at home to open in Chichester
John Lewis has confirmed plans to open a John Lewis at home in Chichester, expanding its reach to customers in to West Sussex.
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OnlineCourtauld: Let us pay higher fees
Great Portland Estates chief executive and new British Property Federation president Toby Courtauld this morning urged the government to allow developers to pay higher planning fees.
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OnlineNational Trust unveils NPPF shopping list at heated debate
National Trust director general Dame Fiona Reynolds this morning outlined a shopping list of amendments to the government’s planning proposals during a debate with planning minister Greg Clark.
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OnlineHelical joint venture plans £30m Birmingham retail investment
A Helical Bar joint venture has bought a 13-acre site in Tyseley, Birmingham, for a 141,600 sq ft retail park development.
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Kosmopolito Hotels buys Shepherd's Bush cinema for hotel development
Chelsfield Partners and EAD have sold the former Pavilion Cinema at 58 Shepherd’s Bush Green, London to Kosmopolito Hotels International.
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OnlineScottish government to cut empty rate relief
The Scottish government has announced plans to cut empty property rate relief by April 2013.
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Helios secures €100m of funding from Tristan Capital
Helios Europe, the logistics developer, has secured €100m of funding for its development pipeline from Tristan Capital Partners, the private equity real estate firm.
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OnlineAl Faisal Holdings emerges as £200m buyer of London’s W Hotel
A Qatari hospitality company owned by Al Faisal Holdings has emerged as the buyer of the W Hotel on Leicester Square in London.
