All Property Week articles in 31 October 2014 – Page 4
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M&G let doubles Maidenhead take-up
M&G Real Estate has agreed a deal to let a 21,800 sq ft office block in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to Concur Technologies, and will now look to sell the building for £8.5m.
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What have developers ever done for us?
That was the question posed by Rowan Moore in his recent Observer article on King’s Cross.
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Treadwell makes move to Deloitte
Deloitte Real Estate has named Katie Treadwell as a senior surveyor in its City leasing team.
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Crown wins tenant double in London's West End.
Two investment managers are setting up new UK headquarters at the Crown Estate and Exemplar’s 10 New Burlington Street in London’s West End.
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CRAR is working — but tenants will discover the loopholes
Six months ago, the age-old landlords’ remedy of distress for rent arrears was abolished and replaced with commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR).
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People moves: Davis Coffer Lyons, Norton Rose Fulbright, DWF etc
Davis Coffer Lyons has appointed Holly Dwyer to its development and London estate leasing team. She joins from Landmark. Jamie Harvie-Austin is a new addition to the pubs and bars team, moving from The Noble Harris Partnership.
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Civilised cuts from the Government Property Unit
The Government Property Unit has been quietly consolidating sites. Nick Johnstone reports.
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Manish Chande rings the changes at Clearbell
The Clearbell Property Partners II fund has the capacity to invest £1bn. Senior partner Manish Chande talks to Guy Montague-Jones about how the market has changed since the fund’s precursor was launched in 2009.
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View ESOS as a carrot for your business, not a stick
With the first qualification date for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) on 31 December this year, it is clear the government is seeking to prompt the commercial property sector to address its energy consumption sooner rather than later.
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Building places is a long-term enterprise
There is a wide ranging consensus that as a nation we are faced by growing housing crisis with a need for at least 240,000 new homes a year.
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Santander northern boy Mallin goes south
Santander’s head of real estate in Scotland is heading south of the border to lead the firm’s London and South East team.
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Bloated with demand, but can Leeds build the offices it needs?
Occupiers are clamouring for grade-A space but sites are in short supply. Simon Creasey reports.
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Bigger data is leading to better customer experiences in-store
We recently contributed to the BCSC Technology Trends report, an exploration of how technology trends affect the property industry with particular focus on the retail sector and shopping centres. Penning our thoughts brought home how any technology innovation, from contactless payment to iBeacons, ultimately begins with data and ends in ...
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GLA secretly releasing green belt land, says deputy mayor
Green belt land in London is being released for development “by stealth”, claims Boris Johnson’s chief of staff — in comments likely to spark a backlash from environmental groups.
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Markets
Behind the deal: Newington Butts and Realstar
Hannah Brenton speaks to Realstar’s Ryan Prince, Mace’s David Grover and the Greater London Authority’s Richard Blakeway about the new partnership at Newington Butts.
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‘Business rates are not going away’
Press reports last week suggested that the North could get to keep more business rate revenue as part of a major drive by George Osborne in the lead up to the general election in 2015.
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Shortlist for Aviva portfolio
A four-strong shortlist of private equity firms has been drawn up on Aviva Commercial Finance’s Project Titan portfolio, with prices expected to reach more than £230m.
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Conversations around towers won’t change in substance
The first guidance document on tall buildings produced 14 years ago by English Heritage and Cabe was launched via a press conference at the top of New Zealand House in Haymarket.
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Lidl shops around in Surrey for HQ
Discount supermarket chain Lidl is in talks to buy and occupy a new 175,000 sq ft UK head office in Surrey.
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Image gallery: Lego architects of the future
Harry, aged three and a half, has been crowned winner of Property Week’s inaugural competition to find the nation’s most promising budding architect.