All Property Week articles in 5 August 2016 – Page 6
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CBRE planning veteran Stuart Robinson quits full-time role
CBRE veteran Stuart Robinson, who has led the planning team since 1998, is stepping down from his full-time role.
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Fox in the Box as Mozilla signs up with Workspace
Web browser Mozilla has signed a lease for office space in the Metal Box Factory as the facility becomes just the seventh in the UK to be rated Wired Certified Platinum.
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Jersey takes steps to lure tech firms
In a bid to diversify and protect its economy in the long term, the States of Jersey has put measures in place to attract tech businesses.
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What regulations do property industry drone users need to be aware of?
When Amazon announced its intention to trial the delivery of online orders by drones in the UK back in 2013, many people thought it was just a PR stunt.
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UK property yields rise just 0.1% in Q2
MSCI has recorded a total return of 1.2% in UK property investments in the second quarter of 2016 – just 0.1% up from total return in Q1.
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New chief executive for BCSC
The British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) has appointed Edward Cooke as its new chief executive ahead of the group being renamed, rebranded and repositioned at its annual conference in September.
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CIPS PMI shows steep & accelerated decline in commercial building after Brexit vote
UK construction output fell again in July, the fastest overall drop in output since June 2009, with commercial building worst hit.
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Altum Capital enters joint venture for £40m redevelopment of Fitzrovia property
Altum Capital has entered into a joint venture with Great Marlborough Estates for the £40m redevelop of a residential building in London’s Fitzrovia.
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Property funds worst affected with £1.4bn net outflows in June
Property funds for retail investors suffered net outflows of £1.4bn in June, data from the Investment Association has shown.
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Funds of funds average 18.7% returns in strongest ever results
A study into funds of funds has revealed the strongest returns to date notching up 18.7% annual returns, continuing the universe’s three-year growth trend.
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Moorfield to fund £40m Manchester BTR scheme
Glenbrook has signed a £40m agreement with Moorfield to fund the development of its latest private rented sector scheme (PRS) at Ellesmere Street in the Castlefield area of Manchester City Centre.
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Catalyst Capital buys €200m German portfolio
Catalyst Capital has acquired a €200m portfolio of properties across Germany’s largest cities and towns.
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Kames launches new UK fund with £50m seed investment
Kames Capital is launching a second version of its closed-ended UK Active Value Property Unit Trust with a £50m seed investment from West Midlands Pension Fund.
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Tritax to forward fund £56.3m pre-let facility in Wolverhampton
Tritax Big Box REIT has exchanged contracts to forward fund the development of a £56.3m logistics facility and headquarters at Four Ashes in Wolverhampton.
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People Moves: Knight Frank, Lodders, Bovis Homes and more
All the latest moves, appointments and promotions from across the property sector.
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Aberdeen raises £115m for PRS portfolio
Aberdeen Asset Management has raised £115m of equity from a number of UK pension funds to invest in the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS).
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Birmingham council buys £10.4m shopping centre in Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham City Council has bought Red Rose Shopping Centre in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, for £10.4m.
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Motivating the next wave of property professionals
Over the past two years, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has been developing its UrbanPlan UK initiative, which aims to introduce state school students to the various careers available to them in the built environment.