All Property Week articles in 5 May 2017 – Page 3
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OnlineCDL acquires Manchester’s Lowry Hotel
Singapore-based CDL Hospitality Trusts has acquired The Lowry Hotel in Manchester for £52.5m from North Low SARL.
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OnlineNew MD for Rockspring Iberia
Rockspring Property Investment Managers has appointed John Thompson to head up its Iberia business.
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OnlineSenior promotion bolsters GVA’s Manchester offer
GVA has announced a promotion in its Manchester office, with Chris Walker being promoted to director in the restructuring and recovery team.
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OnlineNew endeavour for Regional Office Property Unit Trust
The Regional Office Property Unit Trust, which is advised and managed by Schroder Real Estate, has acquired Endeavour House in Stansted from Arora for £13m.
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OnlineChrysaor Holdings take 48,000 sq ft at The Capitol
Oil and gas independent Chrysaor Holdings has agreed to take 48,000 sq ft at The Capitol office building in Aberdeen.
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InsightThe pinnacle of a housing journey
The government and housing market is obsessed with first time buyers but that is misguided, older people play an important role in the housing market too, influencing demand and sales
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OnlineTOG secures planning for 92,000 sq ft redevelopment in Vauxhall
The Office Group (TOG) has been granted planning permission to redevelop a 92,000 sq ft building at Tintagel House on Albert Embankment in Vauxhall.
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OnlineKWE grows income with 36 leasing deals in Q1
Kennedy Wilson Europe, the UK-listed property company that is currently subject to a takeover bid that was criticised this week by George Soros’s Quantum Partners, has revealed that it signed 36 lease transactions in the first three months of the year.
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InsightThe industry must recognise its responsibilities
If the EU referendum and the US elections have shown us anything, it is that being too insular, living in our own bubble and ignoring the sentiments and differing opinions of the wider world can be extremely dangerous.
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OnlinePurplebricks shares fall
Shares in Purplebricks fell 4.51% on Thursday, after the online estate agent announced that its chief financial officer, Neil Cartwright, would step down due to ill health.
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InsightPlatform_ soul: Jean-Marc Vandevivere interview
Jean-Marc Vandevivere looks down on his former employer. His stance is literal rather than attitudinal. From Platform_’s boardroom, he has a view out over the offices of British Land, where until the end of last year he was head of residential.
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InsightIntroduce an online delivery tax to save the high street
There is a massive elephant in the real estate room that many in the industry dare not admit and most in government and local authorities have not really woken up to, let alone addressed. It is the biggest industry disruptor most of us will ever see.
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OnlineCountrywide rules out MBO of LSH
Countrywide has ruled out a management buyout of Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) by the commercial agency’s senior directors.
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NewsThe Space to open London centres
Serviced office specialist The Space has signed up for 40,000 sq ft across two buildings in London’s West End and the City.
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InsightRise of passive investment causes headaches for REITs
The ownership of listed property companies is undergoing a transformation that is having a potentially distorting effect on share prices and forcing REITs to seek out new investors.
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NewsTBWC expands in the capital
The Boutique Workplace Company (TBWC) has added two new London centres to its portfolio.
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NewsFoundation unveils plans for first BTR developments
New build-to-rent (BTR) developer Foundation Real Estate has unveiled plans for two schemes with a combined development value of £186m and hired two industry veterans to help bring forward more sites.
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NewsWainbridge Capital fund focused on London pays out big return
Wainbridge Capital has realised its Wainbridge Global Opportunities London (WGOL) Fund, generating a bumper annual return of 20.7% for investors.
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InsightMomentum is building behind build-to-rent
What should younger generations make of the baby boomers? At first glance, they appear to be an almost preternaturally generous group.
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NewsMore housing planned at former Uxbridge RAF base
St Modwen has unveiled plans for a new £90m phase of development at a former RAF base site in Uxbridge, west London, which will comprise 246 residential apartments.
