All Editorial articles – Page 19
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London investment up 50% in 2010
Investment transactions in the West End rose 115% in 2010 compared with the previous year, according to new figures.
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Barclay brothers take Claridge’s stake
Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay are understood to have bought a quarter stake in Maybourne Hotel Group, which owns the Berkeley, Claridge’s and the Connaught in London.
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Crown Estate buys £34m SW1 lease
Invista Real Estate Investment Management has sold the 73-year leasehold interest in 10 Spring Gardens in London’s St James’s to the Crown Estate, which owns the freehold, for £34m. The sale reflects a yield of 6.7%.
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Property Alliance Group hires former Tesco exec
Manchester-based developer Property Alliance Group has appointed former Tesco executive John Clarke to lead its retail and leisure development in the north-west.
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Boris nod for student housing at King’s Cross
London mayor Boris Johnson has granted planning permission for 657 beds of student accommodation at the King’s Cross Central development in London.
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Invesco completes £17m Bromley buy
Investment manager Invesco Real Estate has completed its first purchase for its third UK fund. It has bought a 104,026 sq ft retail property in Bromley, south-east London for £17.05m.
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Galliard Homes reveals Chiltern Street Car Park plans
Plans for the residential redevelopment of London’s Chiltern Street Car Park have been unveiled, after an application was submitted to Westminster City Council.
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Boris to impose £300m infrastructure tax
London mayor Boris Johnson is to impose a community infrastructure levy on development in the capital in a bid to raise up to £300m.
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£50m One Hyde Park retail sell off
The three retail units that form part of One Hyde Park are to be put on the market for £50m – a 3% yield.
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CBRE in €1bn ING talks
CB Richard Ellis is the final party remaining in talks to buy ING Real Estate Investment Management, the world’s largest property fund manager.
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BBC to let vacant White City space as “creative campus”
Developer TCN has partnered with the BBC to turn a 60,000 sq ft building in White City in west London into a workspace for creative industries.
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Max Property completes pubs sale and leaseback
Max Property Group has completed the sale and leaseback of 29 freehold pubs let to Enterprise Inns for £42.6m.
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HSBC to fund Amazon mega-shed
HSBC Specialist Investments is to fund online retailer Amazon’s new 1m sq ft distribution centre in Dunfermline, Scotland, it was confirmed today.
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Land Securities head of London investment to leave
Land Securities’ head of investment management for the London Portfolio, Richard Linnell, is to leave the company next month.
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Blackmore buys Hilton hotel at Exeter Airport
Blackmore Capital had made its second investment for its Branded Commercial Opportunities Fund, buying the Hampton by Hilton hotel at Exeter Airport.
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Government Property Unit launches consultancy bids
Twelve property consultancy firms have been invited to bid for millions of pounds worth of work helping set up government-owned property vehicles in London and Bristol.
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Glasgow takes plunge on £30m floating village plan
Manchester-based developer Floating Concepts has been picked as the preferred bidder to develop a £30m floating village at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
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CapCo faces "localist" stumbling block
Capital Counties has hit a fresh planning hurdle in its proposed 67-acre redevelopment of the Earl’s Court area in west London.
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Barratt to launch parent loan scheme
House builder Barratt has teamed up with Hitachi Capital to offer £50,000 loans to parents wanting to buy Barratt homes for their children.
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Council green light for Bradford science park
Plans for a 170,000 sq ft science and technology park in Baildon, Bradford have been given outline planning permission by Bradford Council.