All articles by Felicity Francis – Page 13
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InsightThe bear essentials of investment
Sir Michael Bear has been appointed chairman of a government initiative that aims to accelerate the UK’s economic growth by acting as a matchmaker between overseas investors and regeneration projects. Felicity Francis reports. Photographs by Dimitri Hon
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OnlineDundee attracts independent cinema
The Light Cinemas is set to anchor Orchard Street Investment Management’s leisure extension of the Wellgate Centre in Dundee.
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OnlineCatalyst makes Redhill purchase
Catalyst Capital has acquired the Kingsgate office building in Redhill from PPG Southern.
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OnlineJustGiving heads south
JustGiving has taken 15,000 sq ft on the second floor of the Blue Fin building on the south bank.
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OnlineNew home for Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is moving into the Old Admiralty Building in Whitehall as part of government efforts to reduce the cost of its property portfolio.
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LondonMetric recruits non-exec director
LondonMetric has appointed Rosalyn Wilton as non-executive director.
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OnlineMarchington sees three industrial lettings
Horton’s Estate has completed lettings totalling 275,000 sq ft at Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire.
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OnlineNew REIT floats on London stock exchange
Mattioli Woods has launched a £130m REIT called Custodian on the London Stock Exchange.
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OnlineSwiss watchmaker heads to Mount Street
Swiss luxury watchmaker Richard Mille is set to take its first London flagship store at 90 Mount Street in Mayfair.
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OnlineProfit growth slows for CarpetRight
CarpetRight has announced lower profit expectations as the UK’s housing market recovery fails to have an impact on results.
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OnlineLumina offloads office building
Lumina Real Estate Capital has sold its property at 100 New Kings Road to London Square.
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OnlineCBRE Global Investors appoints Americas head
Paul Sisson has taken on the role of head of Americas at CBRE Global Multi Manager.
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OnlineNew regional heads at CBRE
CBRE has appointed two chief executive officers for its EMEA and Asia Pacific divisions.
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OnlineLondonMetric completes on DFS assets
A LondonMetric joint venture has completed the acquisition of 27 DFS assets from the administrator of Delphi Properties for £175m, reflecting a 9.3% yield.
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OnlineNew shared workspace in Midtown
A new shared workspace called Huckletree Clerkenwell is set to open on Charterhouse Street on 1 April.
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OnlineSavills reports record 2013
Savills has reported a record rise in group revenue and profits in its full-year results for 2013.
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OnlineCatalyst offloads two city properties
The City of London Corporation has acquired two properties near Blackfriars station from Catalyst Capital for £32.45m, totalling 61,850 sq ft and reflecting a yield of 5.4%.
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OnlineGloucester Business Park to house nuclear HQ
Horizon Nuclear Power has pre-let 51,787 sq ft at Gloucester Business Park to develop a new headquarters for UK nuclear energy specialists.
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OnlineHarry Hill joins new online property agency
Harry Hill, founder of Rightmove and former chief executive of Countrywide (pictured), is to become non-executive chairman of online platform easyProperty.com, which will launch in late summer.
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Sigma raises £8m of equity
Sigma has raised £8m through a share issue, which it will use to fund pre-development expenses associated with its current PRS pipeline of £2.6bn.
