All articles by Frances Ivens – Page 16
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Capco in talks to sell Earls Court to CK Asset Holdings
Capital Counties has confirmed it is in talks to sell its Earls Court holdings to Li Ka Shing’s company CK Asset Holdings.
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Amazon looks upwards with potential move to cubic feet
Amazon is considering changing the way it measures its warehouses, using cubic feet instead of square feet.
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Crawshaw to close 35 stores
Butchers Crawshaw Group is closing 35 shops and a distribution centre after falling into administration.
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Brexit hurts UK cities in European ranking
Only Istanbul and Moscow fare worse than London in a ranking of the real estate investment prospects of European cities, as the UK capital drops two places from its position last year.
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OakNorth funds £20.7m Manchester resi scheme
OakNorth has agreed a £20.7m loan to develop 387 new homes in Manchester.
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Alibhai steps down from Cheyne Capital
Partner and portfolio manager of the Social Property Impact Fund resigns.
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Intu's share price drops on consortium bid extension
Intu’s share price fell 1.4% on Wednesday to 195.73p after the retail-focused company announced it had given a consortium led by its deputy chairman John Whittaker a two-week extension to make a firm offer for the shopping centre owner.
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Government proposes exempting REITs from CGT
The government has proposed giving REITs an exemption to capital gains tax (CGT) when they make disposals of UK properties held in company structures.
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Mike Ashley buys Evans Cycles with plans to close 50% of stores
Evans Cycles has been bought by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct as part of a pre-pack administration with plans to close half of its stores.
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AFH's property fund tops £110m
AFH Financial Group’s property fund portfolio has topped £110m, doubling its holdings since last year.
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CBRE puts 15 Fetter Lane on the market
British Steel Pension Fund has instructed CBRE to sell 15 Fetter Lane, an 85,000 sq ft office building in midtown.
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Government extends Help to Buy to 2023
The government has extended its Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme until March 2023 but is limiting it to first time buyers and introducing regional caps, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in today’s Budget.
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DWS and Deutsche Hypo close £85m financing of 20/24 Carlton House Terrace
DWS and Deutsche Hypo have completed an £85m refinancing of 20/24 Carlton House Terrace in St James’s, London.
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Tower Hamlets approves Rockwell hotel plans
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has granted planning permission to Rockwell Property for a hotel-led development at 82 West India Dock Road in Westferry, East London.
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Elliott boosts short positions in British Land and Landsec
US hedge fund increases bets on fall in share prices of two listed property companies, according to FCA filings
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Aviva races away with Victoria Gate letting to McLaren
Aviva Investors has let the Victoria Gate building in Woking to automotive giant McLaren on a 20-year lease.
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Intu slides as FTSE climbs overall
Intu shares ended the day down 0.42% on Wednesday to 195.3p after the company announced a move into the private rental sector.
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Debenhams confirms 50 store closures after record annual loss
Debehnhams has announced plans to close 50 of its 166 stores and scrap its annual dividend as it revealed record £491.5m losses for the year to September.
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RDI REIT reports 2.4% rental income rise in ‘challenging market’
RDI REIT has announced a 2.1% rise in net rental income on a like-for-like basis, despite being hit by a 27% reduction in rents within its £480m retail portfolio over the past year.
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Aviva says now is not the time to invest in BTR
Fund manager argues that currently sector ‘doesn’t meet an investor need’.