All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 15
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IWG brings in administrators to close Brum serviced office
Serviced office giant’s use of special purpose vehicles to close underperforming sites has angered landlords
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Is slowdown in London BTR market more than just a blip?
Outlook is positive for rental growth but fear is growing that planning policy will make BTR schemes unviable
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Blackpool Council appoints developer for £45m scheme
Blackpool Council has appointed Holmes Investment Properties to develop one of David Lloyds’ first Adrenalin World parks as part of a £45m development.
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Grosvenor agrees proptech partnership
Grosvenor Group has partnered with global innovation platform Plug and Play to help source digital technologies that will benefit its business.
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LAP close to retail refinancing in ‘extremely uncertain times’
Landlord looks to refinance debt secured against Orchard Square and Tanyard shopping centres in Yorkshire
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Activity starts to return to shopping centre investment market, says Savills
The shopping centre investment market is showing signs of life as lender pressure drives an increasing number of sales, according to Savills.
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Profits dip at Henry Boot
Henry Boot has reported an 8% drop in profit before tax in half-year results but said it remained confident in meeting expectations for the full year.
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Avison Young to ‘build spine through the centre of Europe’
European president Gerry Hughes sets out stall to put the firm at the ‘top of the food chain’ in Europe
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New AEW UK fund to reposition retail assets
Manager to raise £250m for fund that will convert retail property to other uses
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Alpha buys Bristol office for £73m
Alpha Real Capital has bought the Temple Quay House, Bristol for £73.35m for one its long-income funds.
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Student Castle portfolio up for grabs
Another major student accommodation portfolio has hit the market just days after DWS paid a landmark £600m for the Vita student portfolio.
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Plan to sell Mapeley Gamma assets delayed due to market slowdown
A plan to sell a portfolio of regional assets held in the Mapeley Gamma securitisation has been delayed because of the slowdown in the investment market.
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Knotel raises $400m as firm’s London expansion drive continues
Knotel has raised $400m (£330m) in a funding round that gives the fast-growing flexible office provider ‘unicorn’ status.
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Ares raises €1.78bn for European real estate fund
Ares has raised €1.78bn for its latest European real estate fund, comfortably exceeding its fundraising target of €1.25bn.
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Hong Kong developer agrees to buy Greene King
CK Asset Holdings, the Hong Kong-based property developer that bought 5 Broadgate for £1bn last year, has agreed to buy pub group Greene King in a £2.7bn deal.
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Javid rules out plan to shift stamp duty burden onto sellers
The chancellor Sajid Javid has denied reports that he is considering shifting the burden of stamp duty onto sellers.
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Performance of retail-focused funds nosedives in first half
The worst performer was British Land’s Hercules Unit Trust, which delivered a total return of -12.4%
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Sophie Meeson to take over the role of FD at The Portman Estate
Sophie Meeson has been promoted to finance director at The Portman Estate and been given a seat on the board.
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The big open-ended question
Open-ended property funds were back in the news last week after it emerged that outflows had picked up in July. To me, the remarkable thing is not that the growing threat of a no-deal Brexit has sparked a fresh round of redemptions, it is that more than three years on ...
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Canadian retirement living giant Amica poised to enter UK market
Canadian retirement living giant Amica Senior Lifestyles is working up plans to enter the UK market. Amica is understood to be planning to replicate its high-end rental model in the London market, where it has been looking for sites.