All articles by Hannah Emanuel – Page 8

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    Millennium Dome group denies "sweetener" claims

    2002-05-27T14:18:00Z

    Meridian Delta, the Lend Lease/Quintain consortium which is aiming to redevelop the Millennium Dome and land surrounding it on the Greenwich peninsula, has denied reports that it has secured a new river crossing to be funded by tax payers as part of its deal with the government.

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    GE Capital announces new UK managing director

    2002-05-27T12:48:00Z

    Alec Burger has been appointed managing director of GE Capital Real Estate's UK operation, replacing Mark Collins, who left earlier this month to join Land Securities as head of its portfolio management business.

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    £360m makeover for Regent Street properties

    2002-05-24T15:30:00Z

    The Crown Estate has revealed plans to remodel three properties on London s Regent Street at a cost of £360m.

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    Management buyout offer for Saville Gordon

    2002-05-24T12:35:00Z

    Shares in industrial property group Saville Gordon Estates leapt 16% this morning after it announced a recommended buyout offer led by chief executive Roger Carey, backed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate.

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    Good news on rents lifts Shaftesbury

    2002-05-23T13:52:00Z

    Shares in Shaftesbury, the central London property company, rose 3% this morning as it revealed a 13% increase in pre-tax profit to £15.1m in its interim results.

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    Lehman buys into Haslemere takeover group

    2002-05-23T11:26:00Z

    The Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners fund has taken a 23.5% stake in the Brack Capital consortium, which is poised to take over Haslemere.

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    LandSec shareholders stay faithful despite flat NAV

    2002-05-22T12:46:00Z

    Land Securities has reported a flat net asset value (NAV) per share figure for the year ended 31 March 2002, but shares have risen slightly as the company announced the return of £500m to shareholders.

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    M&S announces expansion plans

    2002-05-21T12:23:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has announced plans to open 20 new Simply Food stores over the next 12 months as it reported a 31% increase in operating profits.

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    Chartwell and Henderson make key appointments

    2002-05-21T11:24:00Z

    Chartwell Land has announced the appointment of Martin Reavley as managing director while Henderson Global Investors has appointed Patrick Bushnell to the new role of director of property for Europe.

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    DevSec tries again for Royals Business Park funding

    2002-05-20T13:50:00Z

    Development Securities has renewed its efforts to gain funding to build the first phase of its Royals Business Park in east London.

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    New chairman for Investment Property Forum

    2002-05-20T11:51:00Z

    Steven Fogel, managing partner at law firm Dechert, is to become chairman of the Investment Property Forum (IPF).

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    Property Fund Management completes flotation

    2002-05-17T14:19:00Z

    Property Fund Management, formerly the IO Group, has completed its share placing on the London stock market.

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    Shares in recovering NHP rise 8%

    2002-05-17T12:07:00Z

    Shares in NHP, the property investor specialising in care homes, rose more than 8% this morning as the company announced a rights issue and buoyant interim results.

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    British Land refinances bonds

    2002-05-16T13:00:00Z

    British Land today announced that it is planning to chop £5.3m a year from its interest bill by refinancing £323m of convertible bonds.

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    Grantchester's triple NAV rises 2.4%

    2002-05-15T14:00:00Z

    Retail warehouse specialist has reported a slight rise in pro forma triple net asset value (NAV) per share for the six months to 31 March 2001.

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    Losses deepen at CB Richard Ellis

    2002-05-15T12:03:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest property services firm and parent of CB Hillier Parker in the UK, announced deepening losses for the first quarter of 2002 yesterday.

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    Jarvis shares slide following rail crash

    2002-05-13T13:15:00Z

    Shares in Jarvis, the construction and property group responsible for the maintenance of railway track and points at Potters Bar where a train crash killed seven and injured 70 on Friday, have fallen by 14% this morning.

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    Safeway hires L&R for property review

    2002-05-13T11:52:00Z

    Safeway, the UK's fourth-largest supermarket chain, has appointed London & Regional to help it find ways to extract more value from its £3bn property portfolio.

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    European recovery fails to lift Insignia

    2002-05-09T11:56:00Z

    Insignia Financial, the US listed parent company of Insignia Richard Ellis, posted losses of $408,000 yesterday for the first quarter of 2002, although its European operations showed improved performance.

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    Unite meets growth target with 6,000 new beds

    2002-05-08T12:50:00Z

    Unite, the specialist provider of accommodation for students and key workers, announced today that its expansion plans are on track with the addition to 6,000 beds to its portfolio since the start of 2002.