All articles by Helen Crane – Page 15
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MarketsWest Mids focus: Birmingham and Wolverhampton bounce back with new devs
Helen Crane asks why residential development in the centre has hit new highs and whether the UK’s second city will remain a hotbed of activity.
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NewsAvanton on hunt for London growth areas
Omer Weinberger on developer’s plans to realise potential of non-prime London
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NewsStaywell snaps up Arch London hotel
AB Hotels Group has sold the Arch London hotel on Great Cumberland Place to Staywell Holdings, part of Prince Hotels.
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NewsWestminster toughens affordable housing stance in new City Plan
Westminster City Council has proposed that developers of large hotel and office schemes in its central zone provide on-site affordable housing, in the draft version of its new City Plan.
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NewsNet retail closures ‘highest in five years’
The UK saw the largest half-year net decline in retail units for five years in the first six months of 2018, according to new research.
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NewsTelereal's Farnborough plans approved
Telereal Trillium’s proposals for the residential redevelopment of a brownfield site in Farnborough, Hampshire, have been approved by Rushmoor Borough Council.
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NewsPremier Inn gets green light in north London
Whitbread and its development partner Locate Developments have secured planning permission for a 100-bed Premier Inn hotel and restaurant in Chipping Barnet, north London.
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OnlineFuture Generation to debut in Ireland with Cola Factory conversion
Future Generation, a joint venture between Southern Grove and Tadhamon Capital, has acquired The Cola Factory in Cork, Ireland, to develop a 600-bed student accommodation scheme.
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InsightHomes England sets out bold new five-year growth plan
Strategy sets targets for government housing funds and encourages use of modern construction methods
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InsightCanary Wharf BTR plans gather pace
Vertus’s Alastair Mullens on ‘exciting’ Newfoundland scheme and future projects
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NewsLCL plans major resi scheme in Leicester city centre
Developer LCL has revealed plans for a major 437-unit residential-led scheme in Leicester city centre.
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NewsBrokenshire announces commission to ‘champion beauty’ in built environment
Communities secretary James Brokenshire has launched a new commission to ‘champion beauty’ in the built environment.
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NewsHearthstone makes first PRS acquisitions in South
Hearthstone Investment Management’s Hearthstone Residential Fund I (HRF1) has acquired five blocks of private rented sector flats in Crawley and Milton Keynes for £16.2m – its first acquisitions in the south of England.
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OnlineAmazon confirms lease at Manchester’s Noma
Amazon has confirmed that it has leased the 90,000 sq ft Hanover building within Hermes Investment Management’s Noma scheme in Manchester, where it will create its first major UK hub outside London.
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OnlineFattal snaps up Southampton hotel for £29m
Fattal Hotel Group has has acquired the 125-year leasehold on the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton from hotel operator and manager Westmont for £29m.
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OnlineMountpark poaches Rowe from Prologis
Industrial developer Mountpark Logistics has appointed Nigel Rowe of Prologis as its new European business development director.
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OnlineCity of London to consult on new Local Plan
The City of London Corporation has drawn up a new Local Plan which has been voted through by its Planning and Transportation Committee and will now go out for public consultation.
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InsightHill looks to bridge the generation gap
Hill’s regional director Paul Jordan on its ‘multi-generational’ tie-up with Hanover.
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NewsLetwin recommends new planning regime for large sites
Oliver Letwin has recommended that the government introduce a new planning regime specific to large sites that encourages more diversity of tenure, in the final part of his independent review of build-out rates.
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OnlineChancellor pledges £1.5bn to 'back High Street'
Chancellor Philip Hammond has launched a £675m ‘Future High Street Fund’ alongside significant business rates relief for small retailers from April 2019.
