All articles by Helen Crane – Page 17
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Pandox and Fattal acquire Manchester’s Midland hotel for £115m
Pandox AB and Fattal Hotels Group have entered an agreement to acquire The Midland Manchester hotel from Aprirose for around £115m.
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Westminster to make ‘biggest changes to planning for a generation’
Westminster is gearing up to launch a new City Plan, which council leader Nickie Aiken said would “give the property industry the ability to deliver”.
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Patisserie Valerie facing closure without cash injection
The owner of 200-store café chain Patisserie Valerie has said it will not be able to continue trading in its current form without an “immediate injection of capital”.
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Coast to close all UK stores as it enters administration
Women’s fashion retailer Coast has collapsed into administration and will close all of its 24 standalone stores.
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Maidenhead mall enters receivership
The Nicholsons Centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire has entered receivership after it became unable meet its financial obligations.
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Samsung makes a smart move for resi
Tech giant understood to be in exploratory talks with modular housing firms.
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Capital & Regional plans to build more housing on top of shopping centres
Capital Regional is working up plans to build more housing on top of its shopping centres.
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Research sheds light on BTR performance
New report by JLL suggests BTR schemes command a rental premium of 9.3%.
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Harrison Street to enter UK BTR via tie-up with Apache
US investor will jointly forward-fund Apache and Moda schemes and seek new opportunities across the UK.
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Grainger’s Woodrow sets up own BTR business
Mark Woodrow has left Grainger to set up a new build-to-rent development and advisory company called BTR Partners.
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Real Estate Balance introduces diversity ‘toolkit’
A new ‘toolkit’ has been launched to help promote gender diversity in the property industry.
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CRM Students acquired by Corestate
UK student accommodation management company CRM Students has been acquired by European micro-living giant Corestate Capital Holding.
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How to create real communities in BTR
Lyvly is a shared living management specialist that works with build-to-rent developers to bring community into their buildings and beyond. It gathered a panel of experts to discuss what makes a successful community and how the industry can deliver it.
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Why is Amazon dipping its toes in the modular housing market?
Firm’s Alexa Fund has bought stake in Plant Prefab in deal that has sparked speculation about its long-term plans.
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Brokenshire announces consultation on PD right for upwards extensions
The government will consult on giving local authorities greater powers to dispose of surplus land for housing, as well as a new permitted development right to extend buildings upwards, communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced.
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Toone launches investment advisory business with LIV Group
Mike Toone, formerly of Tudor Toone, has partnered with LIV Group to launch a new investment advisory firm for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector.
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Manchester Council calls for ‘rightsizing’ focus in retirement living
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has called on developers and planners to focus on ‘rightsizing’ rather than downsizing when it comes to housing for older people.
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Beam Park approved following call-in
City Hall has granted planning approval for L Q and Countryside’s 3,000-home Beam Park development in Dagenham, which was called in after Havering Council turned it down.
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IG markets Stoke Park country club
UK family investment firm International Group has put Buckinghamshire country club and spa, Stoke Park, on the market.
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Anthology acquires two new London sites
London property developer Anthology has acquired two new sites in Stratford and Elephant Castle, bringing its pipeline to more than 1,600 units.