All articles by Helen Crane – Page 20
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Bolton Council secures £250m investment for town centre regeneration
Bolton Council has confirmed in principle £250m of investment from a Midia-led consortium, which it will use to replace the Crompton Place Shopping Centre with a new retail and leisure scheme.
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Why government is getting behind garden communities
Concerns raised over timescale of delivery for such large-scale projects despite the long-term benefits.
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CMA launches probe into Sainsbury’s and Asda's merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched its official investigation into the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda.
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Lupa Land and Urban High acquire prime Birmingham PRS site
Lupa Land and Urban High Developments have completed the acquisition of the Kent Street Baths site in Birmingham from The Gooch Estate, paving the way for a 406-unit private rental sector (PRS) development.
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Khan approves L&Q’s Brentford scheme following call-in
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has approved L Q’s 441-unit residential scheme in Brentford, north London, which was refused planning permission by Hounslow Council earlier in the year.
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Tchenguiz retracts bid for £250m Zinc hotel portfolio
Property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz attempted to buy back a portfolio of hotels that was being sold by the administrators of one of his other companies but later decided to pull the bid, it has emerged.
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Norris set to probe developers and planners at RESI
Soho Estates chairman and senior adviser to BNP Paribas Real Estate, Steve Norris, is the latest addition to the line-up at Property Week’s all-new RESI Convention.
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Airspace reference is 'a huge step forward'
Government’s NPPF should give same weight to airspace as land, adds Apex boss.
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HoF to remain in Oxford Street store
House of Fraser has agreed terms to remain in its Oxford Street store, which was initially set to close prior to Mike Ashley acquiring the business.
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L&G acquires Manchester BTR tower
Legal General has exchanged contracts to acquire the 350-unit West Tower build-to-rent block within Renaker’s Deansgate Square scheme in Manchester.
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Hines secures CMA letting at Canary Wharf
Hines has let 113,000 sq ft of office space to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), at The Cabot in Canary Wharf.
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Patrizia buys Hammersmith retail asset
Patrizia Immobilien has acquired a flagship retail asset at 49-63 King Street in Hammersmith, London from Alanis Capital for €24.6m (£22m).
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VR leisure firm seeks real London presence
A new virtual reality leisure operator is hunting for its first sites in London.
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FCPT lets two restaurants at London estate
F C Commercial Property Trust has agreed two new restaurant lettings at its St Christopher’s Place central London estate.
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£275m Brum resi scheme given green light
Manchester-based investor MCR Property Group has been granted planning permission for a £275m, 1,000 unit residential scheme at Monaco House in Birmingham.
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Q&A: CPPIB grows portfolio with first UK BTR investment
Managing director Andrea Orlandi talks about the company’s JV with Lendlease and its Elephant Park scheme.
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Mayor announces new London Development Panel for public land
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the developers, housing associations and contractors which will bring forward up to £20bn of new housing on public land as part of the LDP, as well as a handful of new public sites that will be contracted out to panel members.
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Brokenshire invites more bids for garden town funding - property reacts
Communities secretary James Brokenshire has called on local authorities and developers to apply for additional government funding for the development of new garden towns.
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Government outlines social housing reforms in Green Paper - property reacts
The government has outlined several affordable housing reforms in its Social Housing Green Paper, including proposed changes to council spending of Right to Buy receipts, shared ownership and the regulatory system.
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Boxpark reveals plans for Brighton scheme
Boxpark has launched a bid to create a retail, leisure and hotel development at Madeira Terrace on Brighton’s beachfront.