Jamie Bennett-Ness
Jamie is investigative reporter at Property Week.
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NewsNew lending firm Birchwood hires GC and managing director
Birchwood Real Estate Capital, a new real estate lending business, has hired former Get Living general counsel Emma Parr as managing director and general counsel, Property Week can reveal.
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SME developer BRiCS bags Chichester land for resi development
SME developer BRiCS Development has signed contracts with Hanbury Properties to purchase land in Chichester for a new residential development with a GDV of circa £7.5m, Property Week can reveal.
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RICS opens consultation on guidance for valuing flats with cladding
RICS has launched a consultation on new draft guidance to help lenders value blocks of flats requiring cladding remediation work.
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Martin’s Properties buys South East retail and shed portfolio for £23.1m
London real estate company Martin’s Properties has snapped up a portfolio of four assets comprising a combined 130,000 sq ft in the South East for £23.1m, Property Week can reveal.
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Westminster could seize oligarchs’ homes as war declared on ‘dirty money’
Westminster has launched a “war on dirty money” that could see homes in Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair seized and turned into affordable housing.
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Brookfield launches ARC Oxford in £1bn life science drive
Canadian private equity firm Brookfield has begun a new £1bn drive to create science-ready space in Oxford with the launch of ARC Oxford, the former Oxford Business Park.
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Gilbanks to launch new flexible workspace at Aviva’s Manchester office
Luxury serviced office provider Gilbanks is set to launch a new 22,000 sq ft flexible workspace offering in Manchester’s central business district, Property Week can reveal.
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Mini-budget: Industry reacts to planning reform, tax cuts and investment zones
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said the government will introduce a planning and infrastructure bill to reform and “unpick the complex patchwork of planning restrictions and EU-derived laws that constrain our growth”, in a budget described by JLL UK chief executive Stephanie Hyde as “anything but mini” for real estate.
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R&F and CC Land appoint JLL and CBRE as Thames City letting agents
Hong Kong developers R&f and CC Land has appointed JLL and CBRE as the letting agents at its Thames City residential tower development in Nine Elms, Property Week can reveal.
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Property sector gives energy price cap a cautious welcome
Industry bodies say six-month price cap will save many businesses, but longer-term solutions are needed
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Landsec and Lendlease exchange on £809m City office
Landsec has exchanged contract for the landmark sale of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ 21 Moorfields to an investment vehicle managed by Lendlease for £809m.
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Lee Rowley named as new housing minister
Lee Rowley has been named as the junior minister for housing and planning, the 13th Conservative to take on the role since 2010.
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David Partridge to oversee UK’s first net zero carbon building standard
Related Argent chairman David Partridge has been appointed to oversee the development of the UK’s first net zero carbon building standard.
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Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley to step down from Frasers Group board
Mike Ashley is to step down from the board of Frasers Group, the owner of high-street brands including the Sports Direct chain the billionaire retail tycoon founded 40 years ago.
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Verdion to deliver 1.75m sq ft Doncaster spec logistics scheme
Logistics firm Verdion has announced a £300m GDV speculative development programme to deliver the final 1.75m sq ft of industrial space at iPort, its logistics hub just outside Doncaster.
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Result for Leicester City as stadium expansion gets green light
Leicester City Football Club has been given the go ahead to give its King Power Stadium a major make-over and develop a number of mixed-use assets on surrounding land.
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Amro buys Sutton office for £170m BTR scheme
Amro Partners has acquired a 200,000 sq ft office building in Sutton for its next build-to-rent project, taking its total transactional volume since its launch in 2012 to over £1bn.
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Green light for CIT’s London Bridge office redevelopment
Southwark Council has approved developer CIT’s plans for a 520,000 sq ft office block in London Bridge.
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Industry questions PM’s energy plan
“Strangling” energy prices could wipe out profits for over half of the hospitality sector, forcing them to “hand in the keys” if Liz Truss fails to set out an effective support plan for the commercial sector, industry figures have warned.
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Bradford Council buys £15.5m shopping centre to pave way for city village plan
Bradford Council has snapped up the Kirkgate Shopping Centre for £15.5m, paving the way for the council to deliver a new city village and 1,000 new homes, Property Week can reveal.
