All articles by Laura Chesters – Page 4
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OnlineFrogmore leases 50 St Mary Axe
Frogmore has let an entire floor of its 50 St Mary Axe development in the City to executive search company Wilton and Bain.
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Former CPC Group Beverly Hills site bought by Hong Kong investor
A site formerly owned by Christian Candy’s CPC Group’s Project Lotus, in Beverly Hills, has been bought by a Hong Kong based investor for $350m less than CPC bought it for in the boom.
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Conservative Conference 2010: Tax increment financing endorsed
Plans to encourage commercial development received a boost this week with further endorsements from ministers at the Conservative conference.
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Plans submitted for Edge Lane Retail Park
Derwent Holdings has submitted plans for a £200m redevelopment of Edge Lane Retail Park in Liverpool.
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First Property Group sets up opportunity fund for Poland
First Property Group, the AIM-listed property fund manager, has set up an opportunity fund.
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OnlineHermes Real Estate to sell its 7.5% Bluewater stake
Hermes Real Estate is to sell its 7.5% stake in Kent mega mall Bluewater. Hermes has been one of the principal owners at Bluewater since opening, but is now looking to rebalance the BTPS real estate portfolio, in which Bluewater sits. It is also looking at sales of its stakes ...
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Best Buy set to open stores in Hayes, Rotherham and Enfield
Best Buy, the US electronics retailer, is set to open stores in Hayes, Rotherham and Enfield during 2011.
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OnlineCastlevale submits planning application for Yorkshire homes
Castlevale has submitted a formal planning application for a residential led scheme at Sowerby Gateway following an extensive period of public consultation in Yorkshire.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management buys AEW Europe's central Europe management business
BNP Paribas Real Estate has strengthened its international property management business through the purchase of the property management subsidiaries of AEW in Central Europe.
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London & Stamford Property sells Aintree retail park to The Crown
London Stamford Property has sold its Racecourse Retail Park in Aintree to The Crown Estate for £101.5m, reflecting an initial yield on the sale of 5.3%
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OnlineOxford Properties buys UBS’s 50% stake in Watermark Place
Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of OMERS pension fund, has exercised its pre-emption right to purchase a 50% stake in Watermark Place from UBS.
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OnlineTottenham Hotspur gets go ahead for new stadium and lines up Olympic bid
Tottenham Hotspur got the go ahead for its new stadium scheme, the Northumberland Development Project, last night.
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Kandahar appoints JLL for retail advice
David Ross’s Kandahar has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to advise on the potential sale oit’s Drakes Circus shopping centre in Plymouth.
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OnlineLondon & Stamford Property becomes a REIT
London Stamford Property has today listed on the London Stock Exchange and became a REIT.
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OnlineUPP opens Exeter student digs
UPP has opened the first phase of £133m student digs at the University of Exeter.
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Westcore buys loan secured against City office
Westcore Europe, part of US investment group Westcore Properties, has bought a £84.5m loan secured against a City office building.
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Sol Melia rescues stranded Strand hotel
A Spanish hotel group is to make its UK debut with a site on London’s Strand.
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Carlyle spots room for improvement at B&B
Carlyle has bought a European budget hotel group for €480m, as private equity appetite for the sector increases.
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‘Property values to rise 40% over five years’, says research
UK prime property values could rise 40% in the next five years, predicts an upbeat report by Chesterton Humberts and the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
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Insight20-30-40-50: HVS valuation head Russell Kett
Every week, we meet a property person from a different age group. This week, Laura Chesters talks to hotels group HVS’s valuation head Russell Kett, 57, who has grimmemories of Blackpool
