James Whitmore
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OnlineFarrell reveals radical proposals for Battersea Power Station
Leading architect Sir Terry Farrell has unveiled proposals for the development of the Battersea Power Station site which, he claims, do not rely on starting with a new tube station or the refurbishment of the listed power station.
OnlineRedefine appoints former Lend Lease chief as chairman
Redefine International, the listed property company, has appointed former Lend Lease chief executive Greg Clarke as non-executive chairman.
OnlineLipton and Pret A Manger founder to lead post-riot regeneration of Tottenham and Croydon
Sir Stuart Lipton and Julian Metcalfe, the entrepreneur behind Pret A Manger and Itsu, will lead post-riot regeneration in Tottenham and Croydon.
OnlineBlackrock and LaSalle put Tower 42 up for sale
Tower 42, the iconic City of London office tower, has been put up for sale with a price tag of £290m.
OnlineSegro shows operational progress but flat NAV growth in first half
Segro produced a solid set of half-year results this morning, given the tough conditions in the European industrial property markets.
OnlineCapital & Counties produces strong half-year results
Capital & Counties delivered a 4% increase in its net asset value in the first half of the year, reflecting stronger-than-expected valuation gains from both the Covent Garden estate and a joint venture with Great Portland Estates.
OnlineBritish Land’s Chris Grigg earns £2m
British Land chief executive Chris Grigg is the highest paid UK property company director.
OnlinePaul Rostas to join Liberum Capital
Liberum Capital, the independent investment bank, has hired Paul Rostas as head of alternative investments and property.
OnlineHammerson chairman set for Lloyds of London role
Hammerson chairman John Nelson has been lined up as the next chairman of Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market.
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Hammerson buys shopping centre south of Paris
Hammerson has bought a shopping centre near Paris that requires reconfiguring.
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Alburn and Highcross confirm failed buyback bid
Alburn Real Estate, the property company of Irish property entrepreneur Noel Smyth, has confirmed that it has failed in its bid with Highcross to buy back bonds secured against a £134m UK property portfolio, as tipped by Property Week.
OnlineNoé’s Estates & General placed in voluntary liquidation
Estates & General, a small property company controlled by Leo Noé’s family trust, was today placed in voluntary liquidation.
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Assura agrees £28.3m takeover of AH Medical
Assura is to take over rival AH Medical Properties to create the UK’s largest listed primary healthcare property company with £504m of assets.
InsightIt’s back to the drawing board as no one does what Simon says
Wow. Just when it looked like the war between Simon Property Group and Capital Shopping Centres (CSC) was phoney, out of the blue Simon on Wednesday morning slapped an indicative £2.9bn cash bid for CSC on the table, which was rejected later that afternoon for being too low
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Sherley-Dale’s JMS buys Earls Court building for student housing
Michael Sherley-Dale’s JMS Estates has bought an historic, vacant building near London’s Earls Court to convert into student housing.
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Global investment deals totalled $132bn in first half of year
Global commercial real estate investment returned from the doldrums in the first half of this year.
OnlineKifin loses Minerva EGM battle
Natie Kirsh this afternoon lost his latest attempt to force through management and financial disclosure changes at London developer Minerva.
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ING sells Canadian property portfolio for C$1bn
ING has agreed to sell its 50% stake in a light industrial property portfolio in Canada for C$1bn (£0.6bn), including debt.
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Pooled funds raised £1.4bn in the second quarter
Pooled property funds raised £1.4bn of new money in the second quarter, which was 30% less than in the previous quarter.
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IPD: UK values rose just 0.2% in July
UK commercial property capital value growth has virtually ground to a halt.
