Adrian Morrison
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Hotel business booming in the North West
Manchester and Liverpool, are experiencing such a domestic and business tourism boom that many believe Manchester at least could at some point challenge cities such as Edinburgh for the regional hotel crown.
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Boultbee LDN buys Southwark residential site for £20m
London developer Boultbee LDN, in a joint venture with Peverill Securities and Shape Real Estate, has purchased a consented residential development site in Long Lane, Southwark, for £20.15m.
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Birmingham launches £600m 'Canary Wharf' plan
The city of Birmingham today launched a £600m masterplan to transform its Snow Hill and Colmore districts and create a ‘Birmingham Canary Wharf’.
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CBRE GI appoints UK property fund manager
CBRE Global Investors has appointed Hannah Marshall as fund manager for the CBRE UK Property Fund.
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Hampstead residential scheme wins consent
Residential developer Bravo secured planning consent yesterday for a 48,000 sq ft housing scheme in a conservation area in Hampstead, North London, following a two week public inquiry.
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Interserve and Tiger push forward with Haymarket plans
Interserve and Tiger Developments have released new images of their £200m The Haymarket scheme, one of Edinburgh’s largest mixed-use developments.
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Exeter office market set to boom thanks to supercomputer
Demand for office space at Exeter Science Park and adjoining locations is set to soar, as businesses look to co-locate beside the Met Office’s £100m supercomputer, according to a report from JLL released today.
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The Moor in Sheffield wins new tenants
Aberdeen Asset Management’s The Moor in Sheffield city centre, has announced three new lettings to the scheme.
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AEW UK closes £100m SE offices fund
Investment manager, AEW UK, closed its £100m South East Office Fund today, following a £30m investment from an unnamed local authority and £70m from Aviva Investors REMM.
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Former Nabarro man joins law firm
Former Nabarro head of real estate, Geoffrey Lander, has joined specialist property law firm Davitt Jones Bould (DJB) as a non-executive director.
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Miliband unveils plans for renters
Labour has today outlined its proposals for tenants in the private rented sector, promising to cap rent increases for struggling ‘Generation Rent’.
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AEW Europe in €110m logistics buy
AEW Europe has purchased Nextpark GG RheinMain, a new 1.3m sq ft logistics park 12 miles from Frankfurt airport in Germany, on behalf of its Logistis Fund.
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Vacant building rules jeopardise affordable housing, City warns
The City of London has claimed that its affordable housing programme is in jeopardy, following new rules affecting the amount of affordable housing contributions it can raise.
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NHS Property Services appoints new head
NHS Property Services has appointed Elaine Hewitt as its new chief executive.
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Chinese plans for Crystal Palace stall
Plans to develop a new Crystal Palace have stalled, as Chinese developer Zhongrong Group reached the end of its 16-month exclusivity agreement with Bromley Council.
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Cordea Savills makes final purchase for £170m portfolio
Investment manager Cordea Savills has completed the final purchase for a £170m portfolio on behalf of a pension fund client, 18 months after funds were initially allocated.
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Rockspring raises £342m for UK Value 2
Rockspring Property Investment Managers achieved the fastest final close in its 30-year history, by raising £342m for its UK Value 2 fund in eight months.
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Canary Wharf tower given green light
Canary Wharf Group has received planning permission from Tower Hamlets council for its 700,000 sq ft 1 Bank Street scheme in Docklands, following a 280,000 sq ft prelet to French bank, Société Générale last October.
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Scotland’s retail and leisure take the high... and low roads
It is hard to generalise about Scotland’s retail and leisure markets.
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Sky blues thinking
A partnership between Manchester City Council and an overseas investor is set on alleviating the housing crisis, as the rest of the North West looks on. Adrian Morrison reports