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BCSC 2015: High street minister says business rates review has to be “balanced”
The government’s minister for high streets has said the review of business rates will report “before the 2016 Budget”, and said the government was committed to producing as balanced a system as possible.
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Dyson's tidy move for London retail store
British technology pioneer Dyson is on the cusp of signing for its first ever standalone UK retail store - on London’s Oxford Street.
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BCSC: Online retailing not killing physical stores, report finds
Online retailing is not killing off the need for physical stores, a report from Savills has found.
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BCSC: Sunday trading hours ‘must be consistent’
Councils must make an “all-or-nothing” decision on extending Sunday trading hours, according to the British Property Federation.
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BCSC: New chief exec pinpoints sector's biggest challenges
The changes in customer habits and the increasing need to offer a ‘day out’ shopping experience are the biggest challenges facing the shopping centre industry, the British Council of Shopping Centre’s chief executive said today.
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BCSC: Current number of shopping centres unsustainable
The UK shopping centre market is too big to be sustainable, meaning a number of shopping centres could close in the coming years, delegates at the BCSC conference in Manchester heard today.
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Edinburgh Council launches £100m Atria sale
The City of Edinburgh Council has put Atria Edinburgh, its two-building office development in the heart of the Exchange district, on the market, for a price understood to be around £100m.
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Raymond Mould dies aged 74
Property industry veteran Raymond Mould has died at the age of 74.
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South East office market on track for record year
This year is on track to be a record year for investment in the South East office market, while leasing activity is set to accelerate rapidly in the second half of the year, according to research from JLL.
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Boden picks agents for store plans
Fashion retailer Boden has announced plans to open a number of stores in the UK, and has appointed agents at Twenty Retail to start the search.
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£290m Brindleyplace sale launched
Hines and Lone Star have formally launched the sale of their holdings in the Brindleyplace estate in Birmingham, in what is one of the largest commercial property investments to come to market in the city in recent years.
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KLM Property appoints four
Retail and leisure property firm KLM Property has appointed four new team members as part of its continued expansion.
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Standard Life agrees deal to fund new Poundland warehouse
Standard Life Investments’ Long Lease Fund is investing £30m to forward fund the development of a new warehouse and distribution centre for discount retailer Poundland.
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Vilamoura seeks investors to create leading Algarve resort
The company behind the massive Vilamoura scheme in the Algarve, Portugal, is seeking investors to back the second phase of the €1bn (£727m) masterplan.
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The Cadogan Estate aims to enhance Chelsea’s ‘village feel’
Sloane Square, King’s Road, Cadogan Square - these are some of London’s most exclusive areas. And all are under the care of one body: the Cadogan Estate, which has been managing the land and buildings around Chelsea since the 18th century.
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CWM takes trip into travel retail sector with HS1 hire
The man responsible for retail leasing at the new St Pancras station has joined CWM in order to launch a new travel retail arm at the specialist agency.
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Manolo Blahnik walks into Burlington Arcade
High-end footwear retailer Manolo Blahnik has agreed a deal for a new store in London’s Burlington Arcade.
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Savills hires C&W EMEA chief
Philip Ingleby, Cushman Wakefield’s chief operating officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) before the merger with DTZ, has joined Savills as chief operating officer for Europe.
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Cording buys £32.2m office in Edinburgh
Northern European real estate investment and asset management firm Cording Real Estate Group has acquired a landmark office building in Edinburgh’s office district for £32.2m.
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Lush: the sweet smell of success
You can smell a Lush store before you see it. The distinctive, heady scent epitomises everything about the brand and its brightly coloured products.