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NewsThis week in… 2005
A consortium of investors led by real estate tycoon Robert Tchenguiz made a £1.5bn bid for supermarket chain Somerfield.
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This week in… 1999
Developer Irvine Sellar gave a “cast iron” guarantee that his £350m plan for the skyscraper that would eventually be known as The Shard would not be altered or “dumbed down”.
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This week in… 2006
Argent won planning consent for its £2bn regeneration of King’s Cross Central. The decision from Camden Council followed six years of negotiations and more than 11 planning applications.
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This week in… 2017
Queensgate Investments’ Fund II acquired Generator Hostels from Patron Capital and Invesco Real Estate for €450m (£393m).
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This week in… 2004
M S launched a £40m Lifestore outlet in Gateshead in an attempt to break into the homeware and furniture market.
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This week in… 2018
HS2 selected Lendlease ahead of Argent Related and a JV between Canary Wharf Group and MTR Corporation as development partner for the £4bn Euston regeneration project, out of which the new train line will eventually run.
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This week in… 1999
Great Portland Estates made a £96m cash offer to buy the Pollen Estate in London’s West End.
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This week in… 2016
CLS Holdings won permission to add more than 100,000 sq ft of extra office space to plans for its 1.5m sq ft Vauxhall Square mixed-use scheme, in place of a hotel.
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This week in… 2004
Atlas Property Group bought Liverpool’s India Buildings for £45m in the largest investment deal the city had ever seen.
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This week in… 2013
Ellandi and Tristan Capital Partners bought Prupim’s 445,000 sq ft Swan Centre in Eastleigh for around £40m from a private Irish investor, in a deal reflecting a yield of around 8.5%.
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This week in… 2010
Westminster Council granted detailed consent for the final, 450,000 sq ft phase of Aviva Investors and Development Securities’ £600m Paddington Central.
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This week in…..2017
IQ Student Accommodation acquired Pure Student Living from LetterOne Treasury Services for £869m.
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This week in…..2005
The Telegraph Group prepared to shift its operations westwards from Canary Wharf to an office next to Victoria station in central London, marking the end of nearly two decades in London Docklands.
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This week in… 2009
The Crown Estate bought a 50% stake in Land Securities’ 530,000 sq ft Princesshay shopping scheme in Exeter.
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This week in… 2013
US student housing operator Greystar pounced on its second UK student accommodation portfolio, paying £190m.
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This week in… 2015
The Co-operative Group and Hermes Investment Management secured planning permission for two office buildings, which formed part of their NOMA development in Manchester.
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This week in… 2006
Istithmar, the investment arm of the Dubai royal family, confirmed the acquisition of the Adelphi block on London’s Strand for more than £300m.
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This week in… 2004
Dransfield Properties and Prospect Estates submitted a planning application for a £37m retail and leisure scheme in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
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This week in… 2010
In October, Legal General Property and Mitsubishi Estate Company let 78,000 sq ft of office space at their Central Saint Giles development in London to Mindshare, a subsidiary of marketing communications giant WPP.
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This week in… 2014
The Labour-commissioned Lyons Housing Review was published. It suggested that housing delivery needed to be increased to 200,000 homes a year.
