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  • Cafe closed sign Covid
    News

    This week in… 2020

    2021-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Boris Johnson announced that London would move to tier three, the highest level of Covid restrictions to curb the spread of the disease, Restaurants (except takeaways) were forced to close. Non-essential shops could stay open if Covid-secure, but were ordered to close on 5 January 2021, as infection rates spiked.

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    News

    This week in… 2018

    2021-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Rockwell Property announced Premier Inn as the occupier of a new 400-bedroom hotel in Westferry, east London, in what would become one of the largest Premier Inn hotels in the UK.

  • Toys R Us store closing
    News

    This week in… 2017

    2021-12-02T00:00:00Z

    Toys R Us became one of the first big names to enter into a CVA. As it did, it announced plans to make redundancies and close branches as well as transform its business model.

  • J Crew
    News

    This week in… 2012

    2021-11-26T00:00:00Z

    US fashion retailer J Crew signed for its first UK store on Regent Street.

  • BrewDog
    News

    This week in… 2018

    2021-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Craft beer brewer BrewDog launched its first bar in a shopping centre at Hammerson’s Union Square in Aberdeen.

  • Jessops
    News

    This week in… 2018

    2021-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Photography retailer Jessops secured an upgraded space in Soho with a move to Thor Equities’ 145 Oxford Street.

  • Fullers sign
    News

    This week in… 2019

    2021-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Fuller’s announced that it had acquired the Cotswold Inns & Hotels portfolio of seven Birmingham hotels and two bars for £40m.

  • John Lewis Oxford street 2020
    News

    This week in… 2020

    2021-10-29T00:00:00Z

    John Lewis was granted permission from Westminster City Council to convert almost half its flagship Oxford Street store into office space.

  • Home with ramp
    News

    This week in… 2012

    2021-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Then mayor of London Boris Johnson launched a £60m housing fund in an attempt to boost the number of homes for elderly and disabled people.

  • THAMESIDE WEST
    News

    This week in… 2016

    2021-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Newham granted planning permission for 3,000 homes at the Silvertown site in east London’s Royal Docks.

  • Oxford Circus
    News

    This week in… 2018

    2021-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Westminster City Council unveiled its alternative vision for Oxford Street, including a central piazza.

  • Boris Johnson mayor
    News

    This week in… 2014

    2021-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Then mayor of London Boris Johnson urged the government to reconsider lifting restrictions on turning offices into homes in parts of the capital.

  • Bank of England
    News

    This week in… 2008

    2021-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Mortgage lending reached a near standstill as new home loan approvals hit a record low, according to the Bank of England.

  • Westfield Stratford
    News

    This week in… 2011

    2021-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Westfield Stratford shopping centre opened its doors and welcomed more than 150,000 shoppers on its first day of trading. The 1.9m sq ft centre only reached practical completion an hour before opening.

  • Ground Zero
    News

    This week in… 2001

    2021-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Property Week reported on the 9/11 terror atrocities in New York.

  • Women graduates university
    News

    This week in… 2020

    2021-09-02T10:53:00Z

    CBRE, JLL, Colliers International and Avison Young all delayed their 2020 graduate programmes to early 2021 as a result of the pandemic, while Knight Frank carried on with its scheme as planned.

  • HMV Vault, Birmingham
    News

    This week in… 2019

    2021-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Property Week revealed that HMV was poised to open a new flagship experiential store in Birmingham.

  • Foxtons
    News

    This week in… 2013

    2021-08-20T00:00:00Z

    High-end estate agency Foxtons revealed plans to float on the market.

  • Brent Cross
    News

    This week in… 2011

    2021-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Hammerson undertook a retail agency shake-up across its shopping centre portfolio, in which some joint agents were culled as specialists were drafted in, following a strategic review of its leasing process.

  • Royal Mint Court
    News

    This week in… 2016

    2021-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Delancey and LRC Group were given the go-ahead for a 600,000 sq ft office scheme at Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London.