All This week in... articles – Page 9
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NewsThis week in… 2018
Willow Corp secured a £68.5m loan to refinance Nobu’s first UK hotel in Shoreditch, east London.
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NewsThis week in… 2003
Agencies including JLL and Cushman & Wakefield cracked down on business travel to the Far East due to the outbreak of SARS.
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NewsThis week in… 2001
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) urged the government to act as the effects of the foot-and-mouth epidemic spread beyond farming and tourism.
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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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis week in… 2017
Queensgate Investments’ Fund II acquired Generator Hostels from Patron Capital and Invesco Real Estate for €450m (£393m).
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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis week in…..2017
IQ Student Accommodation acquired Pure Student Living from LetterOne Treasury Services for £869m.
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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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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NewsThis week in… 2013
US student housing operator Greystar pounced on its second UK student accommodation portfolio, paying £190m.
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NewsThis 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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NewsThis 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.
