Alex Horne
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Nine in the zone for GLA funding
The GLA has awarded nine areas of London special housing zone status and allocated £260m to help them build 28,000 homes in the next decade.
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Landmark gets go-head for hospital site
Landmark Estates has achieved planning permission for the regeneration of a former hospital in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, a project that will have a GDV of around £3.5m.
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Labour target benefits from rates reforms
Two companies that have been the target of vehement attacks by Labour are set to be among the biggest beneficiaries of business rate reductions proposed by Labour leader Ed Miliband.
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Pickles backs rates repatriation
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has backed rates repatriation and said business rates reform will be a top priority for the Conservatives post-election.
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Ventas buys five care homes
US-based REIT Ventas has purchased five care homes in Sussex and Kent, formerly owned by Canford Healthcare, for more than £50m.
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SW3 buys Dublin duo
SW3 Capital has purchased two Dublin offices for £7.4m and £4.1m.
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Bristol office block offered for £30m
JLL and Alder King have been appointed to bring Skanska’s 66 Queen Square project in Bristol to market at around £30m.
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Stock market listing for John Laing
John Laing Group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Savills acquires Malaysian real estate business
Savills has increased its presence in South East Asia with the purchase of a real estate business in Malaysia
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Intercontinental plans 48 new hotels
Intercontinental Hotels committed to 48 new hotels last year, including 16 in the UK, bringing its European pipeline to 114 hotels
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London buyers tap into Bath
More than a fifth of all sales in Bath were made by London buyers in 2014, up 14% from the previous year, according to a Knight Frank study.
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‘New public space support needed’
Public sector spending on public asset maintenance has never worked, according to Daniel Moylan, the chairman of the mayor’s design advisory group.