Bridget O’Connell
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M&S extends Simply Food with Iceland buy-up
Marks and Spencer is to extend its Simply Food format by acquiring 28 stores on a leasehold basis from Iceland Foods.
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BL confirms disposal of shops and supermarkets for £70m
British Land has sold a further £70m of retail properties after recently completing the sale of the Greyhound Retail Park, Chester, for £67m.
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Asian Growth Properties launches on AIM
Asian Growth Properties (AGP), the commercial and residential property investment and development company, has begun trading on AIM. The company, which operates in Hong Kong, has 217,693,995 shares in issue…
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Harrow plans £100m Cambridgeshire scheme
A major mixed-use scheme is set to replace a former crop protection manufacturing facility on an 80-acre site in South Cambridgeshire.
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METRO Group sells 53-property portfolio for €480m
Curzon/IXIS AEW Europe has purchased the Praktiker DIY portfolio from German retailer METRO Group for approximately €480m (£329m). The 53-property purchase was made on behalf of the European Property Investors…
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Inspector’s verdict on Gloucester Docks due out in June
The Planning Inspectorate has announced that it will issue its report and recommendations for the determination of the planning inquiry into the £200m Gloucester Quays scheme on or before the…
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Rodamco increases stake in Paris shopping centre
Rodamco Europe NV, has paid €52m (£35.6m) for 50,800 sq ft of retail units in Velizy 2 shopping centre, western Paris.
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RICS reports steady growth in UK construction market
A RICS report on the UK construction market says a weak private house building sector did not prevent steady growth in UK construction activity in the last quarter.
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Boots plans store at Newcastle’s Eldon Sqaure
Boots the Chemists has taken 9,000 sq ft over three levels at the Eldon Square Shopping Centre in Newcastle. The store, at 2-4 Sidgate, was taken on a 10-year lease…
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F&C buys Scarborough retail property
F&C Property Asset Management has bought a 38,500 sq ft Scarborough retail premises from The Duchy of Lancaster for £7.05m. The purchase of Units 1 & 2 Chapmans Yard, represents…
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Sir Graham Hall resigns as chair of The Northern Way
Sir Graham Hall has resigned as chairman of the Northern Way – the body set up to tackle the prosperity gap between the North and the rest of England.
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NWDA reappoints Eversheds to legal panel
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has reappointed law firm Eversheds LLP to serve on its legal advisory panel. Eversheds is the only national firm to have served on the…