Joanna Bourke
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Thames Valley requirements hit 3m sq ft
Thames Valley office requirements have increased 5.4% to almost 3m sq ft in the first quarter of 2012
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LPC to develop 60,000 sq ft in Hackney
Developer LPC Living has bought a 0.4-acre plot in Hackney, E8 for a £15m mixed-use scheme.
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Student housing investment rises 16%
Investors increased their spending in the student accommodation sector by 16%, to £246m in the first quarter of 2012
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£20m paid for Palace Theatre
The price paid by Nimax Theatres for the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, W1, was around £20m
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West End rents rise
West End office availability continues to be squeezed, and rents are “increasing substantially”, according to latest research from Colliers International
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Rockspring buys 50% stake in Maidenhead scheme
Rockspring Property Investment Managers has confirmed it has acquired a 50% stake in a 66,655 sq ft speculative office scheme in Maidenhead
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Royal Mail plans Chorley depot
Royal Mail Group is seeking planning permission for a 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Chorley, Lancashire
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Sainsbury’s buys Exeter site
Sainsbury’s has bought the 45-acre Exeter Gateway site in Devon for a new 500,000 sq ft distribution centre.
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Colliers’ COO steps down
Gareth Jones has stepped down as Colliers International’s chief operating officer with immediate effect.
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Albert Hay buys 66 St James’s Street
Albert Hay’s Capital & City Group has purchased 66 St James’s Street, SW1, for £10.5m
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Property fraud uncovered
Over the past year fraud has become an increasingly prevalent word in property circles.
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Crown blocks Standard Life’s Piccadilly plan
Standard Life Investments’ long-running plans to redevelop the former Tower Records block at Piccadilly Circus have been blocked by The Crown Estate