Julia Cahill
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LandSec Trillium banks Barclays outsourcing
More than 340,000 sq ft of offices transferred in £45m deal. Barclays Bank has started to outsource its estate in a £45m deal with Land Securities Trillium.
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Savills’ auctioneers coup
Nelson Bakewell loses team of five headed by James Cannon. Savills this week poached the five-strong commercial auctions team of Nelson Bakewell, ending a search that has lasted more than…
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Kier poaches Buckingham’s James Lambert
Kier Property Developments has hired a new offices director from Simon Halabi’s Buckingham Securities. James Lambert has resigned from Buckingham, where he was development manager, to take over at Kier…
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Savills acquires Singapore-based Hampden Real Estate
Savills has acquired Singapore property services firm Hampden Real Estate. The move follows the opening of Savills’ new office in Tokyo, Japan, in December, following the acquisition of GMAC Commercial…
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Commercial property fund targets celebrity investors
Sir Elton John is the latest celebrity to invest in commercial property, turning to a new fund aimed at high-profile private investors.
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Cowell takes aAim at rock legends
Elton John, Rod Stewart and David Bowie lined up for £400m private investment fund. Sir Elton John is the latest celebrity to invest in commercial property, signing up for a…
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T-Mobile pays £30m to hang up on Borehamwood office
T-Mobile has paid a £30m reverse premium to surrender its lease at Imperial Place, Borehamwood, ahead of Capital & Counties’ sale of the building for £58.6m.
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Strutt & Parker sets up fund for agent’s family
Strutt & Parker has set up a fund to accept donations for the family of industrial partner James McDonald, who died on 15 December.
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Ahouvi buys UK car showroom portfolio for £300m
A consortium headed by Israeli investor Igal Ahouvi has acquired a porfolio of 85 Volkswagen car showrooms across the UK from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for about £300m.
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LandSec invests £110.7m in London offices
Land Securities (LandSec) has acquired two London offices for £110.7m. The developer has expanded its holdings in Southwark with the purchase of Red Lion Court, SE1, from Canadian investor Jesta…
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Akeler chief exec steps down after management shake-up
Trevor Silver has stepped down as chief executive of business park developer Akeler after a management shake-up. In a statement released today, the company said that Silver would no longer…
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‘Superwomen’ launches property fund business
The fund manager dubbed the “superwoman” of investment is launching a property fund management business in a joint venture with niche investment agency Michael Elliott.