Philip Brown
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West End tops European retail spend
The West End has topped a new poll of European shopping destinations with a total retail spend of £8.5bn in 2013.
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VIDEO: Northern powerhouse
VIDEO: The phrases “devo Manc” and “northern powerhouse” have hit the headlines in the past week.
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Judge explains reasons for rejecting challenge to Westfield’s £1bn Croydon plans
A judge today gave his reasons for dismissing a challenge to permission for a planned £1bn redevelopment of a Croydon shopping centre and surrounding sites by Westfield and Hammerson, which…
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Safra confirms Gherkin buy
Brazil’s second-richest man, Joseph Safra, has sealed an agreement to purchase the Gherkin at 30 St Mary Axe, EC3 for more than £710m.
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Dragonfly hires resi development head
Dragonfly Property Finance has appointed Gavin Eustace as head of residential development.
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AIB sheds €4.6bn of bad loans
FINANCE: Allied Irish Bank shed €4.6bn (£3.6bn) of impaired loans in the three months to the end of September, taking the year to date total to around €24.3bn.
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Garden centres: from bud to bloom
Garden centres have traditionally attracted little interest from property investors, but recent growth trends promise some fruitful returns
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When is a guide price really a guide price?
When is a guide price really a guide to the minimum amount that a vendor will accept at auction?
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Diary: property, law and rock ‘n’ roll
The value of a good property lawyer isn’t wasted on the rich and famous.
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Retail comment: Tesco in crisis
These are two words I never thought I’d see in the same sentence: Tesco and crisis. While the supermarket behemoth isn’t exactly about to collapse, it does have problems it…
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Grigg: diverify or suffer
Diversity and how it is integral to the development of the real estate sector was the topic of conversation at the Reading Real Estate Foundation’s annual dinner last month.
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LandAid lands £90,000
This year’s LandAid Day raised a whopping £90,000 as more than 50 property and construction firms took part in the annual day of fundraising for disadvantaged UK children and young…