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Imagine if you will these scenarios. You are a tech or creative business traveller arriving in London possibly with your family for a two-week visit that’s part meetings, part pleasure. Or you are a parent wanting to return to work flexibly…
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Jon Hunt, the founder of high profile estate agency Foxtons, has made almost £100m profit by selling a London office block he bought just four years ago. Hunt bought Princess House in EC4 for £29m in 2014, before extensively refurbishing it…
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Co-founder of Zoopla Alex Chesterman has raised the finance he needs to start a platform designed to disrupt the used car trade. Chesterman has raised a seed round of around £30m from Stride.VC, dmg ventures, and Octopus Ventures, it is…
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Hong-Kong based Wing Tai Properties have bought Commerzbank's London HQ for £460m, in a deal which confirms the continued attractiveness of the London commercial market to Asian investors. The property at 30 Gresham Street was sold by…
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M&G Investments is advancing £125m to Urbanest for a 654 bed student property scheme in the City of London. Urbanest City will complete in 2021 and will provide accommodation for King’s College London students. The site will also…
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The new ‘25 under 25’ list of London’s most promising young tech entrepreneurs does not contain a single proptech name. The list, published recently by Tech London Advocates, recognises the excellence of entrepreneurs under age 25 from…
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Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has increased its shareholding in Shaftesbury Plc twice in two weeks, leading to rumours of a takeover bid. It is reported that NBIM has increased its shareholding from 22% to 23.1% this week,…
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David and Simon Reuben have spent £61m on a prime central London site which already has full planning permission for a luxury hotel. The Reuben Brothers have purchased 54 and 55-57 Great Marlborough Street, Soho, from Quadrum Global. The…
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A £2.9bn deal which could create the UK’s biggest property company could be concluded within days. A consortium comprising the Peel Group, the Olayan Group of Saudi Arabia and Canada’s Brookfield Property Group confirmed that they are…
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Grainger Plc has announced that it has conditionally agreed to pay £396m to buy the entire share capital and shareholder loans in GRIP REIT plc from its majority joint venture partner APG. GRIP is a joint venture between Grainger which owns…
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A trust backed by two American billionaire families is seeking to cash in on Brexit volatility by investing in London property, it is reported. The Van Tuyls and the Stephens families have provided an initial $263m (£200m) for investment…
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Newbie online property entrepreneur Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson claims his innovative new build property portal is worth £2m just four weeks after opening. Founder Iannucci-Dawson's company, Yourkeys, describes itself as ‘the new way to buy…
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The owner of the Regus, Spaces and the No.18 serviced office accommodation brands is reported to be considering splitting the business as the market evolves towards the WeWork model. It is reported that Regus founder and CEO of IWG, Mark…
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There has always been an element of smoke and mirrors about tech start-ups with punchy ambitions, and particularly so when it comes to their valuations. A tech-based business idea with the backing of either angel investors or a reasonably…
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Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has put his online estate agency on every TV screen, and apparently now wants to do the same with his hometown football club Larne FC. In a recent report Bruce said: "We will do whatever it takes…
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Sir James Dyson has spent £26m on a prime London office block. An investment company linked to Dyson’s Weybourne Group, which comprises the Dyson Group and Beeswax Dyson Farming, is reported to have purchased 100 Union Street in SE1. The…
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