Shekha Vyas
Estates Gazette
United Kingdom
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ABP’s Miu to lure Thames Valley businesses to London
LISTEN: John Miu, chief operating officer at ABP London, hopes to lure Thames Valley occupiers to the company’s Royal Albert business district in London’s Docklands → Read More
Chinese investors voice pros and cons over Scottish development
A clunky planning regime and low supply are putting Chinese investors off Scottish development opportunities, according to CITIC & GBA Asset Management chairman Grace Bian. → Read More
Slade to lead £50m cancer centre push
Mike Slade, chairman of Helical, is to chair a £50m appeal to build the Clinical Care and Research Centre at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust → Read More
What makes a great business leader?
Indiana Jones “would not have survived the rainforest,” according Benedict Allen, adventurer and author. “It’s all about humility in the end. Some of the most attractive leaders are humble ones.” The man whose travels include the Amazon basin, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea talks to EG about the secret of great leadership at Corenet’s Resilience event for property people. → Read More
Grosvenor vision gets to the heart of Mayfair
Free WiFi and co-working spaces are just some of the things Grosvenor Estate is aiming to bring to London’s Mayfair and Belgravia as part of its new 20-year vision. → Read More
Emperor in talks to land Ampersand
Hong Kong-listed Emperor Group is in advanced talks to buy Candy Crush Saga headquarters, the Ampersand building, W1 → Read More
Ho buys SW1 record-breaker for £213m
Billionaire casino tycoon Stanley Ho is to buy Green Property Ventures’ 7-8 St James’s Square, SW1 → Read More
Aviva Investors to forward fund CB1 scheme
Aviva Investors has agreed to pay £87m to forward fund a major development at Brookgate’s CB1 scheme in Cambridge. → Read More
Eateries find new rates menu unappetising
Restaurants face huge increases in expenses following the government's business rate rises → Read More
ADIA puts Edinburgh’s Saltire Court up for sale
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has put Saltire Court in Edinburgh up for sale for £69m – a 6.54% yield. → Read More
Rent set to soar in emerging tech hubs
Tech start-ups face the highest costs in London, New York and San Francisco, according to Knight Frank’s 2017 Global Cities report. → Read More
Paradigm Land focuses on first-time buyers
LISTEN: Government initiatives for first-time buyers have helped Paradigm Land further their strategy, according to managing director Josh Garside. → Read More
Alduwaliya buys Sony Playstation HQ
Blackrock has sold Sony Playstation’s European headquarters to Qatar’s Alduwaliya Asset Management for £104m – 4.5% yield in an off-market deal → Read More
New West End Company calls for investment in the West End
LISTEN: The New West End Company has published a West End Powerhouse report that calls on government to provide further investment to ensure the continued success of London’s West End. Jace Tyrell, NWEC’s chief executive, talks to Estates Gazette about the report’s key findings. To read the report in full click here. → Read More
Pokémon Go Recharge Rescuers at Hammerson malls
As Pokémon Go fever continues, Hammerson shopping centres are helping wannabe trainers running low on phone battery power by providing portable chargers → Read More
LandSec’s Elliott to join McKay Securities
Tom Elliott is leaving his role as head of investment, London, at Land Securities to join McKay Securities REIT. → Read More
Six leave BNP PRE resi team
Six members of BNP Paribas Real Estate’s residential team, including executive director Adrian Owen, are leaving to join Montagu Evans. The entire BNP PRE team consists of 69 people. A BNP PRE spokesman said: “Our residential business continues to go from strength to strength and has shown considerable growth over the last two years, in direct response to our targeted investment. “While of… → Read More
Cardiff reflects on Brexit vote
QUESTION TIME Uncertainty pervaded Estates Gazette’s Cardiff Question Time on Thursday, but one thing was clear: Wales must “keep calm and carry on". → Read More
Fears for Northern Powerhouse as focus shifts to Brexit deal
The Northern Powerhouse is at risk if the government shifts its priority to devolving powers from Brussels to Whitehall instead of driving growth in UK cities, the industry has warned. → Read More
German and French funds target dublin as investors recalibrate
The Irish investment market could benefit from the UK’s impending withdrawal from the European Union → Read More