All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 399
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REITA weclomes relaxed rules for borrowing limits
Reita, the education and awareness campaign for property investment and REITs in the UK, has welcomed the decision by the UK tax authorities (HMRC) to relax the rules surrounding commercial property borrowing limits for self-invested personal pensions (Sipps).
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Icade launches Costieres Parc shopping centre
French property developer Icade said it has launched the development of the Costieres Parc shopping centre in the southern French city of Nimes. The project, which is scheduled to open in early 2012, will offer 28,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail space currently being marketed.
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EstCapital close to deal in London's West End
Italian fund manager EstCapital is close to brokering a deal on a 5,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office building at the heart of London's West End district. The acquisition, with a volume of around £35mln (EUR 40.7 mln), is expected to be completed within the next two weeks, Federico Tosato, CEO of EstCapital, ...
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Further pain in commercial property is yet to come: DTZ
Further pain in commercial property prices is yet to come, as property prices will continue to slide globally through this year and will only stabilise during 2010.
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Prologis signs leasing deal in Spain
Prologis European Properties (PEPR), Europe's largest owner of modern warehouse distribution facilities, has announced the conclusion of a lease extension and expansion with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, covering a total of 40,800 m[sup]2[/sup] in Sant Boi de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain.
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Troostwijk sees slump in Dutch industrial market
Take-up in the Dutch industrial market plunged 45% in the first five months of the year ro 760,000 m2, according to a new report from Troostwijk Research. Investment volume fell even more sharply by 55% compared to the year-earlier period to EUR 190 mln while supply edged up by 5% ...
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Hines fund signs long-term lease in Paris
The Paris office of international real estate company Hines announced on Monday that Prisma Presse, a leading European magazine publisher, has signed a long-term, 23,753-m² lease for the entire Coeur de Seine Building which is under construction in Gennevilliers, to the northeast of Paris.
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ING UK sells Maidenhead property
ING UK Real Estate Income Trust, a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company, has announced the sale of an office property at Arena Court, Crown Lane, Maidenhead, for £9.68 mln (EUR 11.25 mln). The deal is expected to be completed later this month.
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UK occupier satisfaction remains stable
Satisfaction levels amongst commercial tenants has remained static despite the economic downturn as costs become a priority and service charges come under further criticism, according to the 2009 UK Occupier Satisfaction Index (OSI).
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Italian property investment set to halve in 2009: JLL
Investment in Italian commercial property is set to fall further this year with full-year volumes expected to halve to EUR 2 bn, from around EUR 4 bn a year earlier, according to Douglas Babington-Smith, head of the Italian office capital markets team at Jones Lang LaSalle. In the second quarter ...
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Land Secs sells Liverpool retail park at 8.5% yield
Land Securities has said it has exchanged contracts for the sale of the freehold interest in Racecourse retail park Aintree, Liverpool to London & Stamford Retail for £61 mln (EUR 71.6 mln).
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Equity raising spreads as European firms seek EUR 6 bn
A dozen listed real estate firms in Europe - led by the UK - have raised more than EUR 4.6 bn in new capital since the start of the year, and the trend looks set to continue. A study by PropertyEU shows that at least nine other listed property companies ...
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WDP launches public offering to raise EUR 72m
Belgium-based warehouse property group WDP has unveiled a EUR 72 mln capital increase with preferential rights to fund new projects and to pay down short-term debt.
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Henderson launches European ABS opportunity fund
Henderson Global Investors is set to launch a European opportunity fund to acquire asset-backed securities. The team aims to raise over EUR 250 mln this year with the first closing scheduled for 1 July 2009.
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JLL advises EU Commission on bad property loans
Jones Lang LaSalle's European Valuations Team is advising the European Commission to take a consistent approach to valuations of distressed assets destined for government assets relief schemes.
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BNP's Crescita fund completes asset sale
BNP Paribas REIM's Portfolio Immobiliare Crescita fund in liquidation has completed the sale of all its remaining properties in Italy during the Expo Italia Real Estate (EIRE) property fair held this week in Milan.
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Hypo merges Pfandbrief banks
Hypo Real Estate (HRE) has taken steps to merge its two Pfandbrief banks - Hypo Real Estate Bank, Munich and DEPFA Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Eschborn - following approval in early June from the AGMs of both companies. This week, the troubled bank made an official request for the merger at the ...
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EstCapital launches energy property fund
EstCapital plans to reach the first closing for its new RealEnergy fund by the end of this year, CEO Federico Tosato told PropretyEU in an interview. The fund - Italy's first vehicle to invest in environmental buildings and energy-producing properties - is expected to raise up to EUR 100 mln ...
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Ric Lewis: the explorer
The June edition of PropertyEU Magazine features a profile of veteran real estate investor Ric Lewis. In early June, Lewis launched a new real estate investment management company, named Tristan Capital Partners. Tristan will specialise in real estate investment strategies across the UK and Continental Europe drawing upon Lewis' extensive ...
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Kadrige takes office space at Gecina property in Paris
French real estate group Gecina has announced that medical web services firm Kadrige has signed a lease for 796 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space at 120-122 rue Réaumur, Paris 2. The renting of the 6th and 7th floor represents the last available office space in the 5,000 m[sup]2[/sup] building.
