City Moves for 14 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at European Vacation Rentals, CBRE and QualiTest? September 14, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover tourism, property and software. Take a look at these movers and shakers: European Vacation Rentals Henrik Kjellberg, former president at Expedia, has been appointed group chief executive of the European Vacation Rentals business acquired by Platinum Equity from Wyndham Worldwide earlier this year. Henrik has spent more than 20 years working [...]
Teach ex-cons the skills that our ever-changing city needs and bring down Britain’s re-offending rate September 6, 2018 Across all the city’s businesses, we are surrounded by talented people. But the roles we need these people to take on, and the skills we need them to have, are changing faster than ever. In the property industry, we’ve seen a huge shift in the skills required to build for our capital’s future – construction [...]
Deutsche Bank brushes off Brexit to show commitment to the City as it signs for new London headquarters at Moorgate August 1, 2017 Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to the City, despite saying just weeks ago that it would “inevitably” move jobs to Frankfurt, after Land Securities Group (Landsec) confirmed today that the lease agreement for Deutsche’s new London headquarters would go ahead. Deutsche announced in March it had agreed a pre-let deal with landlord Landsec, as [...]
The Walkie Talkie has been sold for £1.3bn to a herbal medicine maker July 27, 2017 One of London's most iconic buildings has been sold for just shy of £1.3bn – to a Hong Kong-based herbal medicine maker. Land Securities said today its joint venture with Canary Wharf Group had sold the Walkie Talkie, known officially as 20 Fenchurch Street, to LKK Health Products Group for £1.28bn. Canary Wharf put its [...]
Surge for City spaces propels LandSec sales July 22, 2015 PROPERTY giant Land Securities said momentum continues to grow after logging strong annual results earlier this year, with healthy take-up in London, low vacancy rates and rising rental values. The FTSE 100 company yesterday said that of the 1.1m sq ft it had to rent in March, 22,000 sq ft had been let or was [...]
Property will bounce back, says LandSecs July 15, 2009 LAND SECURITIES, the UK’s largest property developer, yesterday signalled that the worst of the property slump was over and said it was gearing up for recovery. After months in the investment wilderness, the firm said it was preparing to join a growing legion of opportunistic buyers keen to exploit a sharp 45 per cent fall in [...]
Property will bounce back, says LandSecs July 15, 2009 LAND SECURITIES, the UK’s largest property developer, yesterday signalled that the worst of the property slump was over and said it was gearing up for recovery. After months in the investment wilderness, the firm said it was preparing to join a growing legion of opportunistic buyers keen to exploit a sharp 45 per cent fall in [...]
LandSecs sales hit by crunch July 17, 2008 Land Securities, the UK’s largest developer, said yesterday lettings and asset sales are running at a slower rate than last year, reflecting the on going gloom in the property market. Chief executive Francis Salway hinted that the slump could last for at least another 12 months, as occupiers struggle to cope with the downturn in [...]