NEWSbeat
LETTINGS Edmund Cude’s Olympic seminar
session addressed issues such as what the future holds for the London market as well as identifying how landlords can thrive in the current economic climate. A presentation from the Green Deal Demand Team and the Department for Environment and Climate Change (DECC) discussed opportunities available to landlords looking to boost energy efficiency and the panel assessed the prospects and pitfalls surrounding Olympic short lets for London 2012. Robert Nichols, Director,
Edmund Cude, a London lettings specialist, has relaunched its popular seminar series for 2012. The first seminar, ‘The London
Factor, Olympics and the Green Deal’ took place on 26 January at the Institute of Directors, in conjunction with the National Landlords Association (NLA). It included a presentation from Neil Nichols, Finance Director, Edmund
NEW BUILD
Fans of street names
Letsby Avenue may make you laugh, Scroggs End make you feel a bit queasy and councils sometimes lose the plot altogether when naming new residential streets. Now, three new examples
of excellence in street naming by councils have been recognised at the ‘National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards’. Colchester Borough Council
was the overall Winner of the 2011 Street Naming Exemplar Award with Chorley Borough Council being Highly Commended and Birmingham City Council recognised as having Best Practice. The awards were presented at the recent ‘Everything Happens Somewhere’ conference. The naming of fourteen new
streets on a development in Colchester was judged to be some of the best in the Country. The site was formerly home to Woods of Colchester a
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major producer of industrial fans and motors. At its peak Woods was one of the largest employers in the borough and the factory accounted for sixty per cent of all industrial fan exports From Great Britain. In 1972 this earned the company the title of ‘Export Company of the Year’. In recognition of the history of the site, it was decided that the street names
should retain reference to the sites former use. All the street names have a connection with the former factory, such as: Little Woods Mews, Aerofoil Grove, Engineers Square, Fan Avenue, Axial Drive, Turbine Road, Apprentice Drive – there was an apprentice school building where the road now runs, Blade Road, Motor Walk, Vortex Road, Spindle Street, Breeze Lane and Woods Court.
‘Olympic letting offers pitfalls and opportunities.’
Cude, and Richard Blanco from the NLA. Focusing on prime Central
London, and in particular how it has bucked the trend with regard to stagnating house prices, the
Edmund Cude said, “With the Olympics in the summer and the subsequent investment into the London market, 2012 will be an important year for London-based landlords and property investors. Despite challenging economic circumstance, the lettings market offers a number of opportunities and we are delighted to offer landlords and investors the chance to come and discuss what measures they can take to make the most of this exciting time.”
NEW VENTURES
James Caan firm partners with Garrington
Entrepreneur James Caan has agreed terms through his property venture capital firm Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) for a joint venture with property experts Garrington. The two firms will launch a new Private Office real estate company to serve the needs of high net worth individuals, with a particular focus on an international clientele. The new company will
formally launch in Mayfair in early Spring 2012 and will offer a bespoke solution for the complex property needs of discerning clients in the upper quartile of the market. James Caan said, “Hamilton
Bradshaw enjoys a respected position in the private equity and investment management sector. By partnering with Garrington, we can leverage our collective expertise and networks to create a best-in- class, independent investment advisory service for HNWIs looking to invest in UK real estate.”
Garrington’s Managing
Director Jonathan Hopper believes that “the architecture of the new venture will be pioneering for the UK market and has been built in response to both domestic client needs and the rising interest in the UK from overseas investors.”
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