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VC-backed Zoopla in merger deal

Online property website Zoopla is merging with The Digital Property Group, a business owned by the holding company of the Daily Mail newspaper.

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Some simple techniques for gaining planning permission

For business owners and managers, gaining planning permission can seem akin to winning the lottery. Christine Hereward, a partner at Howard Kennedy, explains a few simple techniques that can ease the process.

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Zoopla adds Houseprices.co.uk to portfolio

Consumer property website Zoopla has acquired property price information service Houseprices.co.uk in a deal that will see the two internet businesses continue operating as separate brands.

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Cyril Sweett to buy Widnell

Cyril Sweett has agreed to acquire the quantity surveying business Widnell.

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LSL Property acquires HEAL 

LSL Property Services has acquired Halifax Estate Agencies (HEAL), which operates an estate agency network across the UK, from Lloyds Banking Group for a nominal sum.

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Stenham in £25m property deal

Stenham Property has acquired a 93,601 sq ft leasehold mixed-use property in Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London, for £25 million. The price tag reflects an equivalent yield of 9.44 per cent and a capital value of £267 per sq ft.

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Property fund raises £100 million

Commercial property investment manager Orchard Street has secured £100 million of bank funding to pursue ‘exciting' opportunities in the UK.

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Irish developer in Berlin property deal

Irish property developer Ballymore Properties has acquired a retail and office site in Germany for €155 million (£125 million).

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Atlantic makes splash in UK property market

A US-based private investment and asset management firm, focused specifically on the real estate industry, is embarking on a UK acquisition spree with nearly £400 million worth of deals.

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New Europe Property Investments launches on AIM

Investment vehicle New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has launched on AIM raising €25.75 million (£17.9 million). More than 12.8 million shares were placed, with the market capitalisation set at the raised amount.

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Property group to buy former NHS site

A group that specialises in buying properties for redevelopment is to acquire a former hospital site in Lanarkshire.

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Property search engine gets VC backing

Extate.com, a search engine which aims to rival Rightmove in its coverage of the UK property market, has won equity funding from a number of venture capital (VC) backers.