Property Week - Scotland news

• BlackRock decides on 70,000 sq ft in Edinburgh
  Edinburgh is close to getting its biggest office letting of the year, after BlackRock placed more than 70,000 sq ft of space under offer in the city centre.
  
  
• Debenhams signs for two Scottish stores
  Debenhams has signed for two Scottish stores in Dumfries and Edinburgh as it continues its UK expansion.
  
  
• Glasgow deal is catalyst for row
  Public body intervenes to progress stalled Broomielaw scheme
  
  
• Glasgow G1 on sale at £60m
  One of the most distinctive office buildings in Glasgow has been put up for sale for around £60m.
  
  
• Zara's Edinburgh store for sale for £17m
  The Zara store on Princes Street in Edinburgh has been put up for sale for £17.25m.
  
  
• Naish to step down as head of SWIP
  Malcolm Naish is retiring from the role of head of property at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
  
  
• City Site Estates falls in to receivership
  Glasgow-based City Site Estates has gone in to receivership.
  
  
• Nairn cooks up a storm in Aberdeen
  Celebrity chef Nick Nairn is to open a cookery school and shop in Aberdeen.
  
  
• Cushman wins Maxim role
  Cushman & Wakefield has taken on an asset management role and replaced CBRE as the letting agent at Maxim, the huge speculative business park on the outskirts of Glasgow.
  
  
• Celebrity chef Nick Nairn to open cookery school in Aberdeen
  Celebrity chef Nick Nairn has signed to open a cookery school and shop in Aberdeen.
  
  
• Planning permission granted for £1bn Edinburgh village
  Planning permission has been granted for a £1bn residential scheme near Edinburgh.
  
  
• CBRE enlists DTZ man for regional renaissance
  CBRE has poached DTZ’s Scotland-based regional chairman to chair a new “regional development board”, PropertyWeek.com revealed this week.
  
  
• Land near Edinburgh airport earmarked for development
  Bids will be submitted this month for a strategic site in west Edinburgh that lies south of the city’s airport.
  
  
• CBRE hires DTZ Scotland big gun
  CBRE has poached DTZ’s regional chairman, based in Scotland, to chair a newly formed “regional development board”, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.