All Property Week articles in 01 April 2010
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LDA launches search for Gallions Quarter developers
The London Development Agency (LDA) has begun a search for development partners for a site in the Albert Basin in east London’s Royal Docks.
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Auditor slates running of £12bn Welsh estate
Welsh public sector land and buildings are in poor condition, breach health and safety requirements, and fail on value for money, Wales’s public service watchdog has said.
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Hypo Real Estate case goes to top EU court
A Hypo Real Estate Holding shareholder case over the German bank-rescue fund’s decision to force out minority investors will be sent to the European Union’s top court.
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US home supply rises
The number of homes listed for sale increased in many metropolitan areas in March.
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Dubai debt plan 'has creditor support'
Dubai World’s plan to restructure $24.8bn of debt has been welcomed by creditors, said the chairman of Emirates NBD, one of the biggest lenders to the state-owned holding company.
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Shanghai plans property tax to curb growth
Shanghai, China’s wealthiest city, may impose a property tax to curb price gains, the Shanghai Securities News reported, citing unidentified people.
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China 'Treadmill to Hell' headed for bust
China’s property market is a bubble that may burst by as early as this year, according to hedge fund manager James Chanos.
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MPs slate HMRC’s £3.9bn offshore PFI deal
HM Revenue and Customs has wasted taxpayers’ money by ineffectively running its 20-year PFI property management deal with offshore firm Mapeley, MPs have said today.
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Barrie blogs on Wheeler `tragedy’
I went along to the Tim Wheeler industrial tribunal again today – and the overwhelming feeling about the whole episode is now one of sadness.
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Rumour mill returns to Minerva and makes it hot property again
Minerva raised eyebrows yesterday as the property company’s shares climbed sharply higher — again.
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City of London prime rents increase 14% in first quarter
Prime office rents in the City of London financial district rose 14 percent in the first quarter from the previous three months as companies competed for a dwindling amount of high-quality space, Cushman and Wakefield Inc. said.
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M&S staff to share £80m bonus after retailer beats targets
Marks & Spencer's staff will share a bonus of £80m after the retailer beat its targets for the year.
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Britain poised to outpace European rivals on a rocky road to recovery
The British economy is forecast to grow faster than its leading eurozone rivals but a new survey of business activity suggests that the road to recovery will be uneven.
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Raffles Hotel sold to Qatari Diar for $275m
The historic Raffles Hotel in Singapore, famed for its colonial grandeur and the Singapore Sling cocktail, is to change hands in a deal worth $275m (£180m).
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House prices rise after February blip
House prices rose by 1.1% in March, the eighth rise in the last nine months, the Halifax House Price Index said today.
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Leeds building goes into receivership
West Riding House, a mixed use block in Leeds city centre, has gone into receivership.
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Chamieh joins Pramerica
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has hired Mark Chamieh as managing director and co-head of global marketing and client services.
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Brixton decided to sack me more than a month before my dismissal, claims Wheeler
The board of Brixton had decided to sack Tim Wheeler over a month before his dismissal, the company's former chief executive claimed this afternoon.
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Livingstones fail with €114m bid for NR Nordic
The Livingstone brothers have failed in their €114.2m takeover bid for Euronext-listed NR Nordic & Russia Properties, in which they hold a 24.6% stake.