All Property Week articles in 04 July 2008
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GE poaches AXA boss for Italy
GE Real Estate has appointed AXA Reim chairman for Italy Fabio Donato as managing director of its Italian division.
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NewsThe Property Race Day 2008
This year's Property Race Day was another resounding success, with a silent auction including dinner for four with Kristin Scott Thomas at L'Atelier De Joel Robuchon, a two week luxury trip to Africa for four people and an eight day holiday in the USA.
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Jones Lang LaSalle to buy Churston Heard
Jones Lang LaSalle is to buy Britain’s last large independent retail agency, Churston Heard, for around £20m.
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Gareth Clutton appointed chief executive of Portman Estate
Gareth Clutton, managing partner of Cluttons, has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Portman Estate.
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Bolton Council looks for development partner
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a development partner to work on a huge regeneration scheme at the centre of the north west town.
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OnlineCredit crunch stalls Western Europe's tallest residential building
Developers KW Linfoot and Frasers Property have put the development of Lumiere in Leeds – set to become the tallest residential building in Western Europe – on hold.
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Warner Estate lets 430,000 sq ft of sheds
Warner Estate and Bank of Scotland’s Radial Distribution Fund has let 430,000 sq ft of industrial space in the UK and Holland.
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Empty rates spark MP's revolt
Campaigning Labour MP Chris Mullin, who was instrumental in securing the release of the Birmingham Six, is leading a parliamentary revolt calling for a re-think on the removal of empty rates relief.
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LaSalle opens for business in Milan
LaSalle Investment Management has opened an office in Milan as it looks to expand its presence in Italy.
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LaSalle launches ‘special situations’ team
LaSalle Investment Management has launched a team aimed at investing corporately, and in structured debt and equity opportunities.
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NewsMeet other Leeds fans in property
Visit the Property Football Forums, where you can meet other people in the industry mad about the beautiful game and your club.
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OnlineAustria’s Meinl signs Sainsbury’s property director
Sainsbury’s property director Peter Baguley is to join Austrian listed property company Meinl European Land as a non-executive director.
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OnlineBPF appoints Hammerson's John Richards
John Richards, chief executive of Hammerson, has been selected as the new junior vice president of the British Property Federation.
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Johnson's 'direction of travel' points to outer London
Boris Johnson today launched his ‘direction of travel’ for London’s planning system by pledging to take more advantage of development opportunities in the outer ring of London boroughs.
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Knight Frank: West End office take up increases but City falls
The West End office market saw increased take up in the second quarter of the year but the City of London’s take up has declined, says Knight Frank.
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Central London office lettings slump, says Atisreal
Central London office lettings slumped by almost a quarter between the first and second quarters of the year, research by Atisreal has said.
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Dublins office market weakens
Dublin’s office market is weakening in the face of decreasing occupier demand and deteriorating economic conditions, says CB Richard Ellis in it Dublin Office Q2 Market report.
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Home loans show slight rise amid gloom
Lending for house purchases rose slightly in May, but new loans for re-mortgaging fell steeply, suggesting that borrowers coming to the end of fixed-rate mortgage deals are finding it hard to switch to comparable rates.
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Crown Estate writes down values
The Crown Estate, which owns Regent Street and other London landmarks, has written down the value of its commercial property for the first time in five years.
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Savills predicts more gloom
The chief executive of Savills forecast house prices in London to fall 25% by the end of next year, while the effect of the credit squeeze on property was now spreading across Europe and into Asia.
