All Property Week articles in 10 July 2009
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CB Richard Ellis EMEA View Point: Industrial and Logistics Investment,
'Despite generally subdued levels of investment activity in the European real estate market over the past year and a half, there is still evidence of interest in the industrial and logistics sector.'
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CB Richard Ellis's UK Prime Rent and Yield Monitor
Prime yields hardened for the first time since the start of 2007 but the occupier market is still suffering.
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Spada's 'British Professions Today' report, commissioned by RICS, the Law Society and the Chartered institute of Management Accountants.
This research by Spada was prompted by the informal collaboration of a working group of professional membership bodies, which gathered to encourage debate about the role of the professions in society.
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Savills' European Retail Market Report: Summer 2009
'The market is adapting to changing consumer behaviour, with retailers reviewing their business strategies, developers delaying new construction and investors attaching higher risk premium to retail investments.'
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King Sturge's Occupier Office Trends Report: Q2 2009
'A handful of very large individual deals meant that floor area acquired by occupiers increased quarter-on-quarter by 32% in 2009 Q2, to a total of 1.4m sq ft. But the previous quarter was exceptionally weak and compared with the corresponding quarter last year, take-up was still down 25%.'
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PW Research: CoStar MD talks Q2 investment figures
Paul Marples, European managing director of commercial property information company CoStar, spoke to Property Week reporter David Doyle about how the UK investment market coped with the recession in the second quarter of the year.
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Savills' France Regional Offices report: July 2009
'Low concentration of headquarters in regional markets restrains the impact of the economic crisis on the occupational market. Nevertheless, small and medium companies, which were not affected by the economic crisis up to now, are facing financial difficulties and postponing hiring decisions .'
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CB Richard Ellis's Occupier Strategies in a Falling Market EMEA Viewpoint: June 2009
The downturn in European property markets has so far been mainly driven by increases in yields, reflecting reduced liquidity and growing risk aversion among investors.
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Knight Frank's shopping centre investment quarterly: Q2 2009
The attractive pricing of good quality assets has brought an increasing number of requirements to the market, including more active interest from new opportunity funds.
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Peto’s RICS to be ‘outward-looking’
DTZ’s vice-chairman of capital markets Robert Peto, who will take over the role of president of the RICS next year, said he will avoid introspection about the issue facing the industry and will concentrate on pushing the institution into new territories.
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Travelodge arrives at Grand Central
Travelodge has signed up at Targetfollow’s proposed £100m revamp of the Grand Central leisure complex in Stockport town centre.
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Bulgarian Land contemplates going private
AIM-listed Bulgarian Land Development is considering putting proposals to shareholders to cancel the company’s shares from trading on the junior stock market.
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Co-op submit plans for new HQ in Manchester
The Co-operative Group has submitted a planning application for its new headquarters in Manchester.
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PWC warns of ‘growing distress’
PricewaterhouseCoopers has highlighted the growing distress in the UK property market caused by tenants that are suffering in the downturn.
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Notting Hill Housing Group wins planning appeal
The Notting Hill Housing Group has successfully appealed against the London Borough of Haringey’s decision to refuse planning permission for its mixed use development in Wood Green.
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Millions cut from trust property values
Two Commonwealth Bank-managed property trusts have shaved more than $500m off the value of their real estate assets and are bracing for further price declines.
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Hotel operators could take equity stakes in hotels says Christie & Co
Christie & Co said that the ‘tide is turning’ for hotel operators and market conditions may prompt operators to take equity stakes in hotels previously operated under management contracts.
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Nakheel revises $750m sukuk redemption terms
Dubai property developer Nakheel said on Monday it is revising the redemption terms for its $750m sukuk which matures in 2011, as concerns over how it will repay its debt weigh on the market.
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Dubai office rents set for further falls
Dubai office rentals are likely to drop further this year as landlords compete for tenants in the second most expensive market across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. said.
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Hong Kong mortgage rates 'close to bottom'
Hong Kong’s mortgage rates, at the lowest in at least 19 years, are getting close to the bottom and can rise 'quickly,' said Peter Wong, head of the local unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, the city’s biggest bank by deposits.