All Property Week articles in 11 March 2011
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News
No sugar-coating
Lord Sugar spared no one his wrath when speaking to an audience of almost 600 at the Movers and Shakers breakfast club last Friday at London’s Dorchester hotel
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Professional
Snow Peaks
Part 1 Everybody in the property industry is at it – climbing mountains that is, or, to be more precise, one mountain, Kilimanjaro. In just the last year I have counted 42 property people that have had details of their heroic climb of Africa’s highest mountain in aid of charity ...
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News
Regional retail park round-up
DTZ Investment Management has bought Woodhall Retail Park in Bradford on behalf of a private investor for £13.06m – a yield of 6.49%. The park was put up for sale by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers
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Markets
Strutts tacks on new recruit
Strutt Parker has appointed Matthew Tack from Hamptons International to its residential investment team in London as partner
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Markets
Plans for Sleaford on the money
North Kesteven District Council unveiled a 25-year masterplan to improve the Lincolnshire town of Sleaford last week
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Professional
Property Week survey shows support for localism in theory but not in practice
In a survey on the Localism Bill carried out by Property Week, more than half the respondents said the devolution of planning powers to local people was a good idea, but are cynical about whether it will encourage economic growth
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Markets
Search is on for Majestyk Leeds operators
Developer Rushbond will start redevelopment of the former Majestyk nightclub in Leeds next month
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Markets
Lateral thinking in Leeds
Lehman Brothers-appointed receivers to sell office with government tenants
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News
Royal London winches in HMV store
Royal London Asset Management has purchased the 4,600 sq ft HMV store at 18-20 High Street in Winchester for its Royal London Property Fund
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Markets
Handelsbanken holds out helping hand to regions
As most banks withdraw from the regional commercial lending market, Handelsbanken hopes to increase its presence
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Markets
Hammerson’s Leeds revision
Hammerson will submit a revised planning application for its 1m sq ft Eastgate Quarter in Leeds this month
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Insight
Gold still sets standard while markets are uncertain
When inflation becomes a serious threat, investors traditionally look to “real” assets to provide a hedge
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Markets
Why Foyles is still a thriller for landlords
Small bookseller chain’s chief executive takes a tough negotiating stance
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News
Merseyside fund reinforces Fort holding
Merseyside Pension Fund has placed under offer a 12.5% stake in the Fort shopping park in Birmingham for around £26m, a yield of 5.5%
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Professional
London prime has recovered — let’s hope secondary follows suit
Those who had participated in the central London office market over the past year had more reason to celebrate at this year’s MIPIM than at any of the previous three conferences
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Markets
Four-star first for Lincoln
Brayford Hotels has teamed up with DoubleTree by Hilton to develop Lincoln’s first four-star hotel on Brayford Pool North in the city centre
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News
Holland’s Uni-Invest looks for finale for Opera
Dutch office and industrial property company Uni-Invest is due to submit a business plan today for an €865m portfolio of assets, whose debt is in default