All Property Week articles in 12 June 2009
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APC Advice - Week 47: Month 23-24 supervisor and counsellor review (part 2)
Jon Lever explains the final steps the candidate can take leading up to the presubmission of final assessment documents, and Ben Elder tackles the competency on valuation
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GVA Grimley 'Planning for Prosperous Economies: Maximising the role of the Non B Class Sector'
Employment land reviews (ELRs) have a major limitation. As currently applied they generally only relate to part of the demand for ‘employment land’, as they exclude demand from the Non B Use Class sector, or non-traditional employment. ELRs therefore need to be more ‘comprehensive’ than they have been to date ...
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Sheppard Robson picked to masterplan Nigerian scheme
Sheppard Robson has been appointed as masterplanner to lead a design team for a scheme in Nigeria.
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Peter Pereira Gray to chair Investment Property Forum
Peter Pereira Gray, managing director of the investment division at The Wellcome Trust, has succeeded Andrew Hynard, head of national investment at Jones Lang LaSalle, as chairman of the Investment Property Forum (IPF).
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Landmark Castlevale gets green light for 32-acre Wakefield scheme
Developer Landmark Castlevale has received planning permission for a 32-acre mixed use development at Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate in South Kirby, Wakefield.
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Paul Whight launches £300m retail warehouse fund for UK
Paul Whight, the retail warehousing expert with a 25 year track record in the sector, is back in the UK and has teamed up with former Henderson Global Investors UK retail boss Neil Varnham, to launch a £300m UK retail warehousing fund.
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Israelis in talks to buy Broadgate stake
Israeli billionaire Nochi Dankner and the Hamburger family's Harel Insurance are in talks to buy a 50% stake in British Land’s Broadgate estate for £145m.
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Bouygues selected for £3.7bn Newham regeneration project
French developer Bouygues has been selected for the £3.7bn Canning Town and Custom House regeneration project.
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KPMG raises $200m from Lehman Chinese assets sale
Over $200m has been raised for creditors of collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers’ from the sale of some of its Chinese assets, its liquidator KPMG said today.
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DTZ’s West End star Smith sets up new firm
Former Hodnett Martin Smith man teams up with King Sturge’s Hanrahan to form new London outfit
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Lehman property chief in shock return
Mark Walsh, the lead executive who loaded Lehman Brothers with toxic property investments, is part of a group chosen by Lehman to take over the bankrupt firm's real-estate private-equity arm.
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IOF taps market for A$415m
The largest of the ING-managed trusts, ING Office Trust , yesterday joined the capital raising stampede, seeking $415 million to replenish its balance sheet and to give it relief from debt repayment until 2012.
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Prime Central HK office rents could dip 13% more
Grade A office rents in Central could decline a further 13% in the second half of the year on top of a 27% fall in the first half, taking them back to mid-2006 levels, according to CB Richard Ellis.
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HK home market defies downturn
Hong Kong home prices have brushed aside the fallout from the global financial crisis and risen about 15% so far this year. Is this the start of another bull run for bricks and mortar? Opinions differ widely.
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Noor Islamic sees 50% rise in mortgages
Noor Islamic Bank said on Wednesday its mortgage business is 40-50% up on the start of the year, a further sign UAE banks are easing lending.
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Tameer Towers investors set to withhold payments
Disgruntled investors in Tameer Towers are planning to withhold payments for the Abu Dhabi project in protest at, what they claim is, a lack of progress on the AED6bn ($1.64bn) development.
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Investors pleased with Hydra shake-up
Investors in delayed projects planned by Hydra Properties have welcomed the company shake-up that has seen Sulaiman al Fahim replaced as CEO.
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Swire says HK has bottomed out as Time Warner renews
Swire Pacific renewed Time Warner’s lease for space in one of its buildings in Hong Kong at a higher rent than previously, and the city’s office market has bottomed out, a company executive said.
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Singapore firm seeks S$525m for China spree
Yanlord Land Group, a property developer, is seeking to raise S$525m by selling shares and convertible bonds to fund investments in China.
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Tokyo property 'set for rebound'
Tokyo’s property market is poised to rebound as easier credit and low prices entice overseas investors back to the Japanese capital, said Kazuo Tanabe, president of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings.