All Property Week articles in 15 May 2009
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APC Advice - Week 43: Month 21 final assessment – presentation and preparation (part 2)
Jon Lever focuses on producing a good set of final assessment documents, while Ben Elder focuses on the competency about analysis of client requirements
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OnlineDavid Smith to leave Land Securities
David Smith is to leave Land Securities in Scotland after 23 years at the company, most recently as leasing director.
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Carluccio's, YO! Sushi and patisserie Valerie to go to Bristol's Cribbs Causeway
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has lured restaurant brands for its The Avenue dining area in the regional shopping centre near Bristol.
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OnlineJohnson aims to halve London's 'severe overcrowding' in social housing
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has pledged to halve severe overcrowding in London’s social housing sector by 2016.
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Mortgage lending down by £1bn in April
Mortgage lending declined by £1bn in April compared with the previous month, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has said.
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Two new tenants at Glasgow’s Rutherglen
Cairnduff Developments has secured two new tenants at its 90,000 sq ft Rutherglen shopping centre.
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Major Glasgow canal plans will be 'sustainable communities of the future'
Two major regeneration projects along Glasgow’s canal corridor were announced as 'sustainable communities of the future' by the Scottish government yesterday.
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Southbank rents fall furthest in EA Shaw report
Rents in Midtown, Soho & Southbank fell an average of 11% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the last quarter of 2008, EA Shaw's office report has said.
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REMAX forays into India
US-based realty brokerage firm REMAX has forayed into India aiming to tap potential offered by middle-class families, with its business in America hit by the ongoing slump in the property market.
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US luxury builders sees hope
Toll Brothers Inc reported higher orders than many analysts expected in its fiscal second quarter and offered a glimmer of hope that the luxury-home market is starting to thaw.
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SA buyers eye Aussie REITS
South African property groups are poised to pour more money into Australia's crippled listed real estate sector.
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HK secondary transactions up 10.6%
Transactions in the secondary property market continued to climb last week for the second consecutive week as the launch of new mortgages attracted homebuyers.
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Shimao to spend HK$2.04bn on Shandong project
Shanghai Shimao Commercial Group plans to spend 1.8 billion yuan (HK$2.04bn) co-developing a retail-office-hotel project on its newly acquired site in Qingdao, Shandong.
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GCC expatriate salary levels in property fall 30%
Salary levels for expatriates working in the property and construction sectors have fallen by up to 30% in the past eight months across the GCC, according to data from APG Global, a recruitment agency based in Australia.
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Abu Dhabi bank halts loans for Hydra Village
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is no longer providing mortgages to homebuyers in Hydra Village, a project by Hydra Properties, which is based in Abu Dhabi.
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Nakheel offers discounts to prompt payers
Nakheel, one of the largest property developers in Dubai, is offering its customers discounts of between 10-30% on some of its projects to encourage them to pay on time.
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Aldar raises $1.25bn from bond sale
Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer, sold $1.25bn of 5-year notes, becoming the first real-estate developer in the United Arab Emirates to issue debt after prices tumbled.
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UAE quits GCC monetary union plan
The United Arab Emirates yesterday withdrew from plans to join a Gulf monetary union after objecting to a decision to locate the central bank in Saudi Arabia.
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OnlineBritish Land's NAV falls 64% after £3.2bn portfolio value decline
British Land today revealed its portfolio had fallen by £3.2bn in value in the year to the end of March.
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British Land posts record losses
British Land has reported a record annual loss as its properties slumped in value.
