All Property Week articles in 17 April 2009
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APC Advice - Week 39: The month 21 review (part 2 - candidate preparation)
Jon Lever describes the candidate’s role and preparation leading up to the month 21 meeting, and Ben Elder looks at the management of the built environment competency
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Residential companies join BPF ahead of major lobby push
Two of the largest residential property management and development companies in the UK have joined the BPF as the lobbying group continues to expand its focus on the residential market.
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OnlineGoodman gets green light in Uxbridge
Goodman has won planning permission to develop a new office building at Uxbridge Business Park.
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Change at the top for ProLogis's European arm
ProLogis’s president of Europe, Gary Anderson, has been promoted to be ProLogis’s head of global investment management.
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St Modwen alights on Taunton’s Firepool scheme
Taunton Deane Borough Council has picked St Modwen as its preferred development partner for the £270m Firepool scheme.
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OnlineGazeley completes George’s Leicestershire HQ for Asda
Gazeley has completed a new £12.2m headquarters for Asda’s clothing range George in Leicestershire.
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Profit from property even in a falling market
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OnlineTesco slows down plans for large projects in the UK
Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, has reduced spending on new schemes and stores in a bid to reduce its costs in the recession.
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OnlineEmpty rates has hit industry hard, says RICS
A huge 93% of respondents to a survey conducted by the RICS and Lambert Smith Hampton believe that empty rates are ‘exacerbating the financial difficulties of many property companies and occupiers.’
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New Fannie Mae chief
Fannie Mae has named the company’s chief operating officer to take over as chief executive.
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Colonial cuts asset values
Two of Colonial First State's property managers have revalued a raft of commercial property assets due to softer investment yields, lower rental growth and constrained credit markets.
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Valad sees no reason for share spike
Beleagured real estate group, Valad Property, has told the Stock Exchange it has no idea of the reasons behind the sudden spike in its securities price.
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Slow sales prompt Reem Island infrastructure focus
Master developers on Reem Island, an 864-hectare area that will house up to 200,000 people by 2017, are powering ahead with infrastructure to ensure their projects progress in the slowdown.
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Aldar delays Abu Dhabi's Yas Mall
The opening of a 700-store shopping centre on Yas Island has been pushed back by a year, with the developer, Aldar, planning to use the extra time to cut costs by 30%.
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AIB forced to raise another €1.5bn
Allied Irish Banks has bowed to government pressure and announced plans to raise an additional €1.5bn as part of a €5bn (£4.4bn) statebacked recapitalisation.
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Opposition targets Obama mortgage bill
Republican senators and the financial industry are closing ranks in an attempt to crush a controversial part of the Obama administration’s housing package.
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Chancellor to boost housing with £1bn plan
Alistair Darling will announce another £1bn package to support the housing market in his Budget tomorrow, seeking to underpin prices, complete partially built building projects and support those struggling to pay mortgages.
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Property stocks slide on Morgan note
Property stocks were among the biggest casualties yesterday as the market’s recent strong run came to a halt with an almighty thud. The sector took a battering after JPMorgan joined the ranks of those who believe that its 55% advance since March has been too fast and too furious.
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Thousands lose homes as aid stalls
Thousands of home owners have been evicted since Gordon Brown announced a package of measures to help them, figures show.
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C&R raises £65m
Capital & Regional, the retail and leisure property specialist raised £65 million for its £734 million Junction fund. Area Property Partners, formerly Apollo Real Estate, will invest £50 million, with the remaining £15 million to be raised from existing unit holders.
