All Property Week articles in 22 February 2002
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OnlineInsignia reports 'one of our poorest years ever'
Insignia Financial, the US-listed parent company of Insignia Richard Ellis, this morning posted a net loss of $13.5m (£9.5m) for 2001, compared with a profit of $21.8m (£15.4m) the year before.
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OnlineGo-ahead for London congestion charges
London mayor Ken Livingstone today signed the order to introduce congestion charges in central London.
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British Land in £53m Swindon shopping spree
British Land has splashed out £53m on the acquisition of a major retail and leisure project in Swindon.
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£16m Council headquarters deal for Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) has signed a deal believed to be worth around £16m with Development Securities and Wrenbridge Land for the development of a 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) headquarters building.
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Markets
REIM and reason
A European service offering local knowledge, Axa REIM France is responsible for a mighty £6.2bn property portfolio. We catch up with its chief executive, Pierre Vaquier
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Professional
Q & A
Under what circumstances might an occupier hold its landlord to ransom over a restrictive covenant?
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Insight
Verwer: the wizard from Oz
The property establishment has never been quite the same since it got a rocket up its backside last November.
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Professional
Traps of offer-backs
Landlords: beware of losing your rights of pre-emption. We review a recent case where a landlord thought he was accepting an offer-back, but lost his rights on a technicality
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News
New sculpture unveiled at Paternoster Square
Mitsubishi Estate Company this week unveiled this new sculpture at its Paternoster Square development next to St Paul's Cathedral in London. The two 11-metre high structures double as cooling vents for an underground electricity substation. Healey & Baker is expected to begin looking to forward-sell two of the three ...
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News
Merrill-led share slide
Merrill Lynch property analysts Robert Fowlds and Alec Pelmore cut their ratings on Hammerson , Liberty International , Brixton , Minerva and Grantchester to neutral from buy on Wednesday. The downgrades had an immediate effect. Shares in Hammerson were down 0.75% at 532.5p in early trading, while ...
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Markets
Master of Paris
Christopher Holloway is bringing his vision of columnless offices to the French capital. We report on a love affair that began in the 1960s and is still thriving today
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News
Insignia makes Samworth new UK MD
Insignia Richard Ellis has boosted its management team, following the merger with French group Bourdais which completed last month.
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Insight
Restrictive planning policies will strangle industrial opportunities
Green Paper leaves logistics industry in limbo
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InsightGordon the gaffer
Liberty International's share price was boosted last week after profits of £90m were announced. We meet the man at the top
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Insight
Free thinker
Peter Freeman tells us about his new role at Land Securities, as well as his fledgling publishing career and how he almost became a producer for Channel 4.
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Markets
France industrial: Too much Toulouse
Tough restrictions in the wake of a fatal fire last year have had far-reaching consequences for rents.
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Markets
Essex & north-east London: top shopping locations
See tables and flash file (left). Information on the NSLSP survey programme, the definitive source of information on UK retail market sizes, can be obtained from Duncan Jones on 020 7882 8142.
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Markets
Essex industrial: Industrial parklife
How have market conditions changed over the last quarter? While there was an initial hiatus after the events of 11 September, demand in the industrial sector in the Essex region remains strong, as evidenced in the prelet market. What was the most important recent deal? The 13,935 sq m (150,000 ...
