All Property Week articles in 25 July 2008
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APC Advice - Week 4: Understanding your competencies
Jon Lever gives you advice on choosing your competencies, and Ben Elder explains more about the competency in communication.
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CZWG’s Ransome’s Wharf wins planning
Plans by architect CZWG for developer Curatus’ Ransome’s Wharf in Battersea, south London, have received approval from Wandsworth Council.
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Housing dropped from Silverstone plans
The local council have agreed to allow Silverstone Circuits to drop the housing element in the brief for the development of the famous racetrack.
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‘Eco-towns’ a step closer
Plans for the government’s short-listed ‘eco-town’ developments are coming closer to reaching the standards required for eco-town status, says a report released today.
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BPF and BRC challenge Boris on affordable shops
The British property Federation and the British Retail Consortium have called for more clarity in the London Mayor Boris Johnson’s proposals to force developers to create smaller ‘affordable’ retail units in new developments.
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Boris promises more small retail units in London
London Mayor Boris Johnson has today outlined plans to ensure that small, affordable retail units are included in new retail developments.
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Drivers Jonas Leeds quest
Despite monsoon conditions in West Yorkshire, property consultants Drivers Jonas (DJ) celebrated the first birthday of its Leeds office with a DJ Quest.
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Hypo’s €424m French financing deal
Hypo Real Estate has extended and increased its development financing to French SIIC Société de la Tour Eiffel subsidiary Locafimo to €424m (£331m).
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House of Lords rules 'gentlemen's' verbal agreements not binding
Property owners are entitled to pull out of ‘gentlemen’s’ sale agreements if there is no written contract, the House of Lords ruled today.
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Travis Perkins to shrink expansion unless landlords change
Travis Perkins Group, the DIY to builders merchant group, is to reign in its expansion in 2009 unless landlords are more ‘realistic’.
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Central London office rents to plunge 20%
Central London rents are expected to fall by 20% over the next two years, a report by the British Council of Offices (BCO) has said.
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Barclays signs at Snow Hill Birmingham
Barclays Commercial Bank is moving its main Midlands headquarters to Ballymore’s Snow Hill development in central Birmingham.
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Mortgage market set for long haul
The mortgage market is unlikely to recover for the next three years, a government-commissioned report warned yesterday.
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Beach huts echo housing slump
Mudeford Spit Beach huts gained new status in recent years as they soared in price. Now, however, their value is falling faster than a dead seagull.
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Mortgage lending fall hardest since 1999
The Bank of England said that the number of mortgage approvals in June had fallen to 36,000, from 41,000 in May, the lowest level since comparable records began in 1999.
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High street sales worst since mid-1980s
The high street is now suffering its worst slump since comparable records began a quarter of a century ago, new figures show.
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Starbucks retrenches down under
Starbucks has announced plans to shut three quarters of its Australian coffee shops within the next five days in its latest aggressive cull amid a slowing global economy.
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Lupus expects 5% sales fall
Lupus Capital, the AIM-listed property investment group, said it expects a 5% fall in first-half like-for-like sales and reiterated that it sees the second half as 'difficult and uncertain'. But it added that, with the inclusion of the Laird construction businesses, first-half group sales and profits will be higher than ...
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Record US house price fall
US house prices suffered a record annual decline of 15.8% in May, according to data released yesterday, offering scant hope that the ailing industry might be on the path to recovery.