All Property Week articles in 26 June 2009
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APC Advice - Week 49: Month 23/24 supervisor and counsellor review (part 4)
Jon Lever runs through the last steps of the APC process while Ben Elder looks at the competency on property finance and funding
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REGIONAL TV: Alder King Surf Challenge in Dorset
A distinct lack of surf failed to dampen spirits at the Alder King Surf Challenge this year.
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MORNING AFTER: Alder King Surf Challenge
Members of the south-west property market soaked up the sun in Woolacombe Bay, Devon, at the Alder King Surf Challenge last weekend.
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Rural farmland outstrips traditional property, says IPD
Rural farmland has outperformed commercial and residential property to deliver positive annual returns despite the dire market in 2008.
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British Land and House of Fraser jv sells £100m
British Land and House of Fraser’s property joint venture is selling more than £100m of deals this year.
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Prologis appoints former Colliers CFO
Prologis has appointed David Doyle, formerly of Colliers CRE, as its chief financial officer.
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Hollister splashes in Milton Keynes
Surf-fashion brand Hollister has leased a shop in Legal & General Property’s Midsummer Place in Milton Keynes as a part of a first wave of UK regional expansion.
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BPF criticises Tory tax plans
Shadow Conservative chancellor George Osborne’s plans to change tax rules have come under fire from the British Property Federation (BPF).
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USS bags up Cambridge's Grand Arcade
Universities Superannuation Scheme has purchased Grosvenor’s 20% stake in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade shopping centre.
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Forum Partners hires Citi property shares team
Forum Partners, the indirect real estate investment manager, has hired a team from Citi Alternative Investments to launch a global real estate securities business.
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PW TV: Retail investment will be just £15bn in 2009
André James, head of investment at Colliers CRE, told Property Week that retail investment in the UK in 2009 is expected to be just £15bn - almost a quarter of 2007 levels.
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Green light for Manchester Met’s £120m ‘super campus’
Manchester City Council has approved the masterplan for a £120m ‘sustainable super-campus’ for Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Lend Lease's Elephant & Castle development agreement expires
Lend Lease and Southwark Council’s development agreement for the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle regeneration project has expired.
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Gap returns to Newcastle
Fashion chain Gap has returned to Newcastle through the opening of an outlet store.
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Debt-starved Czech property investment market shrinks
The Czech Republic's commercial property investment market has all but ground to halt with just four transactions completed in the first half of 2009, a study by broker CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) (CBG.N) showed.
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Beazer to Pay Up to $53 Million in Fraud Case
Beazer Homes USA Inc. will pay up to $53m to settle mortgage fraud charges related to federally insured mortgage loans the company made to buyers of its homes.
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Mortgage-Rescue Plan to Cover More Borrowers
The Obama administration is expanding the number of borrowers who can refinance home loans under its housing-rescue program, an acknowledgment that more needs to be done to help people who are upside down on their mortgages.
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Investors in Becker, Lauda &Schumacher towers demand refund
German and Austrian investors are demanding their money back from funds set up for the construction of the Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker towers in Dubai.
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$543m Mirdiff Hills project on hold
Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC) has put its AED2bn ($543m) Mirdiff Hills project on hold due to a lack of mortgage financing, it has been reported.
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Dubai developer Deyaar appoints new chairman
Dubai developer Deyaar said it appointed Abdulla Al Hamli as the company's new chairman, replacing Nasser Al Shaikh who resigned last month.