All Property Week articles in 30 July 2010
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Estama wins Evans Randall German management job
Estama, the German asset management specialist, has taken over the management of a 120,000 sq m portfolio on behalf of Evans Randall.
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Newbury retail scheme opening date confirmed
Standard Life Investments and Shearer Property Group have confirmed the date for the opening of their Newbury retail scheme.
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Rise in commercial property development in July
July saw a rise in commercial property development activity, according to the latest statistics from Savills.
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Peel to open Holiday Inn at MediaCityUK
Peel Leisure has signed up Holiday Inn to open a hotel at MediaCityUK in Manchester.
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InsightTrading volumes fall as investors "side-tracked"
IPD delivered their Q2 results this week, reporting that UK Total Returns rose by 3.4%, comprising Income Returns of +1.5%, Capital Growth of +1.8% and Cross Product of +0.1% completing the 4th quarter running, with rising capital values amounting to 17%.
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Cushman & Wakefield: An Overview of the UK Property Market
The second quarter was a difficult time for all derivative markets, not least property, as the entire financial community was locked into a state of inertia ahead of the UK general election, allied with much uncertainty surrounding the fi scal defi cit and the sovereign debt issues related to other ...
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OnlineCushman & Wakefield Business Briefing: The UK Property Investment Market - Heading for a Cooler Summer?
Prime yields were unchanged in June, averaging 5.79% for the second month running. The market has slowed a little, with many feeling it will now face a quieter period through the summer before investors return in the autumn. Others, however, see this as a window of opportunity!
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OnlineRICS Global Distressed Property Monitor
The Q2 Global Distressed Property Monitor from RICS indicates that growth in distressed property listings* eased back across 85% of countries surveyed when compared to the first quarter.
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OnlineDTZ Property Times: Glasgow - Q2 2010
City centre activity increased again in Q2 to 153,000 sq ft as several long standing large grade A requirements completed as expected.
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DTZ Property Times: Edinburgh - Q2 2010
City centre take-up fell back in Q2 to 63,000 sq ft. The bottom of the occupier market arguably occurred in Q3 2009, but activity continues to be erratic from quarter to quarter while underlying demand is thin.
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OnlineFederation of Master Builders: Housing Futures - Our Homes and Communities
The housing system is intrinsically linked to almost every major area of government policy from the economy and taxation to the environment and education. It is driven by a huge range of factors from the behaviour of individuals to global economic forces.
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OnlineReal Capital Analytics: Global Capital Trends - Q2 2010
The second quarter was marked by dynamic changes throughout the property markets. Transaction activity slowed in Asia Pacific and not entirely due to governmental curbs instituted by China.
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OnlineCitylets Belfast Rental Report: Trends in Belfast Residential Lettings - Q2 2010
Detailed research by the NI Housing Executive show that the proportion of households in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has grown steadily since the 1990s.
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OnlineOrega to open its first flexible office space in London
Orega, the flexible office provider, is set to launch its first London office space in High Holborn.
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July surge in derivatives trading says RBS's Ljubic
There has been as much money invested into the UK derivatives market in July as there was in the entire second quarter of the year, Royal Bank of Scotland derivative’s trader Philip Ljubic told Property Week this week.
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OnlineAlliance criticises coalition planning reforms
Nearly 30 organisations including property associations, engineering bodies and green charities have written to communities secretary Eric Pickles criticising the government’s planning policies, as tipped by Property Week four weeks ago.
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OnlineLondon & Stamford plans REIT conversion
London Stamford today announced plans to convert to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in order to remain largely exempt from future corporation tax.
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Metric heads to Cornwall for second purchase
Metric Property Investments has made its second purchase since its £190m flotation on the London Stock Exchange in March.
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OnlinePrimark swoops on east Oxford Street
Primark is set to open a giant new store at the eastern end of Oxford Street in the biggest sign yet that the area will undergo a revival this decade.
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Investment in Manchester office market rises substantially
Investment in the Manchester office market has risen substantially with £316.7m invested in the first half of this year, up from £46m in the first six months of 2009.
