All Property Week articles in 9 June 2000
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Insight
Witkoff's world
After humble beginnings in New York, Steven Witkoff talks about his lightning rise to property stardom.
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Markets
Tales of the riverbank
Buy now while stock lasts is the policy for all those scrambling for the last Thameside sites.
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Insight
New York times
New York s landlords and brokers have been riding high on a wave of internet euphoria for the last year. Now the line of prospective dot com tenants is shortening, as the stock market has pummelled the hi-tech sector. Mark Mandell, a broker at Cushman & Wakefield, says that two ...
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News
On Mersey waterfront
A planning application has been submitted this week to redevelop a huge swathe of Liverpool s docklands. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company and English Partnerships are planning to redevelop a 31ha (70 acre) site along the Mersey waterfront, to include 27,900 sq m (300,000 sq ft) of business ...
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Markets
Homing in on the problem
Government plans for Ashford and Milton Keynes can only be met by greenfield regeneration which, has met a mixed response
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News
Slade hits top spot with same old song
Helical Bar shares soar to premium after impressive year-end figures
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Professional
Terminating in good time
Landlords and tenants should beware of falling foul of the time limits set out in Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.It is easy to make a mistake. For instance, the landlord may serve a notice under Section 25 specifying a termination date not less than six or ...
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Markets
Going great guns
Two government reports published in the last three weeks highlight the value of surplus military and hospital land and looks at what has been achieved so far
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News
Eddie Irvine heads for Silverstone
Ford Cosworth will next week hold talks with the Parish Council of Silverstone to discuss plans for a new centre of excellence at the British Grand Prix circuit. Cosworth Motor Sport is close to sealing a deal with the British Racing Drivers Club to occupy the final 37,160 sq ...
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News
New York gets easy
EasyEverything, the internet café, has become the third English tenant to occupy a new scheme in Times Square, New York. In October, it will open alongside Madame Tussaud s and HMV, below a 400-bedroom Hilton hotel. EasyEverything s property director, Matthew Lynwood, said that the 1,235 sq m (13,300 ...
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News
Private rentals are set to double
FPDSavills predicts that the number of private homes to rent will double in the next 20 years. The UK Residential Investment Report, published last week, calculates that 1.4 million of the 3.8 million homes needed between 1996 and 2021, will be for rent in the private sector. Although demand is ...
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Professional
Derogatory remarks
Landlord & tenant Landlords and tenants will always disagree, but recent rulings on derogation of grants have decided in favour of both parties.
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News
Hermes strikes deal with Mitsui for Japanese REIT
hermes is expected to become the first UK investor to put money into Japan s new tax-transparent market when it is launched later this year. The pension fund has struck a deal with Japan s largest property developer, Mitsui Fudosan, to join Japanese investors in a REIT -type vehicle ...
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Professional
Town and country matters
Planning The raft of new planning guidance issued by the government has made a mockery of its goal of sustainable development.
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News
Workplace parking tax crisis as Midlands pilot collapses
Birmingham City Council seeks emergency meeting with DETR minister as calls for rethink on transport taxes mount
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Markets
Social climbers
The low-risk nature of social housing has attracted vast institutional investment, enabling local authorities to transfer their housing to new landlords.
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News
Citibank sells HQ
Strand Property Holdings, a consortium of Scandinavian investors, has bought Citibank s headquarters, a redevelopment opportunity on London s Strand, WC2. The building, which has attracted interest from hotel companies in the past, will continue to be occupied by Citibank, on a short-term lease. The property fills an entire island ...
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News
Whittaker plans Peel buyback
Peel Holdings is planning to buy back up to £80m of its shares via a tender offer. The company is offering 700p an ordinary share and 250p for each convertible preference share. If no tenders for convertible preference shares are received, Peel could end up buying back 15.3% of ...
