All Property Week articles in Property Direct March 2003
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It's gym life, but not as we know it
Keeping your employees happy demands perks that extend beyond the salary, among them a company gym membership. Now even small firms can fit them in.
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What to do when your serviced office goes under
The tough market has claimed at least one serviced office victim, and there are likely to be more. But what rights do occupiers have if their provider goes bust?
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RICS fights on to reform 'unfair' rating system
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors proposes amendments to Local Government Bill in a bid to save occupiers billions from the inequitable system of business rate relief.
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Reading faces up to the realities of oversupply
With millions of square feet returning to the market in the Thames Valley, landlords and corporate occupiers are resorting to incentives and rent-slashing to entice tenants.
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Exposed: the secrets of millions of lease contracts
Under the Land Registration Act 2002 which comes into force in October, the details of all new leases of longer than seven years can be made available to the public.
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Serviced office cloud has silver lining for tenants
Last year will go down as one of the worst on record for the serviced office sector (see p21 and p27).
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Serviced office or sublease? Tenants are spoilt for choice
It's an occupier's market. As corporates struggle to offload surplus space and the price war between serviced office operators deepens, occupiers can sit back and wait for the best deal.
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Herts misses a beat in the property cycle
The market is awash with speculatively built space, so it is a bad time to be looking for good tenants.