All Property Week articles in 01 April 2010 – Page 5
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Markets
Specsavers spies two new stores
Specsavers Optical Superstores has acquired two stores in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, and Eccles, Greater Manchester, as part of its UK roll-out and expansion strategy
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Wheeler by name, wheeler by nature
“Just finishing the Tour de France is a demonstration of survival,” said Lance Armstrong in his book, Every Second Counts
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Manchester nod for ‘Whitehall of north’
Manchester City Council has approved plans for the Mayfield civil service campus
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‘London-wide’ shock
Downturn forces Homes and Communities Agency to scrap capital’s public-private partnership
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Standard Life to seize on London’s upturn
Fund manager appoints advisers for three central London schemes
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Liberty lightens MWB losses
MWB Group reported a £15.4m loss last year — up from a £9.9m loss in 2008 — but said its property portfolio value stabilised and its Liberty department store brought in “record” revenues
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Insight
Whom to know: Tim Webb
Well-connected property lawyer earns green wings as chief of Sustainable Environment Foundation
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Professional
Need to know: Penfold report
What is it?The government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills commissioned Adrian Penfold, head of planning and environment at British Land, to research “non-planning consents”. He reported on 18 March.What are “non-planning consents”?Penfold describes non-planning consents as conditions “that have to be obtained alongside or after, and separate from, planning ...
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The plan for investors is off plan
Investors are turning to the new-build sector and buying properties off plan as a result of the “chronic” lack of supply in the wider housing market, claims Assetz
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web of intrigue
E-tailing has come of age. As more shoppers and retailers make the online migration, Hardeep Sandher investigates whether retail property will end up in the bargain bins
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Mortgage lending increases
Gross mortgage lending by high street banks rose £0.6bn to £8.6bn in February, the British Bankers Association reported last week
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High and mighty
A Lancashire lad has had his dearest wish granted: to go to the top of London’s three tallest buildings
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Professional
White’s great hope
Young property professionals quizzed the Frogmore chief at a Young Norwood event in London
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Sofa, so good
Specialist online retailer Sofas & Stuff is seeking space in west London to open its first boutique showroom
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North-east is ship shape for offshore power generation
The government has given the green light to build wind farms off UK shores, and the north-east is well placed to benefit
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Galway or the highway
Harcourt Developments has won consent for its 575,000 sq ft Galway Shopping Centre in Galway, Ireland