All Property Week articles in 04 April 2008 – Page 2
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Online
BPF warns government over eco-towns planning barrier
The British Property Federation has warned the government that it will need to avoid lengthy planning decisions if its plans for new eco towns are to be successful.
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News
IMF warns on property prices
Central banks should pay greater attention to housing markets when setting interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, becoming the latest body to challenge the once dominant view that monetary policy should avoid trying to damp booms and busts in property prices. Financial Times, The Times
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News
Credit crisis threatens regeneration projects
Some big regeneration schemes could be delayed as the credit crunch affects the transformation of some of the country’s most despoiled tracts of urban land. Financial Times
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News
Credit squeeze set to intensify
The prospect of an interest rate cut next week grew sharply after the Bank of England said yesterday that the squeeze on mortgages and corporate credit was set to intensify. Financial Times.
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News
Tories attack ecotown scheme 'opportunism'
Plans for 10 new 'ecotowns' prompted claims of 'political opportunism' from the Tories yesterday after it emerged that most of the shortlisted sites fell within Conservative constituencies. Financial Times
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News
Builders set for cartel fines
Leading construction companies are braced for fines running into tens of millions of pounds in a price-fixing probe that has pulled in scores of businesses and thrown the industry into turmoil. Financial Times
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News
Spanish property debt sends banks running
Internaional banks are scrambling to sell their holdings of Spanish mortgage debt at a steep discount, fearing that the country may be sliding into the worst economic downturn in its modern history. Daily Telegraph
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News
Analyst questions Tesco US venture
Fresh fears over the health of Tesco's fledgeling business in the US have emerged amid claims that suppliers are 'disenchanted' and had no idea that the supermarket giant was going to call a three-month halt to its expansion drive. The Times
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News
Carillion appointed
Carillion and its joint venture partner, The Local Education Partnership, have been appointed as preferred bidder for the £300m Tameside Building Schools for the Future programme. The Times
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News
Trump's golf plan claims denied
The Scottish government insists no decision has yet been made on Donald Trump’s plans for a £1bn golf resort near Aberdeen, in spite of the US property tycoon’s claims that he was 'going to get it'.
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Professional
Trouble on site
Building contracts usually require the contractor to issue a notice to the developer or to its contract administrator if an event occurs that is likely to cause a delay to the completion of the works.
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Markets
West Quay resi tower to shape Soton skyline
Hammerson plans 25-storey tower at mixed-use extension to centre
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News
Sainsbury’s submits Soton plans
Sainsbury’s has submitted a planning application for a store and community scheme in Portswood in Southampton.
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Professional
Moore rolls from Rok to Trillium
Sue Moore, an executive director at housebuilder Rok, has stepped down from her position to join Land Securities Trillium.
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NewsSchwartz meets Schwarzenegger
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and ProLogis chairman Jeff Schwartz, unveiled America’s largest-ever rooftop solar project last Friday.
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ProfessionalTax laws for non-doms
Question: What is happening with tax laws for UK resident non-domiciles or ‘non-doms’?
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Insight
The King's men
This week Argent and Hermes’ parent, BT Pension Scheme, sealed plans for a £3bn vehicle to carry out their King’s Cross development. It is a brave move for London’s second-largest regeneration scheme in troubled times. Deirdre Hipwell met Argent’s David Partridge and Hermes’ Alasdair Evans.
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News
Indian lettings sound positive note for Ishaan
Ishaan Real Estate, the AIM-listed property company that focuses on development in India, announced a swathe of lettings this week, prompting financial adviser Cazenove to retain its ‘outperform’ recommendation for the company.
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Markets
Howard on its way in Weymouth
Anglo-Irish developer Howard Holdings is to conclude a six-week round of public consultation on its £120m plan for the Pavilion theatre and ferry terminal site in Weymouth, Dorset, on 26 April.
