All Property Week articles in 04 April 2008 – Page 9
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Marston's pub leases up for grabs
Pub chain Marston’s is offering 47 lease opportunities for its pubs across the UK.
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CLS sells London offices
The Swedish property company CLS has continued its sale of UK assets with the sale of two office buildings.
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Humberts sells management business to Tchenguiz
Humberts has sold its Farleys Management Business to Vincent Tchenguiz’s Peverel Group.
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OnlineParky wows Property Awards
Chat show legend Sir Michael Parkinson took the Property Awards by storm last night, hosting the event in front of a sell-out 1,700 crowd at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
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Wilson Bowden kicks off Chesterfield stadium plans
Wilson Bowden has submitted plans for a football stadium-led regeneration of a 22-acre site in Chesterfield.
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OnlineSalway is Property Personality of the Year
Land Securities chief executive Francis Salway was last night Property Personality of the Year after initiating a controversial de-merger of Britain’s biggest property company.
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OnlineEco-town shortlist unveiled
Housing minister Caroline Flint today announced 15 locations that will go forward to the next stage in the eco-town plan.
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Mortgage lending slump puts pressure on prices
Mortgage approvals remained close to decade lows in February despite a period of relative calm in markets, Bank of England data showed yesterday, suggesting the latest signs of strain among lenders could trigger further weakness in house prices. Financial Times
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HBOS predicts 30% fall in house sales
HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, has suggested the number of housing transactions could fall as much as 30 per cent this year, piling further pressure on the property market. Financial Times
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Negative equity looms for 100,000
About 100,000 people who bought homes last year with little or no deposit are likely to find themselves in negative equity as soon as September. The Times
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Credit agency sees 'major slowdown'
The UK faces 'a major slowdown' in the housing market, Standard & Poor’s, the credit rating agency, said yesterday, putting Britain on a par with Spain as the housing market in Europe most likely to follow the US in a correction. Financial Times
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Keir arrives at £500m stations deal
The £500m redevelopment of a swathe of Network Rail-owned stations in London and the south-east is to be given the go-ahead following the agreement of a joint venture with developer Kier Property. Financial Times, The Times
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Take-up of City office space plummets
A key measure of growth of the financial sector in London’s main financial district shows that it has almost drawn to a halt, according to the latest figures from property agency Atisreal. Daily Telegraph
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Conservation classes to be merged
The term 'listed building' is to be scrapped under the new Heritage Bill. Daily Telegraph
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US homeowner rescue meets resistance
The agreement in the US Senate yesterday to create new bipartisan housing legislation reflects intensifying pressure in Congress to tackle the mortgage crisis. Financial Times
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Johnson shows slight-mayoral lead
Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, is running just two points ahead of Ken Livingstone, his Labour rival, according to a Guardian/ICM poll, suggesting the May 1 contest will go to the wire. Financial Times, Guardian
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EU probes Rock rescue
An in-depth inquiry into whether the restructuring aid package provided by the government to stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock breaches European Union law was opened yesterday by competition authorities in Brussels. Financial Times
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Leeds offices defiant in face of downturn
The Leeds office market is set for a strong year, Jones Lang LaSalle said today.
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Ferrari takes Regent Street store
Ferrari, the luxury car manufacturer, has signed up to take a store on Regent Street – the last available shop on the street.
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Colonial banks to consider shareholder roles
Spain’s second largest property company, Inmobiliaria Colonial is in talks with two of its banks about becoming shareholders in a bid to reduce its credit liabilities.
