All Property Week articles in 06 June 2008 – Page 3
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News
Madejski’s Reading setback
John Madejski’s plans for the £400m Station Hill development next to Reading station have been called in.
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Remedy for St Johns Wood
Warner Estate Holdings has signed organic skincare specialist Neal’s Yard Remedies, which joins patisserie Gail’s Bread and fashion brand Zadig & Voltaire, on St John’s Wood High Street in north London.
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Investors are ‘in it for the long haul’
Investment Property Forum finds most are unperturbed by volatile market
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Orchard Street harvests portfolio
Orchard Street Investment Management has bought a portfolio of six UK office, leisure and distribution properties, which generate annual income of £6.44m, from Aegon Asset Management for £80m.
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Greenham protest for ProLogis
ProLogis’s proposals for a distribution depot near Greenham Common in Newbury have been rejected by the local council for a second time.
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‘Several hundred’ jobs to go at Persimmon
Housebuilder Persimmon will make ‘several hundred’ job cuts in order to cope with the impact of the housing downturn. Cala Group is also making redundancies.
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Markets
Global inflation slows
House price inflation continued to slow across the globe in the first quarter of 2008, falling to 6.1% compared with 9.2% in the previous quarter.
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Markets
HSBC’s premier Glasgow move
HSBC is in negotiations to take 20,000 sq ft of office space on the first floor of Premier Property Group’s 176,000 sq ft building at 141 Bothwell Street in Glasgow.
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Multiyork furnishes Lakeside
Multiyork Furniture has signed a 15-year lease on a unit at Land Securities’ Lakeside Retail Park, Essex.
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Sistema-Hals plans housebuilders fund
Russian developer Sistema-Hals plans to launch the country’s first private land development fund.
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Online
Knight Frank loses retail head
Mark Poyner, head of retail at Knight Frank, has left after just 18 months.
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Never mind the width, feel the quality
Downturn or not, prices remain high for the best property at auction
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Professional
Fair or foul?
Commission doggers beware Issue Sellers and buyers are always trying to find ways to screw agents out of their commissions. Is this all part of the game (fair)? Or is it unethical and even unlawful (foul)? The answer is: it depends.
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Markets
Mac’s factor
Scottish Property Personality of the Year Dan MacDonald divides his time between chairing the Scottish Property Federation and steering MacDonald Estates.
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News
Private eye: Mike Phillips
Returns are still broadly flat, the sector has only just stopped haemorrhaging cash and the Financial Services Authority is thought to be considering whether current rules and regulations are up to scratch.
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Professional
Fraud expert joins Property Week
Gary Miller, founding partner of the fraud group at law firm Mishcon de Reya, joins the team at Property Week this week with a new column on how to stamp out property fraud.
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Online
Fashion label Lipsy plots UK expansion
Brand favoured by young celebrities plans to open up to 25 stores
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News
Flag UK flies high at Essex Hub
Flat roofing supplier Flag UK has taken 16,502 sq ft at the Hub at Skyline 120 in Braintree, Essex, on a 10-year lease at £119,640 a year.