All Property Week articles in 08 August 2008 – Page 12
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Professional
Case news: Wychavon District Council v the Butlers (23.06.08) and Bradford v James (18.07.08)
Warren Gordon examines a case where the needs of a gypsy family outweighed green belt laws, while Jonathan Ross reports on an important ruling for future neighbour disputes
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Insight
Planner dearth could thwart plans for 3 million new homes, 01.08.08
Sir, This is no surprise at all. The problem for years has been the poor quality of planners working for local planning authorities (LPAs).
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News
Bidders close in on Paragon
Potential bidders for Paragon could complete their due diligence as early as next week when many of the UK buy-to-let mortgage lender’s senior managers return from holiday for further talks about a possible investment.
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News
HBF warns on stamp duty 'games'
Alistair Darling was accused of playing 'damaging short-term games' with the housing market yesterday after refusing to clarify whether he would suspend stamp duty in the autumn prebudget report.
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News
Liberty shaken by retail woes
Liberty International lost £458m in the first half of the year as the first signs of a weakening retail sector exacerbated the effects of the real estate downturn.
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News
Galliford Try in regeneration swoop
Galliford Try the construction group, said that it had secured four projects worth £84.5m to regenerate communities and build 671 affordable homes for rent and shared ownership in London.
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News
ABI 'concern' over Rock shares proposal
The Association of British Insurers has raised concerns about Northern Rock’s plan to convert £400m of preference shares as part of its controversial move to strengthen the bank’s battered capital base.
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News
Report urges better wind-turbine testing
Grants for homeowners who want to install small wind-turbines should be assessed to make sure the technology is actually going to save carbon emissions, recommends a report.
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News
Freddie Mac loses $821m
Freddie Mac the US mortgage giant, reported a second-quarter loss of $821 million (£421.2 million), its fourth successive loss, against a profit of $729 million last time. It plans to cut its dividend after growing numbers of homeowners failed to make their loan repayments.
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News
US lender 'engaged in deception'
Legal woes mounted yesterday for Countrywide Financial, the troubled mortgage lender bought by Bank of America, as the Connecticut attorney-general accused the group of engaging in deceptive and predatory lending practices.
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News
Balfour Beatty in US deal
said that its US unit had agreed a $206m (£105.6m) deal to provide a range of property services at the West Point military academy, including the construction and management of 824 properties.
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News
Barratt debt restructuring complete
Barratt Developments the housebuilder, said the final documentation relating to the restructuring of its covenant package with its banks and private placement note providers had been signed and had become effective.
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Online
Tories' whopping 54% lead over Labour in poll
The Conservatives scored a huge victory over Labour in a poll of Property Week readers - taking an incredible 68% of the vote.
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Online
Uneek Clothing tries on Wirral Business Park for size
Clothing manufacturer Uneek Clothing has taken 136,000 sq ft at Wirral Business Park in Upton, Merseyside.
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News
Rangers fans dissect last night's European disaster
Rangers fans have already begun to dissect last night's European exit in the Property Football Forums
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Online
Segro agrees 200,000 sq ft pre-let at IQ Farnborough
Segro has secured its first pre-let at IQ Farnborough in Hampshire to American engineering giant Fluor.
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Online
Galliford Try to carry out four affordable housing projects
Galliford Try has been selected to carry out four affordable housing projects in London and the South East, valued at around £84.5m.