All Property Week articles in 08 October 2010 – Page 2
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Online
RICS figures show weakening housing market
Further signs of a weakening house market emerged this morning with the latest RICS figures showing prices dipping in September.
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OnlineInvista to be wound up after £2.4bn contract loss
Invista Real Estate Investment Management is to sell off all its assets and return capital to shareholders after Lloyds Banking Group transferred its largest fund management contract to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
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Green report blasts government’s handling of properties
The government must overhaul how it deals with its properties as it is impossible to make savings using the current processes, Topshop founder Sir Philip Green has said in his efficiency report.
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Ralph Lauren's ‘Rugby’ store debuts in Covent Garden
Capital Counties Properties has signed Rugby, the luxury lifestyle brand from Ralph Lauren, for its first store in the UK
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OnlineBattersea Power Station debt payments deferred
Battersea Power Station owner Real Estate Opportunities has deferred payments on £150m of debt until the end of May next year.
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Sir Philip Green to slam public property waste
The government is failing to get value for money from its property and other contracts and could do better by centralising procurement, according to a review by Topshop founder Sir Philip Green.
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Professional
CIPD guide Work-related Stress: What the Law Says
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive and Acas, has published a guide for employers about how to deal with employees who are under stress.
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OnlineCaroline Flint named shadow planning minister
Labour leader Ed Miliband has appointed former housing minister Caroline Flint as shadow communities and local government secretary.
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OnlineDrivers Jonas Deloitte sending director to top of Kilimanjaro
Richard Crook, Marketing Business Development Director at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, and 4 other intrepid members of DJD will be scaling new heights when they climb Mount Kilimanjaro in October in aid of charity.
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Online
Cooper-Parry to leave CBRE for Savills
Peter Cooper-Parry, head of portfolio investment at CB Richard Ellis is leaving to join rival Savills.
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PxP West Midlands to develop 98,000 sq ft of spec sheds
PxP West Midlands has been granted planning permission by Bromsgrove District Council for 98,000 sq ft of industrial units at Bromsgrove Technology Park, Worcestershire
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OnlineHealth and Safety Executive: Work Related Stress - What the Law Says
This guidance summarises the legal duties that employers have to reduce and where possible prevent work-related stress impacting on the health of their employees.
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OnlineKing Sturge: South Coast - Metropole 2010
Our report is set out in three main sections: first an assessment of the global and national issues that will affect the Metropole economy over the next 12 months: secondly an assessment of the principal market sectors, and finally an analysis of the submarkets within each of the towns and ...
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OnlineProperty Week's CRC Insight Guide
With the obligatory registration deadline looming at the end of the month, this is a timely reminder of the benefits that the scheme can bring to our industry.
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OnlineCB Richard Ellis UK Monthly Index: October 2010
CB Richard Ellis’s monthly index showing the change in returns.
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Craigmillar library and council office gets go-ahead
Edinburgh Council has approved plans for new 48,000 sq ft East Neighbourhood office and library in Craigmillar.
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Thomas Cook to merge high street business with Co-op
Thomas Cook has announced that it is to merge its high street travel and foreign currency exchange business with the Co-operative Travel Company.
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OnlineLSE snaps up Land Registry Office Building for £37.5m
London School of Economics is set to buy the Land Registry Office building in central London for £37.5m.
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Grainger predicts “challenging” conditions despite rise in values
Grainger has warned that the country’s housing market will continue to be affected by the wider economy despite having seen a 4.5% year-on-year increase in its UK residential portfolio.
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Barratt/Wilson Bowden chosen to develop Basildon town centre
Basildon Council has selected a joint venture between Barratt Homes and Wilson Bowden as its partners for a £1bn town centre redevelopment.
