All Property Week articles in 11 February 2000
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Insight
Too unlimited?
Everyone s talking about securitisation but the hurdles look as large as ever, despite the emergence of limited liability partnership as one potential vehicle.
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Insight
Transparency targets
Securitisation is not the only front on which the property industry is trying to improve its transparency. The Investment Property Forum s code for property performance reporting is now six months old. Getting the code up and running is important to the IPF as part of its efforts to ...
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Professional
Suit yourself
If accountants and clients can dress casually, why can’t surveyors? Christine Eade discovers what the profession thinks of the latest trend to dress down for business
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News
Turnover and profits rocket at Safestore
AIM-listed self-storage operator announces £190,000 profits and European expansion
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Professional
Polluter pays... but when?
The government has again delayed the introduction of its long-awaited contaminated-land regime. Developers shouldn't hold their breath though – the legislation doesn't hold many answers either
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News
Parking row rages
Planning experts have hit out at local authorities for imposing draconian parking ratios on office schemes that could turn certain areas into no-go areas for developers. In west London, Hillingdon has a ratio of one space for every 300 sq m (3,230 sq ft) for offices, even though draft planning ...
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Professional
Right-to-roam incentives for landowners
The government's controversial 'right to roam' legislation is likely to be incorporated in the Countryside Amenity and Conservation Bill within in the next few weeks.There has been enormous pressure on the government to increase access to woodlands through the Bill, although it was not one of the land types included ...
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Markets
Preston Lancashire hot spot
Despite limited space, levels of enquiry for business space remain healthy.
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News
Rental growth rises
The direct property market made a good start to the year, with rental growth improving in all sectors, except high street retail, according to the Richard Ellis St Quintin Monthly Index. The monthly increase in rental values was strongest in offices and industrial, with both sectors showing year-on-year rises of ...
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Professional
Making a good recovery
Many tenants sub-let to under-tenants to create revenue from surplus space. However, a tenant can face problems if it wants to renew its lease – and get rid of its under-tenant at the same time
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News
Gainsborough-Morrison tie-up
Serviced office operator Gainsborough Business Centres has joined forces with Morrison Construction in a £125m deal to develop new centres throughout the UK. The companies have formed a 50/50 joint venture vehicle, which will be called Gainsborough Morrison. The deal will see the partnership develop at least 20 sites in ...
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News
Evans looks at workspace
Evans of Leeds , the property company with a £400m property portfolio that went private last year, is to make a push into developing Workspace units. It has poached Tom Stokes, a former Birkby director, to head a specially formed division. The new division will go head-to-head with Workspace, ...
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Insight
Ethical minority
The Ethical Property Company s first share issue raised £1.3m, proving that there is an appetite for ethical investments in direct property.
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Insight
Ethical obligations
The growing demand for ethical investment or in the latest jargon, socially responsible investment is part of a general movement of people taking responsibility for their money. There are realistic alternatives to traditional investments for those who care about where their money goes, from venture capital ...
