All Property Week articles in 11 July 2008 – Page 7
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Professional
GLA out of Southwark towers case
The Greater London Authority will not give evidence at September’s planning inquiry into three towers near Blackfriars Bridge in London’s Southwark.
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News
Care home consolidation on the cards
Two of the UK’s largest care home owners are facing financial upheavals that could lead to consolidation in the sector.
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News
Jones Lang LaSalle buys Churston Heard
International services firm pays £20m to plug high street and shopping centre leasing gap
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News
Jones Lang LaSalle buys Churston Heard
Churston Heard, which occupies 7 Hanover Square, will exercise a break there in April. Its team are expected to move to a new retail-focused floor at JLL’s 22 Hanover Square headquarters in September.
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Professional
Extensions of building contracts
Question: Someone has told me that, following a recent court decision, building contractors will have an easier time proving claims for an extension of time under their building contract. Is this correct?
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News
Francis Salway takes over as president of British Property Federation
Land Securities’ chief executive talks to Sean McAllister about his new lobbying role as president of the British Property Federation.
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News
Deeley Freed engineers Bristol let
Bristol developer Deeley Freed has let 14,418 sq ft to engineering consultancy Faber Maunsell at its Portwall Place scheme in the city at around £26.50/sq ft.
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Insight
BREEAM and energy certificate ratings must be consistent
Sir, Your article on Britain’s 20 Greenest Buildings justifiably asserts that the property industry is gradually waking up to the issue of sustainability.
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Professional
‘Property managers break data protection laws’, claims law firm
More than 40% of property managers are breaking the most basic requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, law firm Speechly Bircham has reported in a survey.
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News
LaSalle’s special branch
LaSalle Investment Management has set up a special situations team to make corporate acquisitions and invest in structured debt and equity opportunities.
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Markets
Urban planners should use sustainability exemplar Bournville as template for new ‘eco-towns’
Confectioner and social pioneer Cadbury built the UK’s first ‘eco-town’ in Bournville a century ago.
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News
Borough in market for expansion
Plans have been submitted for shops and a new public area at London’s Borough Market.
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Professional
DTZ gears up for receivership boom
DTZ is leading a pack of property services firms that aim to expand or set up corporate recovery teams to exploit an expected boom in advising on distressed debt, bankruptcies and receiverships as the credit crunch bites.
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Markets
English Partnerships to resort to CPOs in Blackpool
English Partnerships is drawing up plans for a series of compulsory purchase orders in Blackpool to kick-start the regeneration of the northern seaside town.
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Professional
Heritage bill ‘will make life impossible’
New buildings in conservation areas must ‘benefit the area’ for consent
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Professional
Government to tighten up on property for big savings
Surplus land to be sold for housing and occupied space used more efficiently
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News
Big Yellow looks on bright side
Self-storage REIT Big Yellow issued a positive trading statement on Wednesday.
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Markets
The bold and the BID
Retailers on Liverpool’s Bold Street may become part of a business improvement district to stop shoppers leaving for Liverpool One.