All Property Week articles in 12 September 2008 – Page 8
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Shop rents revamp takes step forward
The clash between retail and property sectors over the reform of shop rents moved closer to resolution yesterday after landlords agreed to more flexibility on payments amid difficult trading conditions.
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Barratt defiant as it looks to build growth
Management at Barratt Developments yesterday struck a defiant tone as the ailing housebuilder sought to draw a line under a torrid 12 months and focus attention on shrinking debt and returning to growth.
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Spain unveils €3bn homes rescue
Spain unveiled a €3bn rescue package yesterday for a domestic property sector struggling with high debt, plunging prices and an overhang of unsold houses and flats.
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Riot puts spotlight China's property fears
The showroom at A Glamorous City in Hangshou, China is closed after a group of customers vandalised it at the weekend. The offices of Vanke – China's largest property develper – office in central Hangzhou, sported two armed security guards in faux-army fatigues block the front entrance after another group ...
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Extension planning rules eased
Householders will be able to convert their lofts and build rear extensions to their homes without having to seek planning permission.
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Fannie and Freddie CD holders set for losses of up to $25bn
The default of up to $500bn (£284bn) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit derivatives contracts triggered by the US government’s seizure of the mortgage groups could result in billions of dollars of losses for insurance companies and banks who offered credit insurance in recent months.
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Lawyers prosper amid sub-prime woes
The volume of private lawsuits in the US stemming from the current financial crisis has already surpassed levels seen in the aftermath of the savings and loan debacle two decades ago, a study has found.
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Middle East looks to prosper in hunt for new business
London’s big investment banks are dramatically stepping up their presence in the Middle East in an effort to seek new clients, increase deal flow and shift people out of shrinking businesses.
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Sunderland Arc launches developer search for Vaux Brewery
Sunderland Arc placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union this week for a strategic development partner to deliver a mixed use, commercial and residential regeneration development.
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Property winners reel in the catch of the day
The winners of CKD Galbraith and Property Week fishing competition have returned with full bellies from their two-day Scottish break.
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From the archive: Lehman creates new property company after writedowns
Lehman Brothers is aiming to spin off its commercial property assets into a new company following sharp writedowns in their value.
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London has world's most expensive office and industrial property
Heathrow is still the world’s most expensive location for industrial property and London’s West End remains the dearest for office occupiers, despite the problems in the UK market, according to King Sturge’s latest research.
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DTZ expands retail planning team
DTZ has made three appointments as part of plans to expand its town centres and retail planning services team.
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Carlyle’s new office in Dusseldorf
Global private equity company Carlyle Group is to develop a large office scheme in Dusseldorf city centre, after buying a site from German open-ended fund manager Deka.
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From the archive: Whitmore's World - Greed Goes On Hiatus
Robert Houston, the new global boss of ING Real Estate Investment Management, likens our situation to being in an aeroplane that is going through the clouds. At some stage it will re-emerge into blue sky. The uncertainty for us, the passengers, is knowing quite when.
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Government’s tough new standards on migrant workers won’t hit property industry, says RICS
Quantity surveyors and project managers have been included in the Government’s strict new ‘shortage occupation’ list which targets migrant skilled labour in areas of short supply.
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Manchester Council picks GVA and Jacobs for property portfolio
Manchester City Council, one of the UK’s largest local authorities, has outsourced its property portfolio to Jacobs and GVA Grimley.
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Velocity rises to Sheffield’s tallest tower
Velocity Estates has been given the green light to add an extra nine storeys to the top of its Velocity Tower, making it the tallest building in Sheffield.
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News Corporation confirms it will stay in Wapping
News Corporation today confirmed it will not carry out a 500,000 sq ft office relocation in London but instead plans to redevelop its Wapping site to create an ‘innovative campus for its UK business’.
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Retailer Sports Direct says it's had 'hardest year in history'
Listed sports retailer Sports Direct International has repositioned its store portfolio it said today.