All Property Week articles in 13 May 2011 – Page 2
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ProfessionalLionHeart seeks new king to raise funds
The first round of interviews began on Tuesday to find a successor to Mike Carter, who retires in August after 20 years as chief executive of LionHeart, the RICS benevolent fund
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NewsThe frozen section
I’m delighted to report that Bywater Properties’ founder Richard Walker and his father, Iceland Foods’ founder Malcolm Walker, have achieved their personal objective of reaching the North Col of Everest at 23,030 ft). Other members of the expedition, which was led by explorer David Hempleman-Adams, will push on to the ...
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Keys Homes unlocks four hotels for off-plan sales
Key Homes Fund has bought four hotel development sites and aims to sell the individual rooms off plan to investors
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Markets
M&S Simply Food in Glossop
Peveril Securities, Real Estate Development Partnerships and RED Property Services have signed a prelet to M S Simply Food as the retail anchor at their 140,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme, Howard Town Mill in Glossop. M S Simply Food will occupy a 20,000 sq ft unit.
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InsightPension funds can find missing link to index linking in property
The shift in pension fund asset allocation towards liability matching has gathered serious momentum
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NewsFIGHT NIGHT
They call him “the Fighting Pride of the Philippines”, but boxing world champ Manny Pacquiao has yet to prove himself among the toughest of London’s leasing community. Five bouts of “white collar boxing” are scheduled for 30 June, as part of the West End Office Agents Society’s Summer Ball. The ...
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Professional
Scotland’s empty rates warning
The Scottish Property Federation warned last Wednesday that the government in Scotland must keep empty property rates relief. It made the statement in the wake of bleak news in the commercial property sector, which shows that sales fell by 25% in the first three months of 2011 compared with the ...
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NewsHenderson duo promoted
Henderson Property’s top two directors, James Darkins and Mike Sales, have earned promotions
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Who is the mystery stalker that will put DTZ out of its misery?
It was only a matter of time before DTZ received takeover approaches
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MarketsRegional Growth Fund manufacturer winners go down Kingsway
Two manufacturers that were successful in the first round of Regional Growth Fund bids in April are considering relocating to Wilson Bowden’s Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale
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OnlineTchenguiz draws line under Horlick dispute
Consensus-advised company to sell 28% stake in former Bramdean fund
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Topland trio homes in on resi with mezzanine debt
Investor joins Westcity and Dragonfly to provide bridging finance to London residential schemes
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MarketsDatabank: Office take-up drops by a third
After an exceptionally strong performance in the second half of 2010, when 1m sq ft was transacted, take-up in Manchester city centre offices in the first quarter of this year was subdued
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News
Cyclical market
Google has a tough job on its hands – to find space for its workers’ bikes in London. The internet giant recently took space in Westbrook Partners’ 123 Buckingham Palace Road and Mitsubishi and Legal General’s Central St Giles. But agents tell me the hunt is still on ...
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Professional
Law Society quality control
The Law Society has accredited Coles Miller Solicitors in Bournemouth as the 100th member for its Conveyancing Quality scheme. The scheme opened for applications in January. Its aim is to improve standards in the conveyancing market.
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Professional
Consultants need to rethink their strategy
Property services firms that hoped to milk the public sector for consultants fees have no reason to remain optimistic
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ProfessionalDevelopers must push for longer-term consent as localism looms
Few debates take place around planning that do not feature the anticipated impact of the Localism Bill and the effect of government cuts
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ProfessionalTreatment of NHS property suffers more complications
Government listening exercise piles uncertainty on NHS property reform
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ProfessionalRunning the rule over community infrastructure levy
New legislation is changing the criteria for planning permissions
