All Property Week articles in 14 November 2008 – Page 10
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HelioSlough’s Herts plans rise from ashes
HelioSlough has reapplied for planning consent to build a £300m rail freight terminal on 300 acres of land near Radlett, St. Albans.
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Downturn sees Netto cut property staff
Discount supermarket chain Netto is to make up to 12 staff redundant across its property and distribution teams.
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New Scotland Yard for sale
Land Securities has put the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard in London, up for sale for around £130m.
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Insight Guide to European Logistics videos
The increasing demand for logistics infrastructure across Europe is the result of significant changes in global consumption, production and wealth.
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Minerva in talks for Park Place partner
Minerva has today confirmed that it is in talks with investors about a joint venture for Croydon’s Park Place development.
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Germany slides into recession
Germany has officially plunged into recession after a steeper-than-expected fall in economic activity in the third quarter, dragging down the overall performance of the 15-country eurozone.
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Daventry planning appeal gets new date
A joint public inquiry into plans to develop three areas of Daventry, Northamptonshire has been re-scheduled for 20 January next year, a week later than expected.
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Northern Ireland’s Ards Business Centre launches £3m development
Northern Ireland’s Ards Business Centre is to open a £3m serviced development in Newtownards, County Down.
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Peel and UK Coal join up for wind farm development
John Whittaker’s Peel Group has teamed up with UK Coal to develop 14 wind farms on UK Coal’s land.
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Regeneration teams adapt for downturn
Regeneration planners and designers are working longer and suffering a ‘recruitment freeze’ as employers adapt to the downturn, says the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC).
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Boris approves major Canary Wharf plans
Boris Johnson yesterday approved planning proposals for major developments at Canary Wharf including 5m sq ft of offices, a new Crossrail station and a 37-storey hotel.
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Great Portland’s NAV drops by 15% in six months
Great Portland Estates suffered a 15.3% plunge in its net asset value in six months, as the worsening financial markets took their toll on its London portfolio.
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Capital & Regional funds suffer 6% value decline in just one month
Capital & Regional, the co-investment retail and leisure property fund manager, endured a torrid October in its three funds.
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BCSC 2008: Decision makers needed for Olympics says Higgins
The future of East London’s 2012 Olympic Games’ site needs a more holistic approach, according to David Higgins, chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
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CB Richard Ellis reveals pricing for share issue
CB Richard Ellis will raise $180m (£121m) of new equity from a sale of shares.
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15,000 jobs threatened as estate agents fight to survive
The jobs of up to 15,000 estate agents are under threat if house sales show no sign of recovering, industry experts fear.
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Land Securities NAV slashed as demerger scrapped
Land Securities has wiped £1.7bn off the value of its property portfolio as the slump in the commercial property market shows signs of further acceleration.
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Middle East investors eye distressed West
The Middle East’s wealthiest private investors are seeking to take advantage of collapsing markets in the west by increasing their investments in depressed US and UK real estate markets, private bankers say.
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Minerva plunges on downgrade
Minerva, the property developer, saw almost a fifth wiped off the value of its shares yesterday after a broker downgrade added fresh uncertainty to the future of its development pipeline.
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Concern as Dubai falters
Values, and confidence, in Dubai are declining for first time in six years. Rising concerns over a much-expected property price correction, crystallised by a Morgan Stanley report predicting a 10 per cent price decline by the end of 2009, grew over the quiet months of the summer and the holy ...