All Property Week articles in 15 May 2009 – Page 12
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Insight
Home buyers risk all under NHBC guarantee
Sir, I was unsurprised by the article, ‘Can we fix it?’, about the defect problems of Ruth Peters and Matthew Woodley in their London flat (Property Week, 09.04.09)
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News
Aldi bags Kwik Save site
KPMG has sold the former Kwik Save supermarket site on Titchfield Street in Kilmarnock to Aldi. KPMG is the administrator to Pettifer Estates, which owned the site but went into administration last December
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Insight
Gibbo: leave agents alone
Sir, Tony Gibbon does not rate most letting agents or ‘leasing clerks’ and disparagingly compares them to the dull pain caused by his slipped disc (Property Week, 09.04.09)
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Markets
Agency looks for new homes in the Piccadilly community
Homes and Communities Agency to relocate from Warrington to Manchester city centre
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Markets
Elisabeth and the golden age
The redevelopment of Elisabeth House could be the start of a new 1m sq ft office location around Manchester’s St Peter’s Square
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Markets
‘Drastic’ nitrate pollution changes will affect farmers
National Farmers’ Union says new land drain rules mean rural landowners could face huge bills
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News
AEW clocks up European assets
AEW Europe has bought nearly €150m of property for its core-plus fund, Curzon Capital Partners II
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Professional
Professional advice: Tenancy and planning permission
I intend to obtain planning permission for a site and then sell it before works start. I served a notice to quit on my tenant but he has claimed a new tenancy. What is the safest way to proceed?
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News
665 acre park on a former mine in Fife
Scottish Resources Group, the parent company of Scottish Coal, has outlined plans to develop a 665 acre park on a former mine in Fife
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News
‘Repricing’ slashes £4.7bn off LandSecs’ portfolio
Share price plunges after REIT reveals one-third has been wiped off value of its assets
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Insight
Property’s £225bn time bomb
Banks’ property debt burden will have an explosive effect on the economy. Daniel Thomas reports on De Montfort University’s latest bank lending survey
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Videos
Scottish Property Awards 2009 video
Around 450 members of the property industry gathered at Edinburgh's International Conference Centre to celebrate the achievements of Scotland's key players in one of the country's most difficult years.
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Online
Atisreal's 'Logistics Matters' Report: Spring 2009
Take-up remains stable with retailers and manufacturers driving demand. We expect take-up in the Waste Management and Recycling sector to increase through 2009. Supply in a number of areas is not in line with occupiers requirements. Yorkshire and the Humber, for example, has an over supply of large units whereas ...
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News
Stockland in A$2bn equity hunt
Stockland, the Australian property group that bought UK company Halladale two years ago, is raising up to A$1.98bn of new equity from a sale of shares to strengthen its balance sheet and prepare for growth when economic conditions improve
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Professional
My big break: 15 May 2009
Argent’s Roger Madelin says if you’re good and cheaper than your seniors, you can rise to the top
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News
M25 office rents fall 15%
Office rents in the south-east have fallen by 15% from their peak 18 months ago and probably have a further 18% to fall over the next two years, Knight Frank reports in its annual M25 office research, published this week
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Online
Knight Frank Indian Office Market Review: Q1 2009
Current financial crisis in the real estate sector has resulted in a number of major players having to stall or offload stakes in ongoing projects. Approximately 183m sq ft of office space, including SEZs, to be developed in the 7 major cities of the country over 2009-11, which is expected ...
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Professional
Case news: Chipsaway International v Kerr (11.03.09)
The message: An obligation not to compete with another’s business is likely to continue to apply even though, at the time, there may be no such business to compete with
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Online
Commerzbank rationalises its London property portfolio
Commerzbank is to consolidate its UK investment banking operations at GIC’s 30 Gresham Street in the City of London following its purchase of Dresdner Kleinwort and a review of its UK property strategy.