All Property Week articles in 17 February 2012 – Page 3
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Professional
Protect your data - don't get stuffed by staff departures
In these volatile and uncertain times, there has been a lot of staff movement in the agency world.
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Markets
Outmoded tax structures for property are damaging our industrial heartlands
At a time when international currencies are in turmoil and all economies are looking everywhere for some growth, it is, perhaps, ironic that the UK bemoans the alarming historic rate of decline of the manufacturing sector.
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News
Hotel operators form an orderly Cuban
A luxury operator is being sought for The Wellesley, a 36-suite townhouse hotel likely to appeal to cigar aficionados hit by the smoking ban.
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News
Victory in CSC’s sights
Capital Shopping Centres is poised to win the approval of shareholders today for two controversial purchases from its largest shareholder.
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Markets
Developers race to cook up restaurant quarter
Three Bath property developers are vying to be the creator of Bath’s “restaurant quarter”.
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Markets
Crossing continents
Since taking over Goodman’s UK logistics operation at the end of last year, Charles Crossland has been busy refining a strategy that focuses on build to suit. Stuart Watson speaks to him
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News
Tchenguizes reach Dixons shed Consensus
Consensus Business Group, adviser to the Tchenguiz Family Trust, has put a Dixons distribution warehouse on the market for £58.5m.
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Markets
The new generation of colossal sheds
A new generation of gargantuan sheds are using the latest technology to deal with colossal volumes.Stuart Watson went inside. Photographs by James Winspear
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News
Property fight club
Bring surveyors together with booze and rugby, and the results are rarely saintly. But the RICS Rugby Club dinner is known for being particularly debauched.
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Markets
Clever truckers
Eddie Stobart has diversified beyond distribution into biomass fuels and property. Mark Wilding reports
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News
City office scheme off its Marks
Axa Real Estate Investment Managers and MGPA have commenced development of their office scheme at 6 Bevis Marks in the City - one of the few speculative developments progressing in the Square Mile.
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Insight
Time to pay REIT chiefs for shareholder returns
Nearly 10,000 people took part in the industry-leading 2012 RICS and Macdonald & Company salary survey, which we publish today (analysis).
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Professional
Going green cheaper with Target Zero
A long-awaited report charts the cost of meeting environmental targets. Mark Wilding reports
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Markets
Paper chase
Peel Ports has plans to expand the Mersey waterway system and create a hub at the old Bridgewater paper mill site. Paul Unger reports
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News
Italy’s largest restaurant chain wants pizza UK market
Rossopomodoro to open 30 branches by end of 2014
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News
Town Centre Securities’ solid results down to ‘hard work’, says Ziff
Town Centre Securities this week reported stable half-year figures and a refinancing of £90m of debt.
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News
Westfield’s World Trade Center mall
Westfield Group plans to develop a $1bn mall at the World Trade Center in Manhattan, on the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Professional
People Moves: CBRE, The Crown Estate, Pradera UK and more...
CBRE has appointed Andy Hay to the new role of managing director of property and asset management for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Richard Williams to managing director of property and asset management for the UK.The Inglis Consortium has appointed Keith Hurford as project director for its Millbrook Park ...
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News
Prologis catches Sainsbury’s DIRFT
Supermarket to build 950,000 sq ft shed at rail freight terminal
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Professional
Need to know: City of London considers calls for more housing
The City of London corporation should consider releasing smaller, underperforming office sites in the capital for mixed-use development, property professionals have urged.