All Property Week articles in 18 December 2009 – Page 13
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Markets
2002: the bubble bursts
The year started as it meant to go on. No sooner was the industry back from its Christmas break, than the Confederation of British Industry said business optimism had plunged once more
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Markets
2001: a world-changing event
“One by one they jumped — you could see their arms and legs going. It was such a sad thing to watch, I pulled the shade down. As I was standing there I looked right and saw the other plane coming in. It must have been going at 500 miles ...
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News
ADIF back on track with €200m loan
PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank is to provide a €200m public finance loan to Spain’s state-owned railway infrastructure company ADIF
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Professional
My best and worst day - 18 December 2009
Chris Macfarlane, partner in charge, King Sturge (Scotland)
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Insight
The politics of property - 18 December 2009
An end to the public pillorying of bankers really would be a bonus
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Professional
10 ways to cut property spending
The white paper, Putting the Frontline First: Smarter Government, set out plans to cut spending across the public sector. Here are the top 10 points for property
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Professional
Case news: RBS v Mr D Allen, Court of Appeal (20.11.09)
The message: Banks may be required by law to physically alter their branches to provide disabled access.
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Online
Property Week and the RICS team up for a pre-election hustings
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Online
£36bn to spend in UK in 2010
£36bn of capital will be available to invest in UK real estate in 2010, double the amount spent in 2009, DTZ has said.
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Online
Salford agrees enterprise centre lease at MediaCity
Salford City Council is to open a Media Enterprise Centre (MEC) at MediaCity in Manchester after agreeing a lease with developer Peel.
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Online
UK Border Agency completes major Liverpool letting
The UK Border Agency has completed one of the largest ever deals in Liverpool City Centre.
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Online
Taylor Clark signs first tenant to Glasgow's 140 West George Street.
Taylor Clark Properties has signed the first tenant at it 140 West George Street development in Glasgow.
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Online
Morgan Stanley surrender five San Francisco towers
Morgan Stanley, the securities firm that spent more than $8bn on commercial property in 2007, plans to relinquish five San Francisco office buildings to its lender two years after purchasing them from Blackstone Group near the top of the market.
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Online
Dubai debt crisis 'to increase transparency'
Dubai’s debt crisis will make state owned companies in the city state more transparent, said Nasser Saidi, the chief economist of the Dubai International Financial Centre.
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Online
Top-end US homeowners selling at loss
Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1m are defaulting at almost twice the US rate and some are turning to so-called short sales to unload properties as stock-market losses and pay cuts squeeze wealthy borrowers.
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Online
Dubai World developer to start work on Germany in 2010
The World is gradually coming together, with Germany set to take shape on the man-made archipelago in Dubai.
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Online
Swiss footwear brand to open first outlet store at Gunwharf Quays
Swiss footwear brand MBT is to open its first UK outlet store at Land Securities’ Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.
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Online
Manny Davidson Trust buys in Guildford
Wolfe Property Services has bought a parade of shops in High Street, Guildford on behalf of the Manny Davidson Trust for £13.45m from Rockspring.
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Online
Kildare signs new fashion tenants
Factory outlet Kildare Village has signed up three new retailers.
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Online
Savills performance `significantly’ ahead of expectations
Increased transactions in the UK and Asian markets have led to Savills expecting to 'significantly' outperform its previous expectations for 2009.