All Property Week articles in 18 March 2011 – Page 2
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Markets
HPG exchanges at Interchange
HPG Developments, the development arm of the Howard Group, has bought an 8.3 acre site at Interchange Park in Bedford for an undisclosed sum. The site has planning permission for 110,000 sq ft of commercial space and a car showroom. HPG has also let 12,500 sq ft on the Raynham ...
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Professional
Ernst & Young goes for organic growth
There are two ways for accountants to gain property expertise
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News
Three shortlisted for Nine Elms redevelopment
The Covent Garden Market Authority has shortlisted three developers for the £1bn redevelopment of its massive site in Nine Elms, as revealed on PropertyWeek.com (11.03.11)
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News
Treasury hunts down Williams
Treasury Holdings has appointed Nick Williams as chief development officer to lead the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station. Williams joins from from Candy Candy.
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Markets
Royal Docks regeneration sites up for grabs
The London Development Agency (LDA) will begin marketing two regeneration sites in the Royal Docks for redevelopment next month
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Markets
Down in Docklands …
Private equity real estate firm MGPA aims to create value from its purchase of Exchange Tower in Harbour Docks (pictured) in Docklands by following its “buy, fix, sell” strategy to take advantage of sub-3% vacancy rates in the City
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Insight
We’re leaner and fitter — despite our varied diet
A varied portfolio such as ours gives you a broad view of the market
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Insight
Databank: house price leaders and laggards
Behind the headlines of a second slip of house prices, the experience of 2010 showed that there was great divergence between the locations that have traditionally led a housing market recovery and those that have played catch-up much later
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Insight
Nurture the enterprise culture
Sir, I am pleased to see that the government is considering bringing enterprise zones back to life (propertyweek.com, 07.03.11).All too often, the media and the public jump on the bandwagon against anything that involves tax breaks of any kind, stating that they are only good for the rich.As managing partner ...
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News
Google in talks at King’s Cross
Google is in talks with several large London developers to take 400,000-700,000 sq ft for a new headquarters building, and has taken a further 41,500 sq ft of short-term space at 123 Buckingham Palace Road in London’s Victoria
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News
Tesco reveals what Cromwell site has in store
Tesco is to develop an 85,000 sq ft retail park in Cambridgeshire on the site of one of its existing stores
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Professional
Public sector property professionals can save councils money, says RICS
Managing public sector properties better will help save jobs in property teams
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Markets
Homes and Communities hands over keys in Milton Keynes
Agency will cede planning powers and land to local council
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Professional
People Moves: Colliers International, Savills and more
This week’s movers include Radu Boitan, who is now RICS chairman in Romania
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Markets
North to ‘suffer disproportionately’ under coalition
Report damns government policy, claiming regional imbalance will worsen
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News
Poor-performing Octopus shops close in south-east
Accessories retailer Octopus has closed two south-east stores and is closing four more in a rationalisation of its 19-strong portfolio
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Professional
Property’s socially responsible climbers
African mountain top is bustling with industry’s charity expeditions
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News
‘I will clear my name’ - Vincent Tchenguiz
Vincent Tchenguiz defiant, as Ernst Young and Lazard lined up to restructure debt
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Markets
Trio compete for JP Morgan’s City consolidation role
Cushman, DTZ or Knight Frank would work on its core City offices
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Insight
Vultures circle Invista
As news that the management buyout of Invista Real Estate Investment Management had hit the skids filtered through in Cannes last Thursday, the group of property fund managers I was having lunch with began to lick their lips – and not just because a shellfish platter had just been served.Despite ...