All Property Week articles in 19 December 2008 – Page 5
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Lanebridge to take over AAIM asset
Cheshire-based fund manager Lanebridge Investment Management is to take full control of the largest single asset in fund manager AAIM’s £2.1bn Symmetry Fund
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Amsprop buys in Islington at 8%
Amsprop, Sir Alan Sugar’s property company, has bought a mixed-use block opposite London’s Angel Tube station for £8.75m – at an 8% yield
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Savills’ 2008 results 20% lower than expected
Savills warned this week its profits for this year will be ‘significantly below’ analysts’ forecasts
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Tiffney’s township trust
Noel Tiffney, a senior surveyor in the West End of London investment team at Savills, headed to Cape Town in South Africa in the run-up to Christmas to take part in the annual charity housebuilding programme run by Irish charity, the Niall Mellon Township Trust.
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Santa's Helper
Centre director Richard Belt is preparing Cabot Circus for its first Christmas. Mark Jansen reports
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UBS freezes third fund
UBS wealth Management has frozen a $6bn (£4bn) global property fund after it was unable to meet redemption requests from its investors
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White for Health and Safety Exec
Philip White has been appointed chief inspector of construction at the Health and Safety Executive
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Elf improvement
Father Christmas and his elves are lending a hand to veteran West End agent Michael Fraser of CFK on his Christmas quest to let three floors in Maddox House on Maddox Street, which is around the corner from the famous Hamleys toy store on London’s Regent Street
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Will ethics in property disappear as the recession tightens?
Gerald Ronson, Nick Leslau and Lord Myners discussed whether ethics will disappear in the crunch at a pre-Christmas debate. Illustration by Peter Till
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Derivative values
A monthly look at derivatives with Tullett Prebon’s Rob Atkin and DTZ’s Gary McNamara
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Slump in land sales creates problems for valuers
A lack of land sales is clouding attempts to measure any drop in values, says Charles Solomon
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McBains Cooper for Flaxby hotel
Property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has been appointed by developer Skelwith Leisure to advise on construction of the Flaxby luxury hotel in North Yorkshire
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Muted demand at Cushman and Co
While the top two auction houses revelled in high sales rates, investor demand at the other commercial sales last Wednesday was muted
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Leeds charity helps homeless renovate their future homes
Leeds-based charity Canopy takes a novel approach to the housing shortage: derelict properties for the homeless are renovated by the homeless
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French connection for Hard Rock’s Cox and buy-to-let king
Instant Access founder Moore sets up joint venture for two south of France resorts with Cox brothers
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Crestey joins British Land fund
Stephane Crestey, 40, has joined British Land European Fund Management as investment director
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Serviced office expert branches out in crunch
Head of Regus arm Douglas looks for recession opportunities
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Treasury Holdings joins BPF
Treasury Holdings, the property company behind proposals to redevelop Battersea Power Station, has joined the British Property Federation.