All Property Week articles in 19 March 2010 – Page 15
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US housing starts slump
Winter storms slowed new home construction in February, the latest blow for a housing market that remains strained by foreclosures and tight credit.
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Tories should think hard about doing away with RDAs
Last night at a dinner hosted by Advantage West Midlands was a demonstration of why an incoming Conservative government should think hard about whether it really wants to do away with Regional Development Agencies.
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BLOG: Susan Freeman - Day 2 and things are hotting up
Day 2 and things are hotting up on the MIPIM front, if not on the weather front (out of the sun its freezing) and the locals are sensibly not giving up their furs and winter garb whilst we MIPIM goers are optimistically toughing it out in lighter clothing.
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Liverpool shopping scheme signs Jamie Oliver
Liverpool One has signed up Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant chain, ‘Jamie’s Italian.
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BLOG: The MIPIM Virgin (touched for the very first time)
80s sex kitten Madonna once sang: “Like a virgin, touched for the very first time” – and not for once Madge and I have something in common (this and hugely muscular biceps of course). This is my first time being “touched” for the first time by MIPIM.
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BLOG: Barrie on MIPIM's future
Mark Dixon can always be relied upon to set the cat among the pigeons, and today the Regus chief executive expounded on what the future for MIPIM itself should hold.
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MIPIM 2010: Olympic land transferred to legacy vehicle to secure future of the site
The London Development Agency has agreed to transfer the Olympic Park land it owns to the Olympic Park Legacy Company, the body responsible for the future of the site after the 2012 OIympic Games.
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Hansteen agrees €330m German industrial deal
Hansteen, the UK and European industrial investor, has entered into a conditional agreement to buy a German industrial property portfolio for €330m.
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NEWS: Boris plans London housing company
London mayor Boris Johnson said today at MIPIM that he would create a housing company for the city.
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IPD: US property delivered worst-ever performance last year
US commercial real estate delivered the worst returns on record in 2009, at -17.1%.
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MIPIM 2010: Central and Eastern Europe attractive to occupiers
Central and Eastern Europe's occupier markets will be more favourable to tenants than landlords in 2010, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
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MIPIM 2010: Birmingham plans £40m IT research hub at Aston Science Park
Birmingham council is to spend £40m on four new buildings at Birmingham Science Park in Aston.
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MIPIM 2010: Major development opportunity in Liverpool comes to market
Chief executive of Liverpool Vision Jim Gill unveiled a major development opportunity in central Liverpool at MIPIM in Cannes today.
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John Richards given £890,000 pay-off from Hammerson
Former Hammerson chief executive John Richards received an £889,749 pay-off when he departed at the end of last September.
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Trio of shopping centres in Shrewsbury sold
UK Commercial Property Trust, managed by Ignis Asset Management, has exchanged contracts to buy three shopping centres in Shrewsbury.
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INTERVIEW: Boris urges Londoners to turf out Brown
Mayor for London Boris Johnson today told Property Week that he ‘cannot believe’ voters will give Prime Minister Gordon Brown another five years in power.
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NEWS: ING starts fundraising for €750m European retail fund
ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) has started fundraising for a €750m "recovery" vehicle targeting retail assets in continental Europe.
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MIPIM 2010: Wirral plans to attract data centre operators
Wirral Council is to invest £12m in upgrading its broadband capability in a bid to attract data centre developers and research and development occupiers.
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Bigwood’s West Midlands auction raises £7m
Birmingham-based Bigwood’s March sale saw 70 per cent of the 91 residential lots sold for a total of £7m.
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NEWS: Opportunistic buyers should look at PIGS nations
Investors returning to more risky assets should seek property in markets belonging to the highly indebted "PIIGS" nations, according to a survey by Savills.