All Property Week articles in 19 September 2008 – Page 2
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Mortgage lending slide continues
Only £21.8bn was lent to home buyers and re-mortgagers during August, 12% less than during July and a 36% drop compared with the 12 months previously, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showed.
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Spanish bad debts rise fastest for five years
The collapse in July of Martinsa-Fadesa, a big property developer, has generated the sharpest monthly rise in bad debts at Spanish banks in more than five years, according to figures released yesterday by the Bank of Spain.
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Kier to exit private housing market
Kier Group is set to walk away from the traditional housebuilding model to focus on social housing and its construction business, marking the first major group to exit from private home development.
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Retail data greeted with scepticism
Retail sales registered a surprising 1.2% rise between July and August, defying the gloomy picture painted by retailers and a variety of surveys of business sentiment.
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Ennstone starts takeover talks
Ennstone, the ailing construction materials group, has entered into takeover talks with Marwyn Materials, an investment fund cash shell, according to people close to the situation.
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MarketsTwilight for zones
The government has cut the lifespan of enterprise zones, forcing developers to start building for non-existent tenants.
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Spring has sprung
ING Real Estate is hosting the SprING Ball on Thursday 14 May at the Marriott, Grosvenor Square, in aid of SOS Children’s Villages and Combat Stress.
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MarketsReturn tickets
Network Rail and Kier hope to squeeze £500m out of seven stations in the south-east.
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InsightQueensberry rules
Hundreds of property professionals ran, cycled, kayaked, dangled and scrambled their way through this summer’s Buccleuch Property Challenge.
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Ping Pong serves up takeaway outlets
Ping Pong, the dim sum restaurant chain, is poised to launch a new concept.
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Mountview’s Sunderland plans
Mountview Securities has submitted a planning application for the regeneration of Sunderland Retail Park, off Newcastle Road, north of the River Wear, where it is in talks with Tesco to operate a supermarket.
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New York’s Theory in Marylebone
New York fashion label Theory is to take its second UK standalone store at 1 Marylebone High Street in central London.
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MarketsThe market in minutes - North-east
Hardeep Sandher gives you the lowdown on all the sectors across the region
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Scotland makes Mountains
Mountain Warehouse, the outdoor clothing and travel gear retail chain, has expanded with four stores across Scotland in the Thistles centre, Stirling; St James, Edinburgh; Olympia Mall, East Kilbride; and Gordon Street, Glasgow.
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ProfessionalReclaiming losses
Question: My tenant’s fit-out works were delayed by my contractor’s failure to remedy certain defects during the liability period. The tenant is claiming its losses from me. Can I recover this under the building contract?
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Restaurants make reservations at Westfield London
Westfield has a host of restaurant lettings on the menu at its new shopping centre, which opens next month in London’s Shepherd’s Bush.
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NewsRecord lettings Mount up in Mayfair
French designer Lanvin and Richard Caring’s George deli are among the latest luxury retailers to take lettings on Mount Street in London’s Mayfair.
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NewsLandSecs’ return to Victoria
New planning application submitted today for congested station area
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Housing stalls in Midlands
Housing development in the Midlands has reached a standstill, says Knight Frank, warning that there will be ‘severe implications’ for the long-term economic and social health of the region.
