All Property Week articles in 19 September 2008 – Page 3
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News
Metrovacesa seeks help from Lazard
The chances of troubled Spanish property company Metrovacesa being taken private increased this week after its majority shareholder appointed adviser Lazard in a last-gasp attempt to refinance the company’s debt.
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NewsMosaic heads take majority stake
Clive Shirling and Stephen Rees, the chairman and chief executive of central and eastern European fund manager Mosaic Property, have bought out the company’s biggest shareholder, taking the pair’s stake in the business to 85%.
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ProfessionalHappy Snappers
As part of its corporate responsibility program Colliers CRE is running a series of photography workshops in schools.
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News
Grainger: reform resi
Listed residential landlord Grainger has appealed to ministers for more effective incentives and reform of the UK private rented sector.
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NewsWho is Glenn Maud?
How did he finance a €1.9bn purchase in the depths of the credit crunch? And can he now pull off ‘Project Sparkle’?
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Markets
Our friend in the north-east
Tony Blair’s friend, Lord Falconer, is to chair a body charged with transforming Newcastle and Gateshead.
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MarketsRBS out of pocket as second Roseberry subsidiary fails
Derbyshire residential development goes into administration
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Europeans’ UK fashion showing
Two European fashion retailers are planning to launch stores in the UK, offering a boost to the ailing shopping centre market.
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Palmer ploughs into Europe
Palmer Capital Partners is getting its hands dirty with the launch of a €300m (£238m) pan-European farmland fund.
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Invista engages in Staines
Invista Real Estate has submitted a planning application for 43,000 sq ft of retail space, 124 homes and a new bus station in the third phase of redevelopment of the Elmsleigh Shopping Centre in Staines Town Centre , in a joint venture between its Clerical Medical fund and Spelthorne ...
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OnlineSoftware + technology: making the energy grade
David Lawson looks at calculating the energy performance of commercial properties
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Professional
Forbes to lead PWC real estate industry team in EMEA
PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed John Forbes to lead its real estate industry practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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News
DTZ wins Royal Mail post
Royal Mail has awarded the rating contract for its 2,500-property portfolio to DTZ , following a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Professional
London opens its doors
Hundreds of historic and landmark buildings in London will be opened to the public this weekend as part of the annual Open House event.
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Insight
Yeoman’s row dispute
Sir, there are two points I would like to correct with reference to ‘Lords rule on supremacy of written over verbal contracts’ (08.08.08).
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News
Klépierre to step up office disposals for shift to retail
Proceeds of €1bn portfolio will be used in purchase of Norwegian mall operator Steen & Strom
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MarketsDevelopers dig Digbeth
Birmingham’s traditional industrial heartland is ripe for regeneration.
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ProfessionalEx-Prupim man sets up ‘out of house’ developer
Former director Tim Davis launches mixed-use development business Charlbury
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Professional
Duo for Denton Wilde Sapte
Law firm Denton Wilde Sapte has appointed senior associate Gareth Phillips and associate Ben Dove-Seymour to its planning practice. Both join the firm from DLA Piper.
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Retail property heads depart as store openings decline
Sports Direct and Oasis-to-Karen Millen group real estate directors will leave at end of October
