All Property Week articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 6
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Government extends scheme to save £1.5bn on its property
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) will benchmark the performance of all central government property and provide the service for the wider public sector as part of plans to improve the efficiency of the civil service estate.
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Savills wins retail management at Leicester and Dundee
Savills has been appointed to manage two retail schemes in Leicester and Dundee.
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Retail property investment to pick up in late 2009
Rising yields and the potential falling cost of borrowing money will result in retail property investment looking more attractive to investors, Savills predicts.
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Could you work for them?
As private sector work dries up, commissions in the fields of education, defence and healthcare are becoming vital
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Something in the water
Bath’s leisure and retail operators have benefited from the opening of the spa
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No room for waiting
Network Rail’s speedy lease of a refurbished office contrasts with Swindon council’s attitude towards large developments in the town
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Rigby on rugby
Property Week’s blogger ‘Mystic’ Mark Rigby has correctly predicted every Six Nations result so far
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Smooth move for Tony
What a sensational story! Tony Blackburn, the veteran DJ and winner of I’m a celebrity... Get me out of here! in 2002, is supporting Safestore’s tie-up with disability charity Scope
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Priced into the market
Cash buyers are the kings of the Leeds investment market, as sellers become increasingly distressed
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Lean times for the lottery
Times are hard and property marketeers are having to think of more and more imaginative ways of advertising properties
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Westminster to reject LandSecs in the Strand
Land Securities was expected to be refused planning consent last night for its redevelopment of Arundel Great Court on London’s Strand
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Sprucefield public inquiry
Westfield and Snoddens Construction’s plans for a 500,000 sq ft retail extension to their Sprucefield shopping area in Northern Ireland will be referred to the Planning Appeals Commission for a public inquiry
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Tesco takes up with Simons Group
Tesco has appointed Simons Group as a ‘strategic partner’, project manager and development partner for new stores, extensions, fit-out and distribution space.
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Gym Group takes unit at St George's residential-led scheme in Vauxhall
The Gym Group has taken a 14,000 sq ft unit at St George’s 1m sq ft residential-led scheme in Vauxhall, south London
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Mauled Galleries
Bearing deep wounds following a spate of retailer administrations last year, can Bristol’s Mall Galleries get back on its feet?
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Kerslake seeks tie-up with fund managers
Homes and Communities Agency in talks with Legal & General
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Grosvenor fund woe
Grosvenor is in talks with its banks to avoid breaching the loan-to-value covenants in its £690m shopping centre fund