All Property Week articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 9
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Insight
I disagree with Boris over the Crossrail levy
Last week this magazine covered the two proposals to raise money for Crossrail that have got the development community up in arms: the 2p levy on existing non-residential properties with a rateable value of more than £50,000 in all 33 London boroughs and mayor Johnson’s proposal for what amounts ...
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News
Boots strides into Liverpool
Boots, advised by Savills, has taken the 12,714 sq ft 9 Church Street in Liverpool from landlord Aegon UK Property Fund for £595,000 a year
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Markets
Their cover's blown
The government’s tenancy deposit protection scheme has withdrawn insurance cover for unregulated letting agents
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News
Manc council bins Cap & Reg deal
Manchester City Council has pulled out of buying Capital & Regional’s Great Northern Warehouse for about £75m
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News
Stoke council finances final bidders for scheme
A regeneration body in the West Midlands has made a contribution towards costs for developers bidding to partner it on a 1m sq ft regeneration scheme
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News
BHS rolls out out-of-town format
Department store chain BHS is negotiating leases on a turnover basis for stores in Manchester and Nottingham as part of the roll-out of its new out-of-town homewares format
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Markets
Belief in the Trinity
Funding difficulties are forcing Modus to pull out of retail schemes, but it is keeping the faith in Wakefield’s Trinity Walk
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Markets
Chef draws Blanc over Bath restaurant plans
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc has abandoned plans to convert the Bath Friends’ Meeting House into a restaurant.
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News
Private eye: Michael Barrie
Given the volume of funds forced into suspending redemptions over the last 12 or more months, many have been quick to criticise the structure of open-ended retail funds as a viable model for real estate investment
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News
Kwik-Fit's Farmer joins cash-buyers' bargain hunt
Sir Tom Farmer, founder of Kwik-Fit, has bought a business park in Newcastle for £20.25m, reflecting a net initial yield of 10.35%
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News
Guildhouse to partner Barclays in PPP projects
Property company Guildhouse UK has sold half of its private finance initiative (PFI) and NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) portfolio to Barclays Private Equity
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News
Corby set for new upmarket nightclub, bar and restaurant at Rockingham Park
Corby’s nightlife is set for a shot in the arm with a new upmarket nightclub, bar and restaurant at OFF Developments’ Rockingham Park
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News
Zero-carbon Zira Island plan in Azerbaijan
Danish architect Bjarke Ingals Group has revealed a masterplan for Zira Zero Island – a 10bn sq ft-plus scheme in Azerbaijan
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News
'Secret millionaire' Whyte's auction house to sell repossession lots
Chek Whyte, the star of Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire, has launched an auction house that will sell repossessed homes, yachts and cars
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News
MG Pubs cuts Drapers Arms cloth
MG Pubs has bought the 25-year free-of-tie leasehold of the 2,800 sq ft Drapers Arms freehouse in Barnsbury, north London
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News
Dreams completes Arena fantasy
National bed retailer Dreams has taken the final unit in 5,720 sq ft at Arena Retail Park, Haringey, north London, on a 10-year lease at £36.50/sq ft
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Professional
Scottish arbitration bill
Small businesses in Scotland would have better access to arbitration in commercial disputes under new legislation passing through the Scottish Parliament
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Professional
I am buying a property from an insolvent company through the company's insolvency practitioner
Are there any special considerations I should bear in mind?
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News
Orega to lease Beehive at Gatwick airport for a business centre
Serviced office provider Orega is to lease the 22,000 sq ft Beehive at Gatwick airport in West Sussex for a business centre