All Property Week articles in 22 October 2010 – Page 3
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Markets
Vox pop: planning talk
Property Week asked industry heads at the National Planning Seminar this month how the public sector can instigate regeneration
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Markets
Norwood's Talisman up for sale
Talisman House in Aberdeen has been put up for sale by Deloitte, the administrator of Norwood (Manchester) for around £20m, reflecting a yield of around 6.75%
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Insight
Property can power nation out of parlous state
Half a million jobs lost, £83bn in spending cuts, the social housing budget decimated and quangos axed across the UK
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News
Major projects
Crossrail and the High Speed 2 scheme will not be abandoned, as some forecast. However, a planned £14bn Defence Training College in St Athan, Wales, was axed on Tuesday.
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News
Orchard Street loads Microsoft office
Developer and investor Brookgate is close to an agreement with Orchard Street Investment Management to forward-sell the development of an 78,000 sq ft office for Microsoft Research in Cambridge
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Insight
A league of their own
The finest footballers in property were invited to take part in the inaugural Property Champions League last Friday, held as part of LandAid Day
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News
Starbucks says thanks a latte
Coffee shops near Portman Square in London’s West End got a surprise 9.30 am rush hour last Wednesday
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News
Postal pension loss looms over LaSalle
LaSalle Investment Management’s new £1.6bn property mandate for the Royal Mail Pension Plan is under threat from the planned nationalisation of Royal Mail’s enormous pension scheme
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News
Just doing it
CB Richard Ellis is advising Nike on its expansion on UK and European high streets and shopping centres
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In the prime of its life
Prime, the Worcester-based primary healthcare property company, is to list on the London Stock Exchange next month in the largest UK property company flotation this year
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Markets
Inverness park smells of roses
Inverness Properties has secured two 10,000 sq ft lettings at its 40,000 sq ft Rose Street Retail Park in Inverness
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Markets
Realstar wants to stay at Park Inn
The Park Inn in Glasgow has been placed under offer by Realstar Group for around £8m
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Insight
Institutions take a tip from Iceberg
The big news over recent weeks has been the announcement that key institutions, including Scottish Widows, Prudential and the Skandia Property Fund, which is advised by ING Real Estate, have committed to a new property derivatives fund launched by InProp Capital
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Professional
The president with a lot on his plate
Robert Peto talks about the domestic and international challenges his 100,000 members face – and that restaurant
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Markets
Hempel worships at Yoo's temple
Anouska Hempel is the latest high-profile designer to join Yoo, the residential design and branding group. Best known for her hotel and restaurant interiors, Hempel’s distinctive fusion of different cultures will be unveiled in a series of soon-to-be announced projects, says Yoo chairman John Hitchcox.
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News
Goodbye to Grimley
Grimley – one of the best-known names in property – is set to drop out of the industry lexicon early next year
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News
Global Logistics IPO takes lion’s share
The shares of two of Asia’s biggest property flotations surged following their debuts this week
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News
Town Halls get new funding powers
Local authorities to get greater control over budgets after taking a 7.1% cut to overall funding. They will be allowed to borrow against future business rate increase in order to fund schemes.
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Professional
Launch new funding models
Local authorities are expected to control their own destiny under the coalition’s “localism” agenda. However, it wants to introduce new legislation and regulations to help them make regeneration happen