All Property Week articles in 23 July 2010 – Page 7
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Markets
Cath Kidston spots Cambridgeshire shed opportunity
Last month British retailer Cath Kidston, famous for its kitsch patterned homeware, expanded its warehouse space five-fold
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Insight
Housebuilders call for HomeBuy reboot
One of the old government’s boldest measures to boost the housing market – the shared equity initiative called HomeBuy Direct – is drawing to a close and by common consent in the industry the new Coalition needs to drum up a replacement scheme.
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Markets
Housebuilders call for HomeBuy reboot
Industry fears putting off first-time buyers as Labour’s HomeBuy Direct finishes and mortgage deposits remain high
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Professional
CABE gets picture right
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has published a new report, Getting the Picture Right, that urges councils to change their approach to large-scale urban design
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Online
L&G buys in Wales
Legal General Property has bought two office buildings from developers WISP Newport and WISP Swansea for £23.44m, an average net initial yield of 5.15%.
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News
HI priced building sale in Seoul
Hamburg-based Union Investment Real Estate has sold its 14-storey HI Building in Seoul
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Professional
Building Schools for the Future cuts force strategy rethink
Schools will have to revise asset management plans to cope without £55bn of funding programme
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News
BRC criticise listing in Milton Keynes
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has hit out at the listing of thecentre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes
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Markets
Braintree council changes its mind
Marsh, the insurance company, surrendered its lease on Mayland House, Witham, on 30 June to its landlord, Braintree District Council
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Markets
Coopers catalogues Braintree move
Coopers of Stortford, the mail order and catalogue retailer, should be known as “Coopers of Braintree” when it opens a 67,270 sq ft distribution facility at Nexus Skyline 120 in October
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Markets
Bond Street retail to come to Chelmsford
Local retail developer Aquila to convert car park site into shops and restaurants to compete with Westfield Stratford
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News
GM sell for Blackstone in the City
Blackstone has appointed GM Real Estate to sell 100 Middlesex Street on the edge of the City of London for a price thought to be around £25m. All parties declined to comment.
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News
Birmingham trio ponder office moves
Three Birmingham occupiers are considering relocations that could lead to 160,000 sq ft of office lettings and a return to form for the city’s leasing market
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News
New heart for Birmingham suburb
The British Heart Foundation has opened its 100th Furniture and Electrical Store in Acocks Green, Birmingham
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Professional
SJ Berwin tells Homes Truths
Two partners at law firm SJ Berwin are to release a book, Home Truths, on 15 July
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News
Former HBOS man finds Benchmark for hedging
Many businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, often take out hedging arrangements to insure themselves against potential adverse events, such as interest rate movements or foreign currency risks
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Professional
Local land grab begins as RDAs wind up
Public sector bodies are lobbying the government for a slice of regional development agencies’ (RDAs) property, once they are abolished.