All Property Week articles in 24 February 2012 – Page 2
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Insight
I predict a riot: Lessons from London's unrest
Six months on, developer Sir Stuart Lipton, the Prince of Wales and mayor of London Boris Johnson are all stepping up efforts to learn lessons from the Tottenham riots. Patrick Gower investigates
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Professional
Need to know: monthly rent payments
The rent payment regime is likely to become a hot topic this year. In the last month, large tenants such as Monsoon and Clinton Cards — as well as struggling retailers such as TJ Hughes and Peacocks — have asked to pay their rent on a monthly basis.
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News
Knight in shining limo
A PDF that lists key Knight Frank contacts at MIPIM pops into the inbox.
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Professional
Twitter is for life — not just for MIPIM
This column is directed at those readers who still roll their eyes when Twitter is mentioned and can’t see how social media can benefit their businesses.
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Markets
Slough's Queensmere Observatory to take on new identity
The upsizing of a TK Maxx store is the start of a new era for the Queensmere Observatory shopping centre in Slough.
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News
St Modwen’s Somerset homes
St Modwen has bought a 12 acre residential development site to the east of Bridgwater in Somerset.
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Professional
Public sector should heed Portas and offer vacant schemes to others
Public sector bodies across the country want to rationalise their property portfolios in response to financial pressures.
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News
London’s resi hat-trick
Three large residential-led schemes in London received planning consent late last week. Plans by Westfield, Capital & Counties and Ballymore all got the go-ahead, as demand for residential property in London continues to soar.
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News
Message hammered home
Ping! An email on the Blackberry from property analyst Harm Meijer contains the subject line “flagging Hammerson”.
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News
Tchenguizes granted review
Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz were granted a judicial review of the circumstances surrounding their arrest this week as details of the allegations levelled at Vincent emerged for the first time.
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Markets
Ritchie and Orf primed for rentals in ‘golden postcodes’
Apollo and Residential Land plot £1bn fund of prime London postcodes. Nick Johnstone reports
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Insight
London and New York go head to head
London mayor Boris Johnson went up against his Big Apple counterparts to debate the best 21st-century city for business. Patrick Gower reports. Photographs by Matt Leete
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News
Westminster won't go public
Why is Westminster so coy about the departure of investment portfolio manager Alastair Rudd last year?
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Markets
Snow forecast for Oasis
Swindon Borough Council has approved plans to transfer the development of the Oasis Leisure Centre to Moirai Capital Investments.
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Markets
Need to know: Hammerson mulls Oracle flotation
Unable to extend the Oracle Shopping Centre on flood-prone land by conventional methods, Hammerson is considering a plan to enlarge the Reading centre by introducing floating trading space.
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News
Tesco floats in Thailand
Tesco this week began the flotation of 17 supermarkets in Thailand, in a strategy designed to raise up to £370m and fund further expansion there.
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News
Historic London town halls find new occupants
Local authorities Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham are close to leasing two historic town halls, including the building where Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Liam Gallagher were married.
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Markets
Segro to provide high-tech support at Slough Trading Estate
Developer plans 1.3m sq ft of offices for data companies and online retailers. Sarah Stewart reports
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News
Elephant estate revamp trumpeted
Lend Lease on Wednesday opened a four-day public exhibition of its plans to regenerate the Heygate Estate in London’s Elephant and Castle.
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News
DTZ survives UGL rebranding
Australian services firm UGL is preparing to rebrand its services arm as DTZ, which means the 230-year-old name will not disappear from the property map.