All Property Week articles in 25 July 2008 – Page 11
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Home letting plan for national parks
People who live in national parks would need planning permission if they wanted to let out their homes under a proposal in a study conducted for the prime minister. The report, by Matthew Taylor, the Liberal Democrat MP, also urges the government to make it harder to turn properties into ...
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Moscow tops expatriate housing league
The cost of housing expatriate employees has jumped by almost a fifth in the past 12 months, according to a study comparing the cost of living in more than 140 of the world’s largest cities.
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B&Bs £2.5bn deal proves it can access funding
Bradford & Bingley has raised £2.5bn of much-needed funding by successfully completing its first securitisation of the year.
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US housing rescue plan approved
The US House of Representatives approved a package of legislation yesterday designed to breathe fresh life into the ailing US housing market after the White House dropped its threat to veto the measures.
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Main Olympic venues hit by delays
London 2012 organisers have pushed back the completion dates of the two main Olympics venues, as MPs express doubts about legacy plans, security costs and the funding package for the £1bn Olympic Village.
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Crossrail green light cheers building industry
The construction industry yesterday cheered the long-delayed green light for Crossrail in the hope the infrastructure project would compensate for flagging private sector demand amid the credit crunch.
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Palmer Capital & Cantium Northants deal
Palmer Capital Partners and its partner Cantium have sold a Northampton warehouse for £11.15m.
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Argent appeal win clears way for £2bn Kings Cross plans
Argent has won an appeal on a key piece of land which means it can now press ahead with its £2bn regeneration of London’s King’s Cross.
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Miller Developments still committed to Warrington's Omega
Scottish developer Miller Developments has said it is still committed to developing the 7m sq ft Omega business park in Warrington in the Northwest.
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Manchester’s Civil Justice Centre shortlisted for Stirling Prize
Allied London’s Civil Justice Centre has been included on the final shortlist for the 2008 RIBA Stirling Prize in architecture.
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Arts Council makes beeline for Argent’s Manchester Hive scheme
Argent has agreed an 18,000 sq ft pre-let with The Arts Council England at its proposed The Hive office development in Stevenson Square, Manchester.
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USC and Subway head to Hull's St Stephen's scheme
USC and Subway are the latest tenants to sign up at ING Real Estate's 560,000 sq ft St Stephen’s mixed-use centre in Hull.
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Peel's four star hotel plans for Trafford centre Northwest and leisure
John Whittaker's Peel has submitted plans for a 210 bed hotel at The Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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Edeus offers cash for early repayments
Edeus, a specialist mortgage lender that stopped writing new business three months ago, is offering cash incentives to existing customers for repaying their loans early.
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TPG eyes Paragon
TPG Capital, the US private equity group, is looking at a bid for specialist mortgage lender Paragon, less than three weeks after it infuriated the City by pulling out of a £179m capital injection for Bradford & Bingley.
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Kuwait plans $132bn metropolis
Kuwait's national is to invest $132bn (£66bn) on its ambitious 'Silk City' at the head of the Gulf.
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FSA targets mortgage fraud
A crackdown on mortgage fraud, including the expansion of a scheme that encourages more lenders to report rogue mortgage brokers, was announced by the financial regulator yesterday.
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F&C builds Reit into division
F&C Asset Management has acquired Reit to form a new property division with more than £8.5bn under management.
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Great Portland NAV down 7.6%
Great Portland Estates, the West End property specialist, has seen a further £64m wiped off the value of its properties during the past quarter as market conditions continued to deteriorate.
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Eco-town living 'will cost £500 a year extra'
Householders wanting to live in Gordon Brown's pioneering eco-towns face service charges of more than £500 a year on top of their annual council tax bill.