All Property Week articles in 26 June 2009 – Page 4
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S&P affirms DHCOG’s ‘A’ rating.
Standard & Poor's on Monday confirmed it is to keep its 'A' long-term credit ratings on Dubai-based real estate developer and hotel operator Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group LLC (DHCOG) on CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative implications on April 30, 2009.
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Moody's downgrades Dubai Holding amid merger talks
Moody's has downgraded Dubai Holding amid talks of a merger with Emaar.Dubai Holding, the state-controlled entity that is in talks to merge with Emaar Properties, was downgraded to A3 BY Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday.
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Retail rents in Dubai fall 10% in Q1
A new report says retail rents in Dubai fell by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2009. (Getty Images)Rents for retailers in Dubai fell 10% in the first quarter of the year, research firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) said on Tuesday.
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Westminster to overhaul planning after Barracks row
Westminster Council is to hold planning workshops involving architects, planning experts, local residents and businesses to determine the future of development in central London following the furore over the Chelsea Barracks development.
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CB Richard Ellis Investors bags distribution centre and shop
CB Richard Ellis Investors (CBREi) has bought two UK properties totalling £10.4m.
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Argos signs at Romford
Resolution has signed Argos at its Gallows Corner Retail Park in Romford.
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JE Robert founder recruits new CEO
Barden Gale is to replace Joseph E Robert as CEO of JE Robert Companies.
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Scottish & Newcastle to sell more pubs
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has put a further 20 pubs on the market, following an original 32 public houses it put on the market in April.
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DTZ retains two top West End directors
DTZ West End agency directors Richard Howard and Craig Norton have withdrawn their resignations and will stay with the firm.
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HMV profits defy the recession as rivals whither
HMV, the CD and books retailer, reported a rise in annual sales and profit as it sold more computer games and increased its share of the music market after rivals Zavvi and Woolworths went into administration.
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Wolseley shares rise as chief executive quits
Chip Hornsby today quit as chief executive of Wolseley, the struggling building materials group, with immediate effect in the wake of an 80 per cent fall in annual profits and a forced £1 billion rights issue.
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Local government bonds to finance regeneration
The Government is in talks with property developers about introducing a type of local authority-backed bond scheme to finance stalled regeneration projects.
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UK house prices hold steady
UK house prices recorded their third rise in four months, according to a closely watched index, suggesting that the troubled housing market has stabilised despite very low turnover.
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Treibreu buys €64m German portfolio from Creed
Private international property group Treibreu Group has bought a €64m portfolio of properties from collapsed Japanese company Creed Corporation.
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DTZ teams up with Pembroke Hospitality in Ireland
Ireland’s DTZ Sherry FitzGerald has formed a strategic alliance with Pembroke Hospitality, a specialist hospitality advisory and asset management company, to provide operating, business consultancy and asset management advisory services for the hospitality industry in Ireland.
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Brixton lets 100,000 sq ft
Brixton has completed nine lettings this month totalling 103,963 sq ft which will bring in nearly £1m of annual rent.
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Government increases affordable homes spend to £2.1bn
Gordon Brown has announced he will treble the amount being invested in the provision of affordable houses.
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Landlords to tell MPs of trading hardship
The National Landlords Association will tomorrow tells MPs that residential landlords are facing significant difficulties in trading properties and refinancing their portfolios.
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Poundworld occupies Castleford Woolworths
A 10,000 sq ft former Woolworths store in Castleford town centre has been re-let to Poundworld Retail.